Due dates calendar
Important statutory due dates
Income tax, GST, MCA/ROC, EPFO, ESIC and Telangana professional tax deadlines with legal references.
How to read this calendar. Dates shown are original statutory due dates. An extended date appears only when an official notification or order has been verified, and links to it. Recommended preparation dates are ArthaKara's suggestions, not legal deadlines. Event-based MCA dates assume the AGM is held on the last permitted day.
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Due in January 2027
| Due date | Form / obligation | Applies to | Period | Legal reference | Status |
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| 7 Jan 2027 Prepare by 4 Jan 2027 (recommended) |
TDS/TCS payment (Challan ITNS 281) Income Tax Deposit tax deducted or collected during the month. | Non-government deductors and collectors | December 2026 | Income-tax Act, 2025 / Income-tax Rules, 2026: time of payment of TDS/TCS (corresponds to Rule 30 / Rule 37CA of the 1961 Act / 1962 Rules) Official source |
Statutory Pending review |
| 10 Jan 2027 Prepare by 8 Jan 2027 (recommended) |
GSTR-7 GST Return by persons required to deduct GST TDS. | Government departments and notified persons deducting GST TDS | December 2026 | Section 39(3), CGST Act, 2017; Rule 66 Official source |
Statutory Pending review |
| 10 Jan 2027 Prepare by 8 Jan 2027 (recommended) |
Professional Tax (Telangana) State (Telangana) Employer remittance of professional tax deducted from salaries. | Employers registered in Telangana | December 2026 | Telangana Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act, 1987 and Rules Official source |
Statutory Pending review |
| 11 Jan 2027 Prepare by 8 Jan 2027 (recommended) |
GSTR-1 GST Details of outward supplies for monthly filers. | Registered persons filing monthly (not opted for QRMP) | December 2026 | Section 37, CGST Act, 2017; Rule 59, CGST Rules, 2017 Official source |
Statutory Pending review |
| 13 Jan 2027 Prepare by 10 Jan 2027 (recommended) |
GSTR-1 (QRMP) GST Outward supplies return for QRMP taxpayers. | QRMP taxpayers | Q3 (Oct-Dec) FY 2026-27 | Section 37, CGST Act, 2017; Rule 59 Official source |
Statutory Pending review |
| 15 Jan 2027 Prepare by 10 Jan 2027 (recommended) |
Form 27EQ Income Tax Quarterly TCS statement. | All collectors | Q3 (Oct-Dec) FY 2026-27 | Income-tax Act, 2025 / Income-tax Rules, 2026: quarterly TCS statement (corresponds to Section 206C(3) read with Rule 31AA of the 1961 Act / 1962 Rules) Official source |
Statutory Pending review |
| 15 Jan 2027 Prepare by 12 Jan 2027 (recommended) |
ESIC contribution EPFO / ESIC Deposit ESI contributions for the month. | Establishments covered under the ESI Act | December 2026 | Regulation 31, ESI (General) Regulations, 1950 Official source |
Statutory Pending review |
| 15 Jan 2027 Prepare by 12 Jan 2027 (recommended) |
EPF ECR and payment EPFO / ESIC Deposit employee and employer PF contributions and file the ECR. | Establishments covered under the EPF Act | December 2026 | Paragraph 38, Employees' Provident Funds Scheme, 1952 Official source |
Statutory Pending review |
| 18 Jan 2027 Prepare by 15 Jan 2027 (recommended) |
CMP-08 GST Quarterly statement-cum-challan for composition taxpayers. | Composition taxpayers | Q3 (Oct-Dec) FY 2026-27 | Section 10 and Section 39(2), CGST Act, 2017; Rule 62 Official source |
Statutory Pending review |
| 20 Jan 2027 Prepare by 17 Jan 2027 (recommended) |
GSTR-3B GST Summary return and payment of tax for monthly filers. | Registered persons filing monthly | December 2026 | Section 39(1), CGST Act, 2017; Rule 61, CGST Rules, 2017 Official source |
Statutory Pending review |
| 22 Jan 2027 Prepare by 19 Jan 2027 (recommended) |
GSTR-3B (QRMP) GST Quarterly GSTR-3B is due on the 22nd for Category I States (including Telangana and Andhra Pradesh) and the 24th for Category II States. | QRMP taxpayers in Category I States (including Telangana) | Q3 (Oct-Dec) FY 2026-27 | Section 39(1), CGST Act, 2017; Rule 61; notified State categories Official source |
Statutory Pending review |
| 31 Jan 2027 Prepare by 24 Jan 2027 (recommended) |
Form 24Q / 26Q / 27Q Income Tax Quarterly TDS statements (salary, resident non-salary, non-resident). | All deductors | Q3 (Oct-Dec) FY 2026-27 | Income-tax Act, 2025 / Income-tax Rules, 2026: quarterly TDS statements (corresponds to Section 200(3) read with Rule 31A of the 1961 Act / 1962 Rules) Official source |
Statutory Pending review |
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