Taxpayers need to now compulsorily select business activity post login notifies GSTN



Quick Summary
The Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) has announced a new mandatory requirement for taxpayers. Upon logging into the GST portal, all taxpayers must now select their primary business activity. This selection should be based on the activity generating the highest turnover, choosing from categories like Manufacturer, Wholesaler/Distributor/Retailer, Service Provider, and Others. This selection only needs to be done once, but can be updated later if required.

GSTN: Taxpayers Must Select Business Activity After Login

GSTN states that,

Taxpayers are required to select their business activity only once, as - Manufacturer, wholesaler/Distributor/Retailer, service providers & others post login based on highest turnover amongst them. You can change the same later.

Screenshot of the official notification is as follows

Taxpayers are required to select their business activity only once post login based on highest turnover

FAQ :

Taxpayers are now required to select their business activity (Manufacturer, Wholesaler/Distributor/Retailer, Service Provider, or Others) after logging into the GST portal.

You only need to select your business activity once. However, you can change this selection later if your business activities evolve.

You should select the business activity that corresponds to your highest turnover amongst the given options.

The available categories are Manufacturer, Wholesaler/Distributor/Retailer, Service Provider, and Others.




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