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GST, TDS, income tax and ROC due dates: October 2027
The main statutory due dates in October 2027 are: 7 October: Challan 281N; 11 October: GSTR-1; 20 October: GSTR-3B; 31 October: ITR, 138 / 140 / 144, Form 143. These are the default dates; an extension notified by CBDT, CBIC or MCA overrides them, and a date that falls on a Sunday or public holiday moves to the next working day.
07
Thu
- Challan 281N · Deposit TDS / TCS · Sep 2027
10
Sun *
- GSTR-7 / GSTR-8 · GSTR-7 (GST TDS) / GSTR-8 (e-commerce TCS) · Sep 2027
11
Mon
- GSTR-1 · GSTR-1 (monthly) · Sep 2027
13
Wed
- GSTR-6 · GSTR-6 (input service distributor) · Sep 2027
- GSTR-1 · GSTR-1 (quarterly, QRMP) · Q2 FY 2027-28
15
Fri
- ECR / ESI challan · PF and ESI payment with ECR · Sep 2027
- ADT-1 · Auditor appointment (15 days from AGM) · FY 2026-27Assumes AGM on 30 September.
18
Mon
- CMP-08 · CMP-08 composition tax payment · Q2 FY 2027-28
20
Wed
- GSTR-3B · GSTR-3B (monthly) with tax payment · Sep 2027Table 3.1 is locked to GSTR-1 from the July 2025 period: correct GSTR-1 through GSTR-1A before filing.
22
Fri
- GSTR-3B · GSTR-3B (quarterly, QRMP) · Q2 FY 2027-2822nd for Category X states, 24th for Category Y states.
30
Sat
- AOC-4 · Financial statements (30 days from AGM) · FY 2026-27Assumes AGM on 30 September.
- LLP Form 8 · LLP statement of account and solvency · FY 2026-27
31
Sun *
- ITR · Income-tax return: audit cases and companies; transfer pricing report · FY 2026-27
- MSME-1 · MSME-1 half-yearly return (Apr–Sep) · FY 2027-28
- 138 / 140 / 144 · TDS quarterly statement · Q2 FY 2027-28Forms 138 (salary), 140 (residents) and 144 (non-residents) replace 24Q, 26Q and 27Q.
- Form 143 · TCS quarterly statement · Q2 FY 2027-28Form 143 replaces 27EQ and is now due on the same dates as the TDS statements.
* Falls on a Sunday, so the next working day applies. ROC dates assume the AGM is held on 30 September.
Common questions
- What is the GSTR-3B due date in October 2027?
- For monthly filers, GSTR-3B for Sep 2027 is due on 20 October 2027. QRMP taxpayers file quarterly, by the 22nd or 24th of the month after the quarter depending on their state.
- What is the GSTR-1 due date in October 2027?
- For monthly filers, GSTR-1 for Sep 2027 is due on 11 October 2027.
- When is TDS to be deposited in October 2027?
- TDS deducted in Sep 2027 is to be deposited by 7 October 2027.
- Do these dates include extensions?
- No. They are the default statutory dates. When the government extends a date, the notification overrides what is shown here.
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