Filing ITR while GST payment is NIL

This discussion addresses the concern of filing an Income Tax Return (ITR) when a GST number was active but NIL returns were filed. The user has a GST registration for a sanitary items business, filing nil returns, but wants to declare income from a separate hardware business (which has no GST registration) for a loan. They are seeking guidance on whether this is permissible and if it will attract notices from the GST department, especially when aiming to show a business income of ₹5 Lakhs from the hardware sales of ₹20 Lakhs.