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GSTR 7 Due Date For March 2024 (TDS under GST)

GSTR 7 Due Dates

GSTR 7 return form is mandatory for taxpayers who are required to deduct TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) under GST. GSTR 7 is a return form under GST for all the taxpayers who account for all the tax deducted at the source. The GSTR 7 due date is the 10th of every month in a particular tax period. The last date to file Goods and Services Tax Returns 7 ( GSTR 7 ) for January 2024 is Approaching. The due date to file the GSTR 7 is 10th February 2024. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs ( CBIC ) has remained the same via its social channels. GSTR 7 is a return form particularly designed for assesses who need to deduct TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) under GST.

GSTR-7 can be filed online through the GST portal ( www.gst.gov.in ) using appropriate login credentials. Assesses are suggested to use the portal’s user manual and guidelines for smooth filing. Those that deduct tax at source or TDS under the Goods and Services Tax must submit a GSTR 7 monthly return (GST). By the 10th of the next month, every GST-registered person who deducts TDS under GST must submit Form GSTR 7. Details on TDS deducted, TDS payable, TDS refund, etc. are included in the form.

What Do You Mean by The Term GSTR 7?

Section 51 of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act requires some individuals or entities to deduct tax at source under the GST regime. GSTR 7 is a monthly return that these persons are expected to file. Each month, the form must be filed by the 10th of the following month.

The information on GSTR 7 includes the amount of TDS deducted, the amount of TDS paid and due, and any TDS refund sought. The GSTR 7 return can be filed both online and offline.

Major Components of GSTR-7:

  1. Information about the deductor ( i.e., the entity deducting TDS ).
  2. Information about the deductee ( i.e., the supplier from whom TDS is deducted ).
  3. Invoice-wise details of TDS deducted.
  4. Precise action for any errors in previous returns, if applicable.
  5. Additional related data as per GST norms.

What is the Importance of GSTR-7?

GSTR-7 specifies the TDS deducted, the amount of TDS paid and due, and any TDS refund sought. TDS can be claimed as an Input Tax Credit (ITC) by the deductee (the person whose name TDS has been deducted) and used to settle the output tax liability.

After the due date for submitting Form GSTR-7, the details of the TDS deducted are available electronically to each deductee in PART ‘C’ of Form GSTR-2A. In addition, the certificate for such TDS deducted will be accessible in Form GSTR 7A based on the GSTR 7 return.

Conditions for Filing GSTR 7

A few fundamental requirements must be satisfied before filing the GSTR 7 return. Please have a look at them down below.

Under the GST regime, you must be a registered taxpayer.

A valid 15-digit GSTIN is required.

Your total company revenue should exceed Rs. 20 lakhs.

You must keep track of all transactions in which you deduct and pay taxes on behalf of your vendors.

Related: Everything You Need To Know TDS/TCS Return E-Filing Due Dates

Who Can Deduct TDS under GST?

The below-specified individuals/entities can deduct TDS under the GST law-

  • A department or establishment of the Central or state government
  • A local authority
  • Governmental agencies
  • The Central or state government may notify individuals or categories of persons on the suggestions of the Council.

According to Notification No. 33/2017 – Central Tax, 15th September 2017, the below-specified entities can also deduct TDS:

  • An authority, a board, or any other body set up by the Parliament, a State Legislature, or a government with 51% equity (control) owned via the government
  • Under the Societies Registration Act, of 1860, a society established by the Central or any state government or a local authority and the society registered
  • Public sector undertakings

The aforesaid deductors should deduct TDS in which the total supply value beneath the contract is more than Rs 2.5 lakh. In the case of intrastate supply, the TDS rate stands at 2% (CGST 1% + SGST 1%) while for interstate supplies it is 2% (IGST). TDS will not be deducted, however, if the supplier’s location and place of supply differ from the recipient’s registration place (state).

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What Information is Needed in GSTR-7?

GSTR-7 is divided into eight parts, which are detailed further below.

1. Furnish GSTIN: A state-wise PAN-based 15-digit Goods and Services Taxpayer Identification Number (GSTIN) would be allotted to each assessee. During the time of filing the return the GSTIN of the assessee shall be auto-populated. 

2. Legal name of the deductor: The name of the assessee shall be auto-populated at the time of logging into the common GST portal. Moreover, any registered person’s trade name will be auto-populated if any.

3. Tax deducted at source information: You must specify the information of TDS deducted like GSTIN of the deductee, total amount, and TDS amount (central/state/integrated).

4. Revisions to details of TDS for any earlier tax period: Any corrections to the data supplied in prior months’ returns can be made here by filling out the original and changed details. The TDS certificate (GSTR-7A) will be changed as a result of this adjustment.

5. Tax deduction at source and paid: In this, you are required to specify the tax (integrated/central/state) amount deducted from the deductee and the tax (integrated/central/state) amount paid to the government.

6. Interest, late fee payable, and paid: When there would be any interest or late fees subjected to be applied on the TDS amount you should specify the information of these interest and late fees liable to be paid including the amount that has been paid to date. 

7. Refund claimed from electronic cash ledger: You must include these facts in this area if you wish to get a TDS refund from your electronic cash ledger. Moreover, you must include the bank account details to which the TDS refund should be credited.

8. Debit entries in the electronic cash ledger for TDS/interest payment [to be populated after payment of tax and submissions of return]: Once you have completed filling out the return and paying the TDS and, if applicable, interest, the entries in the section are automatically filled in.

Once all the information is provided accurately, the taxpayer must sign a statement attesting to the accuracy of the data. A Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) or an Electronic Verification Code (EVC) can be used by the deductor to verify the authenticity of the return.

Due Date for filing GSTR 7 Return March 2024

Return MonthlyDue Date
March 202410th April 2024
February 202410th March 2024
January 202410th February 2024
December 202310th January 2024
November 202310th December 2023
October 202310th November 2023
September 202310th October 2023
August 202310th September 2023
July 202310th August 2023
June 202310th July 2023
May 202310th June 2023
April 202310th May 2023
March 202310th April 2023
February 202310th March 2023

GSTR 7 Late Fees and Penalty

If you submit your GSTR 7 beyond the deadline, the following penalties will be levied daily:

  • Rs. 100 under the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST)
  • Rs. 100 under the State Goods and Services Tax (SGST)

The same implies that the GSTR 7 late fees come up to Rs. 200 per day. The maximum limit, but has been capped at Rs. 5,000 under CGST and Rs. 5,000 under SGST.

Moreover, for the GSTR 7 late fees, you will need to pay interest at 18% per annum on the TDS paid. The same interest shall be imposed from the day following the due date to the actual date of filing the payment.

Note :

  • “Extension of due date for furnishing Form GSTR-7 for taxpayers having principal place of business is located in erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir for July 2019 to October 2019 and November 2019 to February 2020”. Read Notification
  • 39th GST Council Meeting – “Extension of due dates for FORM GSTR-7 for July 2019 to January 2020 till 24th March 2020 for registered persons having principal place of business in the Union territory of Ladakh.” Read the Official Press Release
  • “The due date of filing form GSTR 7 for selected districts of Assam, Manipur or Tripura has extended till 25th of December” (Read Notification)
  • “Seeks to extend the due date till 20th December for furnishing of return in FORM GSTR-7 for registered persons in Jammu and Kashmir for the months of July 2019 to October 2019.” Read Notification

20 Replies to “GSTR 7 Due Date For March 2024 (TDS under GST)”

  1. Ved Verma
    September 23, 2023

    What is due date for ammendment in April 2022 GSTR-7.
    Can i ammend the April 2022 GSTR7 return with September 2023 return on upto 10 Oct 2023

    • CA Portal
      October 5, 2023

      Yes, but No amendment is allowed, once the TDS details are accepted by the Deductee.

  2. P K Koch
    July 15, 2023

    Filed GSTR-7 for the month of March 2023 on due date 10.04.2023 but later it was notice on July 2023 that one deductee was not included in the returns and same was not . How can I amend or file the return in the month of July 2023 ?

    • CA Portal
      July 19, 2023

      You can check at the amendment section whether ADD option is available for the previously filed return period entry, if yes then you can add the same

  3. CA Portal
    June 29, 2020

    Please contact to GST Portal Helpdesk

  4. jai singh yadav
    April 27, 2020

    what is due date of gst7 for local autority department to submit gst7 is late fees or any interest would be paid in such case

    • CA Portal
      April 27, 2020

      By default the due date for GSTR-7 is 10th of next month. However, for the month of March, April and May 2020 the extended due date is 30th June 2020

  5. Swati Garg
    April 7, 2020

    What is the current due date for filing GSTR- 7 in Punjab amidst COVID-19 Pandemic? Is it still 10th of the next month or 30 June,2020?
    If 30 June,2020, Is there any interest or penalty for filing after the original due date?

    • CA Portal
      April 8, 2020

      Due date for the month of March, April and May month has been extended to 30th June. There will no interest or penalty till 30th June 2020.

  6. Jomon Poulose
    June 28, 2019

    NOW FILING GSTR7 FOR MONTH JANUARY 2019 MORE THAN 10000(CGST&SGST) IS DUE AS PENALITY FOR LATE FILING. WHETHER I FILE OR NOT?

    • CA Portal
      July 2, 2019

      As per Notification no. 26/2019-Central tax dated 28.06.2019 due date for filing GSTR-7 for the period Oct 2018 to July 2019 Is 31.08.2019

  7. Jomon Poulose
    June 24, 2019

    How to File GSTR 7 for January 2019

  8. After filing a return gstr7 by deductor. A deductee accept the tds received late can a deductor generate the Gstr7A .we have try but we are unable to print is not in the portal.. What shall a deductor do

  9. Sukmiki
    June 9, 2019

    After filing a return gstr7 by deductor. A deductee accept the tds received late can a deductor generate the Gstr7A .we have try but we are unable to print is not in the portal.. What shall a deductor do

  10. Saravanan Veerabatran
    May 12, 2019

    GST TDS annual return is must ?
    if file annual return which form used for filling ?

    • CA Portal
      May 14, 2019

      Currently, not declare any form by the government for annual return filing.

  11. Subrat Kumar Swain
    May 10, 2019

    Whether Due Date for GSTR 7 and GSTR 1 will extended for April 2019 for Odisha State due to Cyclone Foni

    • CA Portal
      May 14, 2019

      The CBIC has extended the GSTR 1 due date in Odisha State till 10th June 2019 for the month of April 2019.

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