Returns filing peaked to record 13.76 lakh on last day: GSTN

An overwhelming majority of taxpayers logged on the GST portal to file returns during daytime, with a bulk of traffic witnessed in the afternoon hours, the hourly data on filings showed.

“The hourly trend for GSTR-3B from Aug 12 to Sept 20 shows that about 94 per cent of taxpayers filed the returns between 10 am and 10 pm. Only about 6 per cent did it late in the night or early morning. The trend is the same for other returns as well. We would like to underline here that the portal is handling peak hours smoothly,” GSTN CEO Prakash Kumar said. GSTR-3B is a summary return of details of outward supplies, inward supplies, credit and payment of goods and services.