The Goods and Services Tax (GST) System is introducing key enhancements that will empower users to monitor and control data access granted to Application Suvidha Providers (ASPs). These changes are expected to bring greater clarity around data sharing and ensure informed consent in interactions facilitated via GST Suvidha Providers (GSPs).
Official copy of the Advisory is as follows
The GST System is being continuously enhanced to strengthen data security and improve transparency to the taxpayers.
In this effort, the below-mentioned enhancement shall be shortly introduced to provide transparency and control to the taxpayers who interact with the GST System using Application Suvidha Providers (ASP). The ASP use GST System authorised API channel partners that are called GST Suvidha Providers (GSP). The role of a GSP is to provide API access between GST System and ASP.
Email and SMS notification service to inform the taxpayer upon every successful OTP consent access provided by the taxpayer to the ASP. The taxpayers authorized signatory shall receive notification via email and/or SMS whenever ASP successfully obtains their consent, by providing OTP from the GST System, to access their data over APIs. The notification would have the following details:
- Name of the ASP and the underlying GSP
- Date and Time of the OTP Consent
- Validity Period of the consent
The GST Common Portal is being further enhanced to provide view of current & historic access gained by ASP / GSP and enable taxpayer with an option to revoke any active consent. The taxpayer shall be able to access this after logging to their GST Common Portal dashboard.
The exact dates, when the above functionalities will become available, shall be published vide respective advisories.
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