{"id":31950,"date":"2026-05-21T00:56:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T19:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/?p=31950"},"modified":"2026-05-21T01:28:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T19:58:05","slug":"compliance-due-dates-calendar-april-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/compliance-due-dates-calendar-april-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Compliance Due Dates Calendar April 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_58 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Page Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a0e33d46570c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" 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href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/compliance-due-dates-calendar-april-2026\/#Compliance_Due_Dates_Calendar_April_2026\" title=\"Compliance Due Dates Calendar April 2026\">Compliance Due Dates Calendar April 2026<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/compliance-due-dates-calendar-april-2026\/#Tax_and_GST_Compliance_Calendar_for_the_April_2026\" title=\"Tax and\u00a0GST Compliance Calendar for the April 2026\">Tax and\u00a0GST Compliance Calendar for the April 2026<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/compliance-due-dates-calendar-april-2026\/#10_April_2026\" title=\"10 April 2026\">10 April 2026<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/compliance-due-dates-calendar-april-2026\/#13_April_2026\" title=\"13 April 2026\">13 April 2026<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/compliance-due-dates-calendar-april-2026\/#Composition_Taxpayers\" title=\"Composition Taxpayers\">Composition Taxpayers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/compliance-due-dates-calendar-april-2026\/#Income_Tax_%E2%80%93_Income_Tax_Return_AY_2026%E2%80%9327\" title=\"Income Tax \u2013 Income Tax Return (AY 2026\u201327)\">Income Tax \u2013 Income Tax Return (AY 2026\u201327)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31951\" src=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/April-compliance.jpg\" alt=\"Compliance Due Dates Calendar April 2026\" width=\"1013\" height=\"1231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/April-compliance.jpg 1013w, https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/April-compliance-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/April-compliance-843x1024.jpg 843w, https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/April-compliance-768x933.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/April-compliance-800x972.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1013px) 100vw, 1013px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Compliance_Due_Dates_Calendar_April_2026\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Compliance Due Dates Calendar April 2026<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tax_and_GST_Compliance_Calendar_for_the_April_2026\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Tax and\u00a0<\/strong><strong>GST <\/strong><strong>Compliance Calendar for the April 2026<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>GST Due Dates<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_April_2026\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\">10 April 2026<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>GSTR-7 \u2013 Tax Deducted at Source Return under GST<\/li>\n<li>GSTR-8 \u2013 Tax Collected at Source Return by E-Commerce Operators<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>11 April 2026 &#8211; GSTR-1 (Monthly) <em style=\"font-size: 16px;\">(Applicable for turnover &gt; INR 5 Cr or Quarterly Returns with Monthly Payment monthly filers)<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"13_April_2026\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>13 April 2026<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>GSTR-1 (Quarterly Returns with Monthly Payment \/ IFF) \u2013 Jan\u2013Mar Quarter<\/li>\n<li>GSTR-5 \u2013 Non-Resident Taxable Person<\/li>\n<li>GSTR-6 \u2013 ISD Return<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>20 April 2026<\/strong> <\/span>&#8211; GSTR-3B (Monthly) <em style=\"font-size: 16px;\">(Turnover &gt; INR 5 Cr)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>22 April 2026<\/strong><\/span> &#8211; GSTR-3B (Quarterly Returns with Monthly Payment)<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> \u2013 Category X States<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>24 April 2026<\/strong> <\/span>&#8211; GSTR-3B (Quarterly Returns with Monthly Payment)<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0\u2013 Category Y States<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Important GST Notes<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>30 April 2026<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<\/span>Last date to opt-in \/ opt-out of QRMP Scheme (Apr\u2013Jun 2026)<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Composition_Taxpayers\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Composition Taxpayers<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>GSTR-4 (Annual Return FY 2025\u201326) \u00a0Due on 30 June 2026 (Correct Due Date)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Key Reminders: <span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">GST payment is made <\/span>along with GSTR-3B. Late<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0filing leads to\u00a0<\/span>Late Fees and\u00a0Interest liability<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31955\" src=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1775010837612_edited.jpg\" alt=\"Compliance April 2026\" width=\"768\" height=\"822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1775010837612_edited.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1775010837612_edited-280x300.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Income_Tax_%E2%80%93_Income_Tax_Return_AY_2026%E2%80%9327\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Income Tax \u2013 Income Tax Return (AY 2026\u201327)<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Expected Opening: The <span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">filing window is likely to open in <\/span>early April 2026. <\/span>Due Dates of\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000080;\">Income Tax \u2013 Income Tax Return (AY 2026\u201327)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>31 July 2026 \u2013<\/strong><\/span> ITR-1 &amp; ITR-2 (Non-audit cases)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>31 August 2026 <\/strong><\/span>\u2013 ITR-3 &amp; ITR-4 (Non-audit business\/profession)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>31 October 2026 <\/strong><\/span>\u2013 Audit cases<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>30 November 2026 <\/strong><\/span>\u2013 Transfer Pricing cases<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>31 December 2026 <\/strong><\/span>\u2013 Belated \/ Revised Income Tax Return<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Tax Audit \u2013 Section 44AB<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Due Dates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>30 September 2026 \u2013<\/strong><\/span> Audit Report<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>31 October 2026 <\/strong><\/span>\u2013 Income Tax Return Filing (Audit cases)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Applicability:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Business: Turnover &gt; INR 1 Cr <em>(INR 10 Cr if cash \u2264 5%)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Profession: Receipts &gt; INR\u00a0 50 lakh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>TDS \/ TCS Compliance<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>March 2026 Deposit &#8211; 30 April 2026<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> \u2013 (Non-Government deductors)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Quarterly Return (Q4: Jan\u2013Mar 2026) &#8211; <span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Due in <\/span>May 2026<\/p>\n<p>Important Clarification: Deposit \u2260 Return Filing and Both are separate compliances<\/p>\n<p>Other Key Points<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Advance Tax for FY 2026\u201327 begins June 2026<\/li>\n<li>Maintain books of accounts from 1 April 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Penalties &amp; Interest<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Late GSTR-3B \u2192 INR 50\/day + Interest<\/li>\n<li>Late Income Tax Return Filing \u2192 INR\u00a0 5,000 + Interest (Sec 234A)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Compliance Due Dates Calendar April 2026 Tax and\u00a0GST Compliance Calendar for the April 2026 GST Due Dates 10 April 2026 GSTR-7 \u2013 Tax Deducted at Source Return under GST GSTR-8 \u2013 Tax Collected at Source Return by E-Commerce Operators 11 April 2026 &#8211; GSTR-1 (Monthly) (Applicable for turnover &gt; INR 5 Cr or Quarterly Returns &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9933],"tags":[10468],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31950"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31950"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31950\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31956,"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31950\/revisions\/31956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}