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Compliance calendars: tracking obligations without guessing deadlines

A calendar is a control surface. Its job is to prevent late work and make dependencies visible. It is unsafe when it treats a generic internet date as a confirmed obligation for every client.

Create an obligation record

For each potential task, capture authority lane, entity, registration, period, trigger, owner, evidence needed, review stage, and source URL. Only mark it as actionable after applicability and current guidance are confirmed.

Track dependencies

A calendar item may depend on records from a client, a reconciliation, approval, a payment, or a previous submission. Show those dependencies early so teams are not surprised at the deadline.

Revalidate high-change fields

Forms, due dates, frequencies, and portal advisories can change. Store the date a source was checked and flag entries that need a fresh official review before the task enters a final-action stage.

Educational guide only. Requirements, forms, eligibility, thresholds, dates, and portal processes change. Confirm the current official source and obtain qualified professional review before acting.

Official sources

Reviewed 12 July 2026. These links are included so the underlying authority can be checked directly.

  1. Income Tax Department — objective and scope of the New Act
  2. Income Tax Department — Income Tax Returns
  3. Income Tax Department — Tax Payments
  4. GST Portal — registration help
  5. GST Portal — returns help
  6. CBIC GST portal
  7. Ministry of Corporate Affairs
  8. MCA — check annual filing status
  9. MCA — Form 11 LLP filing steps and FAQs (PDF)
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