{"id":1358,"date":"2026-08-07T12:42:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T12:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiacorporates.com\/blog\/?p=1358"},"modified":"2026-08-07T12:42:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T12:42:34","slug":"august-2026-compliance-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiacorporates.com\/blog\/august-2026-compliance-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2026 Compliance Calendar for Indian Businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#august-2026-compliance-calendar\">August 2026 Compliance Calendar<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#7-august-2026-deposit-of-tds-and-tcs\">7 August 2026: Deposit of TDS and TCS<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#10-august-2026-professional-tax-payment\">10 August 2026: Professional Tax Payment<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#11-august-2026-gstr-1-filing\">11 August 2026: GSTR-1 Filing<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#13-august-2026-invoice-furnishing-facility-iff\">13 August 2026: Invoice Furnishing Facility (IFF)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#15-august-2026-epf-and-esic-compliance\">15 August 2026: EPF and ESIC Compliance<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#15-august-2026-issue-of-quarterly-tds-certificate\">15 August 2026: Issue of Quarterly TDS Certificate.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#20-august-2026-gstr-3-b-filing\">20 August 2026: GSTR-3B Filing<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#25-august-2026-gst-payment-under-qrmp-scheme-pmt-06\">25 August 2026: GST Payment under QRMP Scheme (PMT-06)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#30-august-2026-tds-payment-for-specified-transactions-form-141\">30 August 2026: TDS Payment for Specified Transactions (Form 141)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#31-august-2026-income-tax-return-itr-3-itr-4\">31 August 2026: Income Tax Return (ITR-3 &amp; ITR-4)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#monthly-compliance-checklist-for-businesses\">Monthly Compliance Checklist for Businesses<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#final-thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">August 2026 is one of the busiest compliance months for businesses because it includes regular monthly GST, TDS, PF and ESIC filings along with important Income Tax Return (ITR) deadlines for many businesses and professionals. Businesses should prepare their records in advance and complete all filings before due dates to avoid last-minute issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Missing even one due date can result in penalties, interest charges, notices from authorities and unnecessary stress. Whether you are private limited company, LLP, partnership firm, sole proprietorship, startup, <a href=\"https:\/\/indiacorporates.com\/services\/udyam\">MSME<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/indiacorporates.com\/services\/gst\">GST registered<\/a> business, this August 2026 Compliance Calendar for Indian Businesses will help you stay compliant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"why-is-the-august-compliance-calendar-important\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why is the August Compliance Calendar Important?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">August is not just another month in financial year. During this month businesses have to complete several tax and statutory compliances within short period. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Completing compliance on time helps businesses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Avoid late filing fees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduce interest on delayed tax payments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maintain a good compliance record<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prevent notices from tax authorities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improve business credibility<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure smooth Input Tax Credit (ITC) claims under GST<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"august-2026-compliance-calendar\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">August 2026 Compliance Calendar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Due Date<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Compliance<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Applicable For<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7 August 2026<\/td><td>Deposit of TDS\/TCS<\/td><td>Businesses deducting TDS\/TCS<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10 August 2026<\/td><td>Professional Tax (State-specific)<\/td><td>Registered Employers<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11 August 2026<\/td><td>GSTR-1 (Monthly)<\/td><td>Monthly GST Filers<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13 August 2026<\/td><td>Invoice Furnishing Facility (IFF)<\/td><td>QRMP Taxpayers (Optional)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15 August 2026<\/td><td>EPF &amp; ESIC Contribution<\/td><td>Employers<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15 August 2026<\/td><td>Quarterly TDS Certificate (Form 131 under Income-tax Act, 2025)<\/td><td>Tax Deductors<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20 August 2026<\/td><td>GSTR-3B<\/td><td>Monthly GST Filers<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>25 August 2026<\/td><td>GST Challan Payment (PMT-06)<\/td><td>QRMP Taxpayers<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>30 August 2026<\/td><td>TDS Payment for specified transactions (Form 141)<\/td><td>Applicable taxpayers<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>31 August 2026<\/td><td>ITR-3 &amp; ITR-4 Filing (Eligible Non-Audit Taxpayers)<\/td><td>Businesses &amp; Professionals<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> Professional Tax due dates differ from state to state. Businesses should verify the due date applicable in their state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"7-august-2026-deposit-of-tds-and-tcs\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">7 August 2026: Deposit of TDS and TCS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Businesses that deducted Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) or Tax Collected at Source (TCS) during July 2026 must deposit the amount with the government by 7 August 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Who should comply?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Companies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LLPs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Partnership firms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Proprietorship businesses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Employers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any person required to deduct TDS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"10-august-2026-professional-tax-payment\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">10 August 2026: Professional Tax Payment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Employers who deduct Professional Tax from employee salaries must deposit it within the prescribed due date. The deadline generally falls around the 10th of the month in many states, but the exact date depends on state laws. Businesses operating in multiple states should maintain separate compliance calendars for each state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"11-august-2026-gstr-1-filing\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">11 August 2026: GSTR-1 Filing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Businesses registered under GST and filing monthly returns must submit GSTR-1 for July 2026 by 11 August 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GSTR-1 contains details of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sales invoices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Credit notes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Debit notes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Export invoices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B2B supplies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B2C supplies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accurate <a href=\"https:\/\/invocreto.com\/blog\/invocreto-gstr-1-reports-to-file-gst-monthly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GSTR-1 filing<\/a> is important because buyers rely on these details to claim Input Tax Credit (ITC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"13-august-2026-invoice-furnishing-facility-iff\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">13 August 2026: Invoice Furnishing Facility (IFF)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Businesses registered under the Quarterly Return Monthly Payment (QRMP) scheme may use the Invoice Furnishing Facility (IFF). Although filing through IFF is optional, it helps customers receive Input Tax Credit without waiting for the quarterly GSTR-1 filing. IFF is mainly useful for businesses that regularly deal with GST-registered customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"15-august-2026-epf-and-esic-compliance\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">15 August 2026: EPF and ESIC Compliance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Employers covered under the Employees&#8217; Provident Fund (EPF) and Employees&#8217; State Insurance (ESIC) laws should deposit contributions for July 2026 by 15 August 2026.<br>These contributions include both:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Employer contribution<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Employee contribution<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"15-august-2026-issue-of-quarterly-tds-certificate\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">15 August 2026: Issue of Quarterly TDS Certificate.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tax deductors should also issue the quarterly TDS certificate (Form 131 under the Income-tax Act, 2025, replacing the earlier Form 16A) for the April\u2013June 2026 quarter by 15 August 2026. This enables deductees to claim TDS credit correctly while filing their income tax returns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"20-august-2026-gstr-3-b-filing\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">20 August 2026: GSTR-3B Filing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Businesses that file monthly GST returns must submit GSTR-3B for July 2026 by 20 August 2026.<br>GSTR-3B is a summary GST return that includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Outward taxable supplies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inward supplies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eligible Input Tax Credit (ITC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GST liability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tax payment details<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"25-august-2026-gst-payment-under-qrmp-scheme-pmt-06\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">25 August 2026: GST Payment under QRMP Scheme (PMT-06)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Businesses registered under the Quarterly Return Monthly Payment (QRMP) scheme are required to pay their GST liability for July 2026 through Form PMT-06 by 25 August 2026. Although GST returns are filed quarterly under the QRMP scheme, tax payment is generally made every month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"30-august-2026-tds-payment-for-specified-transactions-form-141\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">30 August 2026: TDS Payment for Specified Transactions (Form 141)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For certain specified transactions covered under the Income-tax Act, taxpayers are required to deposit the applicable TDS using Form 141 by 30 August 2026, wherever applicable. Businesses should review whether any such transactions occurred during the month and ensure timely payment to avoid penalties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"31-august-2026-income-tax-return-itr-3-itr-4\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">31 August 2026: Income Tax Return (ITR-3 &amp; ITR-4)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the most important compliance deadlines in August 2026 is the filing of Income Tax Return (ITR). The due date of 31 August 2026 applies to eligible taxpayers who are not required to get their accounts audited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"monthly-compliance-checklist-for-businesses\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monthly Compliance Checklist for Businesses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Deposit TDS and TCS on time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>File GSTR-1 before the deadline<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Upload invoices through IFF if using QRMP<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deposit EPF contributions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deposit ESIC contributions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pay Professional Tax (where applicable)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>File GSTR-3B<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pay GST under PMT-06 if registered under QRMP<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>File Income Tax Return before the due date<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review ROC compliance requirements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep all accounting records updated<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reconcile GST returns with books of accounts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"final-thoughts\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final Thoughts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">August 2026 includes many important compliance deadlines for Indian businesses. From GST returns and TDS deposits to EPF, ESIC, Professional Tax, and Income Tax Return filing, timely compliance is essential to avoid penalties, maintain a strong compliance record, and keep business operations running smoothly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Managing multiple compliance deadlines can be challenging, especially for growing businesses. We offers end-to-end compliance and business support services, including <a href=\"https:\/\/indiacorporates.com\/services\/gst\">GST registration<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/indiacorporates.com\/services\/gst-filing\">GST return filing<\/a>, , company incorporation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you are a startup, MSME, LLP, private limited company, partnership firm, or sole proprietorship, our experts can help indian businesses with business compliance accurately and on time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 2026 is one of the busiest compliance months for businesses because it includes regular monthly GST, TDS, PF and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1360,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_ap_featured_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[101],"tags":[70,164,90,60],"class_list":["post-1358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-compliance","tag-business-services","tag-compliance-calendar","tag-indiacorporates","tag-small-businesses"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiacorporates.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiacorporates.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiacorporates.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiacorporates.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiacorporates.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1358"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/indiacorporates.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1358\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1364,"href":"https:\/\/indiacorporates.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1358\/revisions\/1364"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiacorporates.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiacorporates.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiacorporates.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiacorporates.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}