The compliance year, at a glance.
Every recurring statutory due date across Income-tax, GST, TDS/TCS, ROC and payroll — laid out as a working calendar rather than a list to scroll.
Income TaxGSTTDS / TCSROC / MCAPayroll / Other
Every month
Recurring monthly obligationsDUE
TDS / TCS deposited for the previous month · For March, the due date is 30 April
7
GSTR-1 — monthly filers
11
IFF / quarterly GSTR-1 — QRMP scheme
13
Provident Fund and ESI contributions
15
GSTR-3B — monthly filers
20
GSTR-3B — QRMP filers · State-staggered
22 / 24
MONTHLY CYCLEAKV
Next 45 days
15 Aug
Provident Fund and ESI contributions
20 Aug
GSTR-3B — monthly filers
31 Aug
Income tax return — ITR-3 and ITR-4 (non-audit)
7 Sep
TDS / TCS deposited for the previous month
11 Sep
GSTR-1 — monthly filers
13 Sep
IFF / quarterly GSTR-1 — QRMP scheme
15 Sep
Provident Fund and ESI contributions
15 Sep
Advance tax — second instalment (45%)
20 Sep
GSTR-3B — monthly filers
Computed from today's date. Recurring items repeat each month.
Month by month
January01
15
TCS return — Form 27EQ (Q3)
31
TDS returns — Forms 24Q / 26Q (Q3)
February02
15
Form 16A issued for Q3
March03
15
Advance tax — fourth instalment (100%)
31
Financial year endsLast date for tax-saving investments
April04
30
TDS deposited for March
30
MSME-1 half-yearly return (Oct–Mar)
May05
15
TCS return — Form 27EQ (Q4)
30
LLP Form 11 — annual return
31
TDS returns — Forms 24Q / 26Q (Q4)
31
Form 61A — statement of financial transactions
June06
15
Advance tax — first instalment (15%)
15
Form 16 issued to employees
30
DPT-3 — return of deposits and outstanding loans
July07
15
TCS return — Form 27EQ (Q1)
15
FLA annual return to the RBI
31
TDS returns — Forms 24Q / 26Q (Q1)
31
Income tax return — ITR-1 and ITR-2 (non-audit)
August08
31
Income tax return — ITR-3 and ITR-4 (non-audit)Statutory date under the Finance Act, 2026
September09
15
Advance tax — second instalment (45%)
30
Tax audit report — Forms 3CA / 3CB and 3CD
30
DIR-3 KYC for every DIN holder
30
Last date to hold the AGMFor companies with a 31 March year end
October10
14
ADT-1 — auditor appointmentTypically, within 15 days of the AGM
15
TCS return — Form 27EQ (Q2)
29
AOC-4 — financial statementsTypically, within 30 days of the AGM
30
LLP Form 8 — statement of account and solvency
31
TDS returns — Forms 24Q / 26Q (Q2)
31
Income tax return — audit cases under s.44AB
31
Form 3CEB — transfer pricing report
31
MSME-1 half-yearly return (Apr–Sep)
November11
29
MGT-7 / MGT-7A — annual returnTypically, within 60 days of the AGM
30
Income tax return — transfer pricing cases (s.92E)
December12
15
Advance tax — third instalment (75%)
31
GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C — annual return and reconciliation
31
Belated and revised returns for the assessment year
Due dates shown are the statutory dates under current law and are indicative only. The CBDT, CBIC and MCA notify extensions and relaxations from time to time, and several ROC dates run from the date of the AGM rather than a fixed calendar date. Please confirm the applicable date for your entity with the firm before relying on it.
Position stated as at: August 2026. Basis: the Income-tax Act, 2025 and the Income-tax Rules, 2026; the CGST Act, 2017 and rules made under it; and the Companies Act, 2013.
This tool is provided as general reference information and is not professional advice.
Rates, thresholds and procedures change; verify the position against the bare Act, the Rules
and current official notifications, or ask the firm, before acting on any figure shown.
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