PERIOD OF RETENTION OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS

Financial Year

Due date of GSTR-9

*Period upto which accounts & records should be kept

State/Districts

2017-18

05.02.2020 (NN 06/2020)

05.02.2026

Chandigarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand.

07.02.2020(NN 06/2020)

07.02.2026

Andaman Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Other Territory.

2018-19

31.12.2020 (NN 80/2020)

31.12.2026

For all states

2019-20

31.03.2021 (NN 04/2021)

31.03.2027

For all states

2020-21

28.02.2022 (NN 40/2021)

28.02.2028

For all states

2021-22

31.12.2022

31.12.2028

For all states

2022-23

10.01.2024 (NN 02/2024)

10.01.2030

Chennai, Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Kanyakumari, Thoothukudi and Virudhunagar in the state of Tamil Nadu

31.12.2023

31.12.2029

For all states

*Where any appeal or revision or any other proceeding or an investigation for an offence under Chapter XIX is going on, the registered person shall retain the books of accounts and other records pertaining to such appeal or revision or proceedings or investigation for a period of one year after final disposal of such appeal or revision or proceedings or investigation, or for the period specified above, whichever is later.