How Late GST Filing Impacts Your Business Credit & Cash Flow
The Silent Drain You've Been Ignoring Every Indian entrepreneur knows the feeling — another deadline slipped through the cracks, another month where the GST portal sat untouched until panic set in. It feels minor in the moment. A few days late. No big deal, right? Late GST filing is one of the most quietly destructive habits a business can develop. It doesn’t announce itself with a dramatic warning. Instead, it chips away at your business credit, locks up your cash flow, and compounds penalties day by day — until a problem that could have cost you nothing turns into a five-figure financial hit. And here’s the part most entrepreneurs miss entirely: AI workflow automation is already reshaping how smart businesses solve this exact problem. But before we talk solutions, you need to understand exactly how deep the damage goes. What Happens the Moment You Miss a GST Deadline Under Section 47 of the CGST Act, the penalties for late filing are automatic. There is ...