SHOPS-RETURN-GJ — Shops & Establishments Annual Return (Gujarat)
The annual return in Form Q to the Inspector within one month of the calendar year ending 31 December, by 31 January, by an establishment the 2019 Act requires to register (ten or more workers).
- Due
- 31 Jan each year
- Frequency
- Annual
- If it lapses
- Penalty prescribed by the state Shops and Establishments Act — ₹5,000
- Statutory reference
- Rule 27, Gujarat Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules 2020
Where this date comes from
- The instrument
- Rule 27, Gujarat Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules 2020
- The authority
- The relevant State government
Mallah Software Services Private Limited has not independently verified this against the gazette. The citation above is the instrument this date is taken from, and it is exact enough for a professional to check. Inside Lawzer a company secretary or chartered accountant can record that they have checked it, against the rule as it read on the day — and that record is withdrawn automatically if the rule later changes. A date nobody has checked says so.
Who has to file it
Every one of these has to hold before SHOPS-RETURN-GJ binds an entity:
- 10 or more employees
- levied in Gujarat
- Usually owned by:
- Accountant
- Typical effort:
- 2 hours
Common questions
- When is SHOPS-RETURN-GJ due?
- 31 Jan each year. It falls due once a year.
- Who has to file SHOPS-RETURN-GJ?
- It applies to 10 or more employees and levied in Gujarat.
- What is the penalty for filing SHOPS-RETURN-GJ late?
- Penalty prescribed by the state Shops and Establishments Act — ₹5,000
Get told before SHOPS-RETURN-GJ is due
We will email you a week before the next one, and before each one after that.
One email per occurrence of SHOPS-RETURN-GJ, and nothing else — no newsletter, no other obligations, and your address is never sold or passed on. We send a link to confirm first, and nothing goes out until you follow it. Every message has a one-click link to stop. See the Privacy Policy.
This is the standing statutory position. The government extends deadlines often, and an extension is not reflected here until the rule is updated. Mallah Software Services Private Limited is a software company and not a firm of company secretaries or chartered accountants — nothing here is legal, tax or secretarial advice. Confirm the date with your professional before relying on it. See the Professional Disclaimer.