GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C for FY 2025-26 are now open on the GST portal
GSTN has enabled the annual return (GSTR-9) and the reconciliation statement (GSTR-9C) for FY 2025-26 on the GST portal from 8 October 2026. The filing tile appears only after every GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B for the year has been filed.
- GSTR-9 / 9C for FY 2025-26 enabled on the portal8 October 2026
What this means
The forms can now be filed. If any GSTR-1 or GSTR-3B for FY 2025-26 is still pending, the GSTR-9/9C tile will not appear until it is filed.
Who is affected
GST-registered persons who are required to file the annual return, and the reconciliation statement where it applies, for FY 2025-26.
What you should do
Clear any pending GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B for FY 2025-26 first, then reconcile the returns with your books before you start GSTR-9 and, where applicable, GSTR-9C.
What changed
GSTN has announced that the annual return in Form GSTR-9 and the reconciliation statement in Form GSTR-9C for FY 2025-26 have been enabled on the GST portal from 8 October 2026.
The advisory asks taxpayers to make sure that all their GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B returns for FY 2025-26 are filed, because the GSTR-9/9C tile is enabled only after that.
For help with filing, GSTN asks taxpayers to raise a ticket on its helpdesk at selfservice.gstsystem.in.
Source & verification
GSTN News and Updates No. 677 dated 13.10.2026: Annual Returns in the form of GSTR-9/9C for FY 2025-26
Read the official sourceRead and verified on 17 October 2026. We publish on the authority’s own instrument, never on a report of it.