Every statutory due date an Indian business faces in FY 2026–27 — GST, income tax, TDS, ROC and labour law — arranged by month, with the section behind each date under the Income-tax Act, 2025.
Most compliance failures are scheduling failures. The rules are known, the dates are fixed, and the deadline still passes because no one person was watching all four regulators at once. This calendar puts every recurring date for FY 2026–27 in one place.
The Recurring Monthly Dates
| Day | Obligation | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| 7th | Deposit tax deducted or collected at source for the previous month | Every deductor. Tax deducted in March 2027 is due 30 April 2027. |
| 11th | File the outward supply return | Monthly GST filers |
| 13th | File the outward supply return | Quarterly filers, for the first two months of a quarter under the invoice furnishing facility |
| 15th | Deposit provident fund and state insurance contributions | Employers |
| 20th | File the summary return and pay tax | Monthly GST filers |
| 22nd or 24th | File the quarterly summary return | Quarterly filers, the date depending on the State |
Quarterly Dates
| Obligation | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advance tax instalment (s.407, s.408) | 15 Jun 2026 — 15% | 15 Sep 2026 — 45% | 15 Dec 2026 — 75% | 15 Mar 2027 — 100% |
| TDS quarterly statement | 31 Jul 2026 | 31 Oct 2026 | 31 Jan 2027 | 31 May 2027 |
| Board meeting | At least four in the year, no more than 120 days apart | |||
The Annual Cycle, Month by Month
| Month | What falls due |
|---|---|
| April 2026 | MSME-1 for the October–March half year, by 30 April. Start of the new financial year — renew the letter of undertaking for zero-rated exports. |
| May 2026 | LLP Form 11 annual return, by 30 May. |
| June 2026 | First advance tax instalment, 15 June. DPT-3 return of deposits, 30 June. Annual salary tax certificates to employees, 15 June. |
| July 2026 | First quarter TDS statement, 31 July. Income tax returns for FY 2025–26 non-audit cases, 31 July. |
| September 2026 | Second advance tax instalment, 15 September. Annual general meeting, by 30 September. DIR-3 KYC, 30 September. Tax audit report for FY 2025–26, 30 September. |
| October 2026 | AOC-4 within 30 days of the AGM. LLP Form 8, 30 October. MSME-1 for April–September, 31 October. Second quarter TDS statement, 31 October. Income tax returns for audit cases, 31 October. |
| November 2026 | MGT-7 or MGT-7A within 60 days of the AGM. Returns in transfer pricing cases, 30 November. |
| December 2026 | Third advance tax instalment, 15 December. GST annual return for FY 2025–26, 31 December. |
| January 2027 | Third quarter TDS statement, 31 January. |
| March 2027 | Fourth advance tax instalment, 15 March. Year-end close, stock count, and any deduction-linked payment you intend to claim. |
Two dates in this table move with your AGM, not with the calendar. AOC-4 is due within 30 days of the annual general meeting and MGT-7 within 60 days. The October and November entries above assume an AGM held on the last permissible day. Hold it earlier and both filings fall due earlier.
Labour and Employment Through the Year
- Provident fund and state insurance contributions by the 15th of each month.
- Professional tax as notified by the State, where applicable.
- Annual returns under each labour statute that applies to the establishment.
- The annual report of the internal complaints committee to the District Officer, for workplaces with ten or more employees.
- Statutory bonus paid within eight months of the close of the accounting year.
- Minimum wage notifications reviewed when revised by the State.
Build the calendar in the first week of April. Every date above except the two AGM-linked ones is fixed and knowable on day one of the year. Put them in a shared calendar with a reminder five days ahead, assign each to a named person, and the year becomes a schedule instead of a sequence of near-misses.