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Jul 06, 2024
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Relief for industry as govt cracks down on GST demand notices
In a major relief for the industry and GST taxpayers in the country, the government has decided to send any GST demand notices to the taxpayers, only once there is approval from the North Block.
According to official sources, "The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) can not send any tax demand notices where it is an interpretation or a classification matter, without the approval of the policy wing under the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)."
DGGI is the central intelligence agency of CBIC, which keeps a close vigil on tax dues, tax unpaid, tax evasion and misreporting of taxes, under the GST regime.
The investigative arm was often accused of sending notices to taxpayers, and industry, where the industry held a different view and the intelligence arm held a different assessment of taxes, leading to stuck payments, delays in taxes and piling up of cases.
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