It may be noted that the due date for
furnishing of ihe Annual returns {GSTR-9 and
GSTR-9C) specified under section 44 of the
CGST Act read with rule 80 of the CGST rules
for the financial year 2019-20 was earlier
extended from 31.12.2020 to 28.02.2021 vide
Notification No. 95/2020- Central Tax dated
30.12.2020 In view of the difficulties expressed
by the taxpayers in meeting this time limit,
Government has decided to further extend the
due date for furnishing of GSTR-9 and GSTR-
9C for the financial year 2019-20 to 31.03.2021
