GST Portal Technical Glitch Leaves Taxpayers Frustrated

The GST portal faced technical issues related to filing of GSTR-1.

A message on GST Network's social media handle, GST Tech read “GSTN hereby acknowledges the issue being faced regarding GSTR-1 summary generation and its filing. It is to inform you that our team is working on it and will fix it shortly. Thanks for your patience.”

The GST Network posted another update on Friday assuring that the problem will be resolved, while highlighting that the deadline will be extended.

January 11 is the deadline for the December 2024 tax period, and for the QRMP filers, it is January 13.

How did netizens react?

Several netizens reported the malfunctioning claiming that the portal was not working even by noon.

Another user named Ajit Patel uploaded a screenshot highlighting that it is 2 o'clock, but the portal is still not working.

Highlighting frustration regarding the technical glitch, Vinay wrote, “We have a lot of patience. Don't worry. We have seen tons of glitches like this from day 1 of the portal and paid penalties. Of Course!! Even if anyone lost patience, no one is there to hear. Whatever you people do, that has to be followed. That's it know.”

Bharat Arora made an ironic remark asking, “A taxpayer with limited resources should file a return on time. But the GST portal can glitch anytime.”