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MCA Extension of Annual Filing 2026 (FY 2025-26): AOC-4 Extended to 31 Dec 2026, MGT-7 to 31 Jan 2027
MCA General Circular No. 05/2026 extends FY 2025-26 annual filing: AOC-4 to 31 Dec 2026 and MGT-7/7A to 31 Jan 2027 without additional fees. Download official circular PDF and view statutory filing comparison.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs — General Circular No. 05/2026
24 October 2026Eff. 24 October 202613 min
CBIC Circular 258/2026: New Rules for GST Demands, Hearings and Appeals Explained
CBIC Circular 258/04/2026-GST (26 Oct 2026) sets one uniform rulebook for GST demands: specific fraud notices, max four hearings, speaking orders, no parallel cases.
CBIC Tax Information Portal – Circular No. 258/04/2026-GST
27 October 2026Eff. 26 October 202613 min
CBIC's New GST Registration Guidelines: Circular 257/2026 Explained — Timelines, Documents, and What Officers Can't Ask
CBIC Circular 257/03/2026-GST (26 Oct 2026) fixes GST registration rules: 7 working days with Aadhaar, 30 days otherwise, and no extra documents beyond the list.
CBIC Tax Information Portal – Circular No. 257/03/2026-GST
27 October 20269 minRegulatory Jurisdictions
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Regulated entities get more time for digital-accessibility compliance — new deadline 31 January 2027
SEBI's 30 Oct 2026 circular extends the timeline for IAAP auditor appointment, accessibility audit and remediation to 31 January 2027; all other provisions stay unchanged.
SEBI Circular — Extension of timeline with respect to compliance of Digital Accessibility Circulars (official sebi.gov.in)
30 October 2026Eff. 30 October 20269 min
No GST arrests, fewer truck stops, no tiny tax notices — CBIC's big relief, explained
CBIC Instruction 02/2026-GST (30 Oct 2026) stops GST arrests, curbs e-way bill stops and bars notices below Rs 10,000 until the Act is amended.
CBIC Instruction No. 02/2026-GST (official CBIC Tax Information Portal)
30 October 2026Eff. 30 October 202616 min
Foreign investors get up to 8 years between KYC reviews — SEBI eases FPI checks from 1 December
SEBI's 30 Oct 2026 circular stretches FPI KYC reviews to every 2 or 8 years from 1 December 2026, and drops the change-intimation at registration continuance.
SEBI Circular — Rationalisation of periodicity of KYC review for FPIs (official PDF)
30 October 2026Eff. 1 December 202612 min
Gig workers get a seat at the table as national social security board is notified
Social Security Board constituted (S.O. 5884(E)): one board, two panels — unorganised workers, plus gig and platform workers with aggregators and worker bodies seated together.
Ministry of Labour and Employment Gazette Notification S.O. 5884(E)
30 October 2026Eff. 28 October 202611 min
Used-car dealers can claim ITC on repairs again — and NBFC co-lending fees are now taxable
CBIC Circulars 265 and 266 (28 Oct 2026): used-car dealers keep ITC on spares and services; NBFC co-lending services to banks are taxable at the contract value.
CBIC Circular No. 265/11/2026-GST (official CBIC Tax Information Portal)
29 October 2026Eff. 28 October 202614 min
Employers get 3 more months to settle ESIC cases without damages — window closes 31 December 2026
ESIC's New Amnesty Scheme 2025 now runs to 31 December 2026: court cases filed up to 31 March 2025 can settle on existing terms, ad-hoc assessments without damages.
PIB — Ministry of Labour and Employment
29 October 2026Eff. 1 October 202612 min
GST from 1 November 2026: easier post-sale discounts, tighter hotel ITC, EV rates and new exemptions — what changes for you
From 1 Nov 2026: easier post-sale discounts, hotel ITC capped to same-line credit, EV transport rates, new exemptions; e-invoicing widens from 1 Jan 2027.
CBIC Tax Information Portal — Notification No. 03/2026-Central Tax (official portal PDF)
29 October 2026Eff. 1 November 202617 min
Scrap dealers, recyclers and retreaders: GST net tightens from 1 November — RCM, registration and TDS change together
From 1 Nov 2026, GST tightens on scrap: reverse charge on unregistered-supplier purchases, compulsory registration for scrap dealers, and TDS on registered-to-registered deals.
CBIC Tax Information Portal — Notification No. 04/2026-Central Tax (Rate) (official portal PDF)
29 October 2026Eff. 1 November 202612 min
Direct bullion trading on IIBX ends — banks and jewellers must route via members by 13 November
IFSCA ends direct IIBX access for Special Category Clients from 27 Oct 2026: every participant, including nominated banks, must now trade as a client of a Bullion Trading Member; existing SCCs get until 13 Nov 2026.
IFSCA Circular — Review of SCC framework for trading on IIBX (official IFSCA PDF)
28 October 2026Eff. 27 October 202611 minInteractive Suite
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