GST Alert: Ignore GSTR-3A Notices If Your GST Was Cancelled Before FY 2024–25 or Returns Already Filed

Many small busi­ness own­ers and tax­pay­ers have recent­ly received notices in Form GSTR-3A from the GST depart­ment. These notices are usu­al­ly sent when a tax­pay­er fails to file their GST return, espe­cial­ly Form GSTR‑4 (which is required from com­po­si­tion scheme taxpayers).

How­ev­er, this time, many of these notices were sent by mis­take due to a tech­ni­cal glitch in the GST system.

Who Received These Notices by Mistake?

The notices were wrong­ly sent to:

1. Tax­pay­ers whose GST reg­is­tra­tions were can­celled before the Finan­cial Year 2024–25, and
2. Tax­pay­ers who had already filed their GSTR‑4 return prop­er­ly.

What Should You Do If You Got This Notice?

Don’t pan­ic.

If your reg­is­tra­tion was can­celled before FY 2024–25 or if you have already filed GSTR‑4, then you can ignore this notice.

No action is required from your side in such cas­es.
The GST depart­ment has con­firmed this was an error and is already work­ing to fix the problem.

What If You Have Other Issues?

If you think the notice applies to you, or you’re fac­ing any oth­er GST-relat­ed issues:

1. Vis­it the GST Por­tal.
2. Go to the “Self-Ser­vice Por­tal”.
3. Raise a griev­ance with all rel­e­vant details (like GSTIN, notice copy, return fil­ing sta­tus, etc.).
4. The depart­ment will look into your com­plaint and resolve it.

Summary

Sit­u­a­tion	What to Do
Reg­is­tra­tion can­celled before FY 2024–25	Ignore the notice
GSTR‑4 already filed	Ignore the notice
Any oth­er issue	Raise griev­ance on GST Portal