GSTR 9C TO BE CERTIFIED BY CA

HI,

As per recent newspaper article - Certification by CA/Cost accountant is not required for filing Reconcilation Statement in GSTR-9C, it is optional.  Is it true ?

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d) A taxpayer has now been given an option to upload details of ITC availed in PDF format in GSTR-9C without the certification of a Chartered Accountant.
 

Read more at:
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/gst/gst-key-changes-and-simplifications-of-gstr-9-gstr-9c-for-taxpayers/articleshow/72436007.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

Regards

Amit