Compliance Calendar – March 2026

  1. TDS payment for the month of February – 2026 – 7th March 2026.
  2. GSTR – 1 for the month of February 2026 – 11th March 2026.**
  3. EPF – Payment and Electronic Challan & Return (ECR) for the month of February – 2026 – 15th March 2026.
  4. ESIC payment and ECR – for the month of February – 2026 – 15th March 2026.
  5. Fourth / Final instalment of advance tax for the – FY – 2025-26 – 15th March 2026.
  6. Due date for payment of whole amount of advance tax (100%) for FY – 2025-26 with respect to assessees covered under presumptive scheme of section 44AD / 44ADA – 15th March 2026.
  7. PT payment and monthly return – February – 2026 – 20th March 2026.
  8. GST Payment and GSTR – 3B for the month of February – 2026 – 20th March 2026.**
  9. Tax saving investments for the FY – 2025-26 (U/s 80C, 80CCC and 80CCD (1), 80D, etc.) – 31stMarch 2026.
  10. Country-By-Country Report in Form No. 3CEAD for a reporting accounting year (assuming reporting accounting year is April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025) by a constituent entity, resident in India, in respect of the international group of which it is a constituent if the parent entity is not obliged to file report under section 286(2) or the parent entity is resident of a country with which India does not have an agreement for exchange of the report, etc. – 31st March – 2026.
  11. Uploading of statement [Form 67] of foreign income offered to tax and tax deducted or paid on such income in previous year 2024-25, to claim foreign tax credit [if return of income has been furnished within the time specified under section 139(1) or section 139(4) – 31stMarch 2026.
  12. Furnishing of an updated return of income for the Assessment Year 2021-22 (FY – 2020-21) – 31stMarch 2026.
  13. Due date for filing Letter of Undertaking (LUT) for FY 2026-27 for exporters – 31st March 2026.
  14. Last date to opt into the GST Composition Scheme (Form CMP-02) for FY 2026-27 – 31st March 2026.
  15. DIR-3 KYC – DIN KYC for the FY – 2025-26 (For Directors who have not yet filed their KYC) – 31st March 2026.

Thank you.

Courtesy: Team Tax Accounting

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