GST due dates

GSTR-3B due date

Summary return and GST payment. The summary return: your total sales, the input tax credit you claim, and the GST you pay. It is the return that carries the payment, so a late GSTR-3B means late fees and interest.

When it is due

• The 20th of every month

  For the month before. For: GST, monthly returns.

• The 22nd of January, April, July and October

  For the quarter before. For: GST, quarterly (QRMP), Category X states.

• The 24th of January, April, July and October

  For the quarter before. For: GST, quarterly (QRMP), all other states.

Category X states and UTs: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Telangana. Everywhere else is the later date.

Next dates

• Fri, 20 Nov, 2026October 2026 · GST, monthly returns
• Sun, 20 Dec, 2026November 2026 · GST, monthly returns
• Wed, 20 Jan, 2027December 2026 · GST, monthly returns
• Fri, 22 Jan, 2027Oct-Dec 2026 · GST, quarterly (QRMP), Category X states
• Sun, 24 Jan, 2027Oct-Dec 2026 · GST, quarterly (QRMP), all other states

Everything due this month, for every kind of business →

Who files it

Every regular GST taxpayer, monthly or under the quarterly QRMP scheme. Composition dealers do not file it.

Questions people ask

What is the due date for GSTR-3B?

GST, monthly returns: the 20th of every month, for the month before. GST, quarterly (QRMP), Category X states: the 22nd of January, April, July and October, for the quarter before. GST, quarterly (QRMP), all other states: the 24th of January, April, July and October, for the quarter before. These are the statutory dates; the government sometimes extends one by notification.

What is GSTR-3B?

The summary return: your total sales, the input tax credit you claim, and the GST you pay. It is the return that carries the payment, so a late GSTR-3B means late fees and interest.

Who has to file GSTR-3B?

Every regular GST taxpayer, monthly or under the quarterly QRMP scheme. Composition dealers do not file it.

Statutory due dates, checked on 23 September 2026 against the GST portal. When the government extends a deadline by notification, the extension is not shown here until we add it.