Extension of time for GSTR-3B Filing for November 2023 in specific districts of Tamil Nadu

In response to the devastation caused by the MICHAUNG cyclone in early December 2023, the deadline for monthly GST returns has been extended, in respect of the taxpayers whose principal place of business is located in the four cyclone-affected districts of Chennai, Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu and Kancheepuram, as per release from Commercial Taxes Department.


The CBIC vide Notification No. 55/2023 – Central Tax dated December 20, 2023, extends the deadline for filing FORM GSTR-3B for November 2023 until December 27, 2023.

This extension applies to registered individuals with their principal place of business in specific districts of Tamil Nadu (Chennai, Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram), as recommended by the Council under section 39(1) and rule 61(1)(i) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 (“the CGST Rules”).