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GST e-invoicing welcome step for midsize firms but might be a challenge for micro, small units: FISME

GST e-invoicing welcome step for midsize firms but might be a challenge for micro, small units: FISME

Mandating businesses with over Rs 50 crore turnover (midsize firms) to generate e-invoices is a welcome move but it might be a problem for micro, and small businesses who don’t invest much in technology and lack digital literacy, according to Animesh Saxena, President, Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME). E-invoicing was earlier made mandatory under Goods and Services Tax (GST) law for business-to-business (B2B) transactions by businesses with a turnover of more than Rs 500 crore from October 1, 2020, and over Rs 100 crore from January 1, 2021. Earlier this month, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) had notified the same for businesses with more than Rs 50 crore turnover. As per the MSME definition revised last year, enterprises with turnover ranging from Rs 51 crore to Rs 250 crore are classified as medium units.

“Some level of preparedness will be required but we assume companies with over Rs 50 crore turnover to be digitally literate in managing their accounts. If the government extends the e-invoicing mandate in the future to micro and small enterprises, then it might be a problem as they don’t invest much in technology and most work is outsourced. It might become an additional cost burden for them. Also, broadband connectivity could be a problem for such firms in small towns and villages,” Saxena told Financial Express Online.

Importantly, e-invoicing will allow immediate validation of the tax invoices, which is beneficial for both the taxpayer and input tax credit recipient as the errors and reconciliation requirements may get reduced significantly. However, “mid-sized businesses who do not have a well-equipped in-house IT team will have to incur CAPEX and OPEX costs for numerous activities such as modifying accounting systems to adhere to the e-invoicing, integrating their accounting systems with the IRP portal (either through APIs or third-party softwares), and undergoing detailed training for the staff to get accustomed to the e-invoicing norms and accounting infrastructure,” Saket Patawari, Executive Director – Indirect Tax, Senior Director – told Financial Express Online.

Out of 6.33 crore MSMEs, over 99 per cent are micro and small businesses in India, according to the MSME Ministry’s FY20 annual report. Medium enterprises are only 5,000 while small businesses are 3.31 lakh and micro enterprises are 6.30 crore in India. “There won’t be any impact on medium enterprises as their sphere is very less while micro and small are in majority. Micro and small owners do everything on their own in a small set-up and it might an additional responsibility for them if implemented ahead by the government. However, in contrast, this would also bring more transparency and make them more formal to benefit from government schemes. I think gradually the government will extend this to micro and small enterprises as well,” Sanjiv Layek, Executive Secretary, World Association For Small And Medium Enterprises (WASME) told Financial Express Online.

The e-invoicing system is also likely to help enterprises access instant loans as banks would be able to analyse requests based on the invoices even as the compliance requirement would be reduced as the GST system would populate the returns based on details available in the e-invoice, Financial Express had reported earlier citing officials working on the system. Moreover, as per another official, e-invoicing would help to generate invoice in a standard format, which can be read by any system, and reporting of e-invoice to a central system becomes possible.

Source: Financial Express Online.

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Small firms face a daunting task as e-invoicing kicks in from April 1

Small firms face a daunting task as e-invoicing kicks in from April 1

Come April 1 and e-invoicing will be mandatory for business-to-business (B2B) transactions for taxpayers having a turnover of over Rs 50 crore from April 1, 2021.

At present, issuing electronic invoices is mandatory for businesses with a turnover of Rs 100 crore and more.

E-invoicing replaces the physical invoice and will soon replace the existing eway bill system, and taxpayers will not have to generate separate e-way bills.

The challenges

However, small firms may find it challenging to comply with the new norms.

Small businesses in small towns may face some difficulties with technology-led business processes.
A business needs to validate mandatory invoice information before uploading it to e-invoice systems to avoid rejections, otherwise, they may have to spend more time.

Firms will need to be vigilant while generating e-invoice as there are restrictions with the cancellation of the invoice, which must be carried out within the same day of the transaction.

How does e-invoicing work?

E-invoicing replaces the physical invoice and will soon replace the existing e-way bill system, and taxpayers will not have to generate separate e-way bills.

Under e-invoicing, taxpayers have to generate invoices on their internal systems (ERP/accounting/billing software) and then report them online to the Invoice Registration Portal (IRP).

The IRP will validate the information provided in the invoices and return the digitally signed e-invoices with a unique ‘Invoice Reference Number (IRN)’ along with a QR Code to the taxpayer.

Gaming the system

Small businesses use informal sales invoices to under-report turnover, which will be curbed by the move.

E-invoicing makes it difficult to show lower retail sales as the wholesale purchases are already reported to the government. The tax authorities can seek an explanation for the mismatch in wholesale buys and the final sales. If the purchases are higher and sales are lower, the taxman can ask the business to show inventory.

Benefits

The government expects e-invoicing to bring other major advantages, such as improving the payment cycle for industry and giving a boost to invoice-based lending to MSMEs.

Last month, the board had exempted non-banking financial companies, insurance companies, banks and financial institutions, and exports from

using dynamic quick response or QR codes on e-invoices issued to consumers. Exports have been exempted from the QR code requirement since such shipments are treated as business-to-business supplies. The board had notified the mandatory use of dynamic QR codes on such invoices issued by companies with an aggregate turnover of more than Rs 500 crore in March last year.

Source: Economic-Times.


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GST: Govt. issues Advisory on Opting-in for Composition Scheme for Financial year 2021-22

GST: Govt. issues Advisory on Opting-in for Composition Scheme for Financial year 2021-22

The Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) has issued Advisory on Opting-in for Composition Scheme for Financial year 2021-22.

How to opt-in for Composition Scheme:
1. The eligible registered taxpayers, who want to opt-in for composition scheme for the FY 2021-22, need to file FORM GST CMP-02 application, on or before 31st March, 2021, post login on GST portal. The taxpayers may navigate as follows:

Log-in>Services > Registration > Application to opt for Composition Levy>Filing form GST CMP-02>File application under DSC/EVC

1. Once Form GST CMP-02 application is filed, the composition scheme will be available to the taxpayer, w.e.f. 1st April 2021.
2. The taxpayers already opted in for composition scheme earlier are not required to opt in again for FY 2021-2022.
3. Taxpayers who were regular taxpayers in previous FY, but are opting-in for composition scheme for 2021-22, must file Form GST ITC-03 for reversal of ITC on stocks of inputs, semi-finished goods and finished goods available with them, within 60 days from the effective date of opting in.

Who is eligible for opting-in for Composition Scheme:– Following Normal taxpayers, who don’t want to avail ITC facility, may opt for this scheme:

1. having aggregate turnover (at PAN level) upto Rs. 1.5 Crore in the previous FY.
2. having aggregate turnover (at PAN level) upto Rs. 75 lakh in the previous FY and who are registered in Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura & Uttarakhand.
3. supplying services and/or mixed supplies having aggregate turnover of previous FY upto Rs. 50 lakhs.

Who is not eligible for opting in composition scheme:
1. Suppliers of the goods/services who are not liable to pay tax under GST
2. Inter-State outward suppliers of goods/services
3. Taxpayers supplying goods through e-commerce operators who are required to collect tax under sec 52
4. The manufacturers of notified goods like Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa, tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes, Pan Masala & Aerated water

Source: TaxScan.

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GST technical glitches behind input tax credit frauds: CAG report

GST technical glitches behind input tax credit frauds: CAG report

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has found that the goods and services tax (GST) system is prone to input tax credit (ITC) frauds due to complexity in the compliance system.

“The originally envisaged system-validated ITC through ‘invoice matching’ had not been implemented. The complexity of return mechanism and technical glitches had resulted in roll-back of key GST returns, rendering the system prone to ITC frauds,” CAG said in its report submitted in Parliament on Wednesday.

The GST returns system is still a work in progress despite more than three years of roll-out, it said. “In the absence of a stable and simplified return mechanism, one of the main objectives of GST rollout — simplified tax compliance system — is yet to be achieved,” the report said.

CAG recommended fixing a definite time frame for rollout simplified returns forms as frequent deferments are resulting in a delay in its stabilisation and continued uncertainty in the GST ecosystem. During October 2018 to March 2020, CAG examined records relating to 4,736 of 23,106 refunds in 33 Central GST (CGST) commissionerates. It noticed non-adherence to extant provisions in processing refunds in 280 claims (6 per cent) involving an amount of Rs 16.16 crore.

“We observed instances of irregular grant of refund due to non-consideration of minimum balance in electronic credit ledger, irregular sanction of refund of input tax credit availed of on capital goods, etc,” the report said.

GST shortfall

The CGST revenue was short of the Budget Estimates and the Revised Estimates during 2018-19 and 2019-20. The shortfall vis-à-vis Budget Estimates was 22 per cent and 10 per cent for the years, respectively. Also, CGST revenue grew 2.97 per cent in FY20 over FY19. CGST revenue as a percentage of GDP, however, declined from 3.08 per cent in FY19 to 2.95 per in FY20.

The share of GST remained constant at 62 per cent of the direct tax collections during the last two years (FY19 and FY20).

To a query over this, the finance ministry said on the recommendations of the GST Council, rate rationalisations have been implemented from time to time by the government and, therefore, the actual indirect tax collections may vary with regard to the target set for a financial year.

It should be noted that in December 2015, the report on the revenue neutral rate and structure of rates for GST recommended the range of 15-15.5 per cent as the revenue neutral rate. However, the effective weighted average GST rate as of July 2019 was 11.6 per cent.

In addition, the GST Council revised the threshold turnover limits upwards for registration of taxpayers and the composition levy scheme, which affected GST collections, the ministry said.

Source: Business-Standard

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Taxpayers can use ITC to discharge GST dues for March

Taxpayers can use ITC to discharge GST dues for March

The Finance Ministry on Saturday said GST taxpayers can utilise the Input Tax Credit available in their credit ledger to discharge their GST dues for the month of March.

“Taxpayers are free to utilise the Input Tax Credit available in their credit ledger, as permissible in law, to discharge their GST dues for the month of March, 2021 – the last month of this financial year,” the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) said in a statement.

Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections crossed the Rs 1 lakh crore mark for the fifth month in a row in February. The mop up in February was Rs 1.13 lakh crore.

Source: Economic-Times

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GST: ITC to be availed based on details available in FORM GSTR-2B, clarifies CBIC

GST: ITC to be availed based on details available in FORM GSTR-2B, clarifies CBIC

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), via its Twitter, handle clarified that Input Tax Credit ( ITC ) can be availed based on details available in FORM GSTR-2B.

The department was responding to an inquiry from one Mr. Rahul Modi, who asked whether the Goods and Service Tax Network (GSTN), whether ITC needs to be claimed as per 2A or 2B.

“Many clients are filing their GSTR 1 after 12th of the months which gets reflected in 2A but not in 2B which shows difference in ITC with auto populated data,” he added.

The GSTN responded that it was a policy-related issue and has been forwarded to the Government.

“Input tax credit is required to be availed based on details available in FORM GSTR-2B, which is a static ITC statement generated for each month,” the Board tweeted.

Dear Taxpayer,

Input tax credit is required to be availed based on details available in FORM GSTR-2B, which is a static ITC statement generated for each month.
— CBIC (@cbic_india) March 15, 2021

Source: TaxScan.

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GST e-invoices spell end to sales under-reporting

GST e-invoices spell end to sales under-reporting

The practice among small businesses of issuing ‘kacha bills’ or informal sales invoices to under-report turnover is likely to become a thing of the past with the government quietly extending the scope of e-invoicing to ever more businesses.

The requirement of e-invoicing —live reporting of business-to-business transactions to a government portal—which is being applied to ever more small businesses is set to make it harder to keep their final retail sales under wraps as the wholesale purchases have already been reported to the authorities.

The effect is two-fold, said experts. One, it makes it easier for small firms to claim credit for taxes already paid on the wholesale purchases and, two, exposes them to questioning by the authorities if final sales are not reported. As per current plan, from 1 April, businesses with sales of more than ₹50 crore will have to generate e-invoices on their business-to-business transactions, down from the current threshold of ₹100 crore. The government’s idea is to make this obligation applicable to all business-to-business deals later this year. The move shows that the government’s idea of formalizing the economy through goods and services tax (GST), which initially faced a backlash from traders and small firms, is now reaching its final stage.

To be sure, GST has already helped in checking tax evasion and large businesses are compliant with the technology-driven tax system. It is segments of the market where retail margins are high that are prone to tax evasion, as high retail margins make it perversely attractive to forgo credit for taxes already paid on procurement and under-report retail sales. Pharmaceuticals and construction materials, excluding cement and steel, are among high-margin businesses, an industry expert said seeking anonymity.

E-invoicing keeps authorities informed about who purchased goods from a distributor or stockist. If the buyer does not report his eventual retail sales, authorities can ask him to show the inventory. Once fully rolled out, e-invoicing is set to give a strong push to the formalization of the economy and give a big boost to tax compliance not only in GST, but also for income tax as under-reporting sales by small firms becomes harder. Experts said this would be a big feat compared to even what has been achieved by some of the western economies.

“The extension of e-invoicing across all business transactions over a period of time would make the GST one of the most advanced information technology-enabled indirect tax system among countries of comparable size and diversity,” said M.S. Mani, partner, Deloitte India.

According to Niraj Hutheesing, founder and managing director of Cygnet Infotech, a tech firm that helps clients digitize businesses, the primary challenge among micro, small and medium enterprises for implementing mandatory e-invoicing is their readiness to manage data. Since e-invoicing is being done in a phased manner, it is comparatively easier for small businesses to replicate the way solutions are implemented by large businesses. Large corporations are helping vendors and suppliers with software systems that will enable them to comply with e-invoicing requirements, and even small accounting software providers are modifying their software to include e-invoicing as a solution, said Hutheesing.

Source: Live-Mint. 

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Government plans to include GST in UPI QR code

Government plans to include GST in UPI QR code

The government is looking at upgrading the QR code for UPI in such a way that it can incorporate the GST component and show the same separately. This will enable the government to come out with fiscal incentives for payments that are made digitally.

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is working on UPI to enable this feature, CEO Dilip Asbe revealed. According to Asbe, when both ends of the payment are driven by software with information going to a cloud, there is no limit to the innovation that can take place. Additionally, information provided to the merchant and customer can grow manifold.

He said that the NPCI was working with banks and payment companies to create the capacity to handle a billion UPI transactions daily. “UPI has grown 250% in nine months. It is a journey where everyone has to keep investing,” he said.

Asbe was speaking at an event organised by Paytm to launch an upgraded version of its soundbox, which provides payment confirmation through audio and a screen. The payment company also launched a software application developed jointly with Visa which enables any NFC-equipped smartphone to accept contactless card payments from all card networks.

Speaking at the launch, Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma said that the company has sold 9 lakh point-of-sale (PoS) devices in 18 months and was targeting to upgrade 50 lakh merchants to accepting contactless payment over smartphones and IoT (internet of things, or net-connected) devices.

Sharma said that Paytm was already working on developing the dynamic QR that could incorporate GST. Speaking at the same event, Visa’s India chief T R Ramachandran said that with 25 billion IoT devices in the world, the scope for contactless payments has increased. He said that over 50 countries have increased their limit for contactless payments and the RBI has also revised the limit after analysing years of fraud data.

On the proposed licences for the new umbrella entities proposed by the RBI, Ramachandran said that the heterogeneous nature of the Indian market meant that one size does not fit all. He pointed out that there were under-penetrated segments in digital payments, such as B2B transactions and cross-border remittances. “It requires a thousand flowers to bloom to satisfy the appetite of India,” he said.

Source: Times-Of-India. 

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Mandatory to mention 4/6-digit HSN/SAC Code w.e.f. April 1, 2021

Mandatory to mention 4/6-digit HSN/SAC Code w.e.f. April 1, 2021

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes (CBIC) issued Notification No. 12/2017-Central Tax dated June 28, 2017, to show specified digits of Harmonised System of Nomenclature (HSN)/ Service Accounting Code (SAC) Code on raising of tax invoices for supply of goods or services as under:

Subsequently, the above notification was amended vide Notification No. 78/2020 – Central Tax, dated October 15, 2020 to mandate 4/6- digit HSN/SAC Code on supply of goods or services on the tax invoices w.e.f. April 1, 2021:

Further, a proviso was inserted to provide that 4- digits of HSN Code is optional in respect of supplies made to unregistered persons i.e., B2C supplies for a registered person having aggregate turnover upto INR 5 crores in the previous financial year.

Thereafter, Notification No. 12/2017-Central Tax dated June 28, 2017 was again amended vide Notification No. 90/2020 – Central Tax, dated December 01, 2020 to provide for class of supply- ‘Chemicals’ whose HSN Code are required to be mentioned at 8-digit on the tax invoices.

Further, it is to be noted that the above changes of mentioning 4/6 Digit HSN/ SAC code, as applicable, are also required to be captured in Table 12 of Form GSTR-1 (i.e., details of outward supplies of goods or services) and therefore, corresponding changes are made in the same.

Furthermore, it is very important to mention the correct HSN/ SAC Code on the tax invoices and Form GSTR-1 as penalty of INR 50,000/- (INR 25,000/- each for CGST and SGST) can be levied for non-mentioning or mentioning wrong HSN/ SAC Code under Section 125 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (i.e., General penalty).

However, it is to be noted that there are many disputes w.r.t. classification of the various goods and services like sanitizers, railway parts, fryums etc. Further, the disputes are also going on as to whether classification as per Notification No. 1/2017- Central Tax (Rate) dated June 28, 2017 (“Goods Rate Notification”) should be in line with explanation (iii) and (iv) of said notification vide which it is provided that “Tariff item”, “sub-heading” “heading” and “Chapter” in the Goods Rate Notification shall mean tariff item, sub-heading, heading and chapter as specified in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (“CTA”) and that rules for the interpretation of the First Schedule to the CTA including the Section and Chapter Notes and the General Explanatory Notes would be apply to the interpretation of the Goods Rate Notification which provides only 1,208 goods approx. as against more than 12,000 products under First Schedule of the CTA.

Source: Taxguru.

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Know 15 New Functionalities made available for Taxpayers on GST Portal from February 2021: GSTN

Know 15 New Functionalities made available for Taxpayers on GST Portal from February 2021: GSTN

The Goods and Service Tax Network (GSTN) has enabled the new functionality for Taxpayers on GST Portal from February 2021.

1. Post TRN Login, Tracking of Registration Application Status:
The Search ARN Functionality for Registration, post TRN Login (i.e. after TRN is generated by taxpayer/ applicant but has not completed the filing of registration application), has been enhanced for the taxpayers. They will now be displayed at various stages of Registration, with the current status of their application in green colour and remaining pending stages being greyed out.

2. Issuance of Form GSTR 3A, for Non Filing of GSTR-3B Returns to taxpayers, under QRMP scheme:
Functionality has been deployed on GST Portal for issuance of system generated notice in Form GSTR-3A, to the taxpayers who have opted for/ assigned to QRMP Scheme and fail to file their GSTR-3B return on quarterly frequency, by due date.

3. Discontinuation of filing of Form GSTR-9A, for FY 2019-20 & onwards:
The facility of filing Annual Returns in Form GSTR-9A by taxpayers in Composition Scheme, as per proviso to sub-section (1) Section 44 has been done away with on GST Portal, from FY 2019-20 & onwards. Thus, now taxpayers will not be able to view/save/file Form GSTR-9A for FY 2019-20 & onwards. Filing of the said return for the FY 2017-18 and 2018-19 is available (& is optional).

4. Facility to file NIL Form GST ITC-03 by the taxpayers opting in to Composition scheme:
Existing taxpayers while opting for composition scheme are required to file details of stock in Form GST ITC-03 and pay tax on the stock (on which ITC has been claimed by them). Now a facility has been provided on the GST Portal to such taxpayers to file NIL Form GST ITC-03.

5. Validation of date on entry of invoices of cancelled suppliers and date of registration, in Form GSTR-6 and showing of tax period and filing status in Excel download of Form GSTR 6A:
An ISD distributes the credit availed on inward supplies, received from the suppliers, to its units through monthly return, filed in Form GSTR-6. ISDs would now not be able to enter invoices/debit notes/credit notes of their suppliers having cancelled status in their Form GSTR 6, having date after their effective date of cancellation, or having date before the date of grant of registration to suppliers or that of ISD (itself).

6. Implementation of 35% Challan in QRMP Scheme in Form GST PMT-06 for making payment:
From 1st January, 2021, the two options namely Fixed Sum Method and Self-Assessment Method are made available to the Taxpayers, who are under Quarterly Returns and Monthly Payment of Tax (QRMP) Scheme, for tax payment for first 02 months of a quarter.
Fixed Sum Method: Portal can generate a pre-filled challan in Form GST PMT-06, based on past record.
Self-Assessment Method: The tax due is to be paid on actual supplies, after deducting the Input Tax Credit available.

7. Editing the Auto- population of some data in Form GSTR-3B:
Now, in case a taxpayer decreases the liability or increases the ITC availment by editing these values, beyond the designated threshold of 5%, the system will show a warning message to the taxpayer.
Similarly, if a taxpayer decreases the reverse charge liability in Table 3.1(d) and ITC reversal in Table 4B in Form GSTR-3B, auto-populated from system generated Form GSTR-2B, the system will show a warning message.

8. Pre login Tracking of Refund Application Status:
Now taxpayers can navigate to Services > Track Application Status > Select the Refund option > Enter ARN to track their refund application, without logging into the GST Portal. This will display various stages of Refund application filed by them, with the current status of their application in green colour and remaining pending stages being greyed out.

9.Withdrawal of Refund Application by Taxpayer, in Form GST RFD-01W:
Earlier the taxpayers had no option to withdraw their refund applications, if they have committed any mistakes, while filing the application. A functionality has now been implemented for the taxpayer, to withdraw an already filed refund application, by filing Form GST RFD-01W (until the Refund Processing Officer issues an acknowledgement in Form GST RFD-02 or a deficiency memo in Form GST RFD-03).

10. Enabling taxpayers/ applicants with (only) TRN, to manually enter bank account details in Refund Application in Form GST RFD-01:
So far the taxpayers/applicants having (only) TRN were unable to file an application for refund, as they were not allowed to enter or add bank account details in the Registration Module. To enable filing of Refund Application by such taxpayers/applicants, a facility has been made available to them for manual entry of bank account details in Form GST RFD-01, while filing an application for refund.

11. Selection of two more reasons for voluntary payment in Form GST DRC-03:
The two reasons have been included for selection in drop down list for Form GST DRC-03, for the taxpayers to make voluntary payment namely Liability Mismatch – GSTR-1 to GSTR-3B and ITC Mismatch – GSTR-2A/2B to GSTR-3B.

12. Auto-generation of Form GST DRC-01 and its availability to the taxpayer on the GST Portal:
As per Rule 142(1) of the CGST/SGST Rules, summary in Form GST DRC-01, is required to be served to the taxpayer along with the notice issued by the tax official under Section 73, 74, 129, 130 etc. The auto-generation of Form GST DRC-01 (upon issuance of SCN/MOV-07/MOV-10 in Enforcement Module) has been enabled on the GST Portal and the same is now made available to the taxpayer under Additional Notices & Orders sub menu

13. Saving Advance Ruling/Advance Ruling Appeal applications by applicants:
Applicants can now save Advance Ruling/Advance Ruling Appeal applications upto 15 days, before editing and filing it on GST Portal. These applications in the saved stage will be automatically purged after 15 days.

14. Additional information about taxpayers under Search Taxpayer functionality:
In the “Search Taxpayer” functionality (Search Taxpayer> Search by GSTIN/UIN) available on the GST Portal, Post Login, users can now view certain additional details like Aadhar Authentication, e-KYC Verification, Compliance Rating, GSTIN/UIN status update, Annual Aggregate Turnover, Gross Taxable Income etc of the taxpayer.

15. Furnishing of details in IFF and Payment of tax (Form GST PMT- 06) by taxpayers in QRMP scheme:
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Source: TaxScan. 


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