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Aug 21, 2017
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Government extends GST return filing date to August 25
The government on Saturday extended till August 25 the last date for filing returns and payment of taxes under the GST regime after the GSTN portal faced technical issues because of a huge rush.
Earlier, the cut-off for filing maiden GST returns for July was scheduled to end on Sunday, August 20, which explained the heavy traffic at 'www.gst.gov.in'.But the portal suffered technical glitches as it was unable to take the load. The government has now extended the deadline by 5 days.In a statement, the finance ministry said: "The GST Implementation Committee, consisting of state and central government officers, has taken a decision to extend the last date for payment of GST for July 2017 to August 25, 2017."It said certain flood-hit states as well as Jammu and Kashmir had sought an extension.
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