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Month 9 of 12 · Q3 (October – December)

Compliance due dates: December 2026

December carries six filings: the recurring five plus the GST annual return on the 31st.

The annual return reconciles a full year of monthly filings, so December's real work is the twelve months of GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B behind it rather than the single form in front.

December 2026 filings

6 due dates

07Mon
TDS / TCS monthly depositIncome Tax · Monday
Challan 281
11Fri
GSTR-1 monthly returnGST · Friday
GSTR-1
15Tue
PF & ESI contributionLabour / PT · Tuesday
ECR
20Sun
GSTR-3B monthly returnGST · Sunday
GSTR-3B
21Mon
Professional tax depositLabour / PT · Monday
PT Challan
31Thu
GSTR-9 annual returnGST · Thursday
GSTR-9 / 9C

Weekdays shown are the calendar day each date falls on. We do not adjust dates for weekends or holidays — ask us if a date falls awkwardly for you.

Who has to file these

Not every filing in December applies to every business. Below is what binds each one, taken from the same rule set behind the compliance checker.

Applicability

6 filings

Challan 281
TDS / TCS monthly depositAny entity holding a TAN and deducting tax at source.
07 Dec
GSTR-1
GSTR-1 monthly returnAny entity registered for GST.
11 Dec
ECR
PF & ESI contributionAny entity running a payroll.
15 Dec
GSTR-3B
GSTR-3B monthly returnAny entity registered for GST.
20 Dec
PT Challan
Professional tax depositAny entity running a payroll.
21 Dec
GSTR-9 / 9C
GSTR-9 annual returnAny entity registered for GST, where turnover reaches ₹1.5 crore – ₹3 crore.
31 Dec

What else lands in December

Alongside the five recurring monthly obligations, December carries 1 filing specific to this point in the year, and none remains before the financial year closes.

Specific to December

1 of 6 filings

31
GSTR-9 annual returnGST · Thursday
GSTR-9 / 9C

Categories this month

3 areas

IT
Income Tax
1 filings
GST
GST
3 filings
PT
Labour / PT
2 filings

These are the obligations we track for the standard statutory position. Sector rules, state-level professional tax and one-off events can add to them, and extensions can move a date. Ask us before relying on this for a filing.

Want December's filings handled for you?

Send us your entity type and registrations. We will confirm which of these apply and take the filing off your desk.