Multiple chartered accountants have voiced their concerns about the GST portal not working and thus demanding a deadline extension for GSTR-3B deadline which is April 20, 2026 for March 2026 tax period.
For the uninitiated, Form GSTR-3B is a simplified summary return and the purpose of the return is for taxpayers to declare their summary GST liabilities for a particular tax period and discharge these liabilities. A normal taxpayer is required to file Form GSTR-3B returns for every tax period.
Due date to file GSTR-3B:
- For monthly filers, the due date for filing Form GSTR-3B is the 20th day of the month following the month (tax period) for which the return pertains .
- For quarterly filers, the due date for filing of Form GSTR-3B, as notified for different States/UTs, is 22nd and 24th day of the month following the quarter for which the return pertains.
- However, the due date for filing Form GSTR-3B can be extended by the Government through notification.
When this reporter tried to open the GSTN portal using his laptop, he faced issued accessing the portal and the following message came on the screen:
“There seems to be an inadvertent problem while communicating with GST System. This may be on account of one of the following:
Server is unable to fetch data from backend application.
The data from your internet browser (may be Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Safari etc.) is corrupted during transmission to GST System.
The network connectivity between your computer system and GST Server is interrupted, which may be on account of poor connectivity. Please check your internet connectivity.
You may retry reloading the web page now and perform the activity again. In case the problem persists, you may raise your concern/complaint at Grievance Redressal Portal at https://selfservice.gstsystem.in or contact our helpdesk at 1800-103-4786.
Inconvenience caused is deeply regretted and your patience is appreciated.”
Source from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/india-inc-seeks-support-for-dedicated-ai-public-infra/articleshow/127784378.cms
