The CT & GST, Odisha has issued new instructions to prevent fake taxpayers from obtaining GST registrations and issuing bogus invoices. These guidelines aim to ensure proper due diligence at all stages of registration, cancellation, and revocation. The move comes after a significant number of applications were automatically approved due to officer inaction, leading to the discovery of fake entities.
The Commissionarate of CT GST, Odisha, Finance Department has issued Instructions videNo.CCT-PEI-POL-0155-2021/7869/CTGST dated May 10, 2023regarding care to be taken during the process of registration, cancellation of registration and revocation of cancellation of registration of fake taxpayers under GST.
Instructions were issued vide this office Letter No. 7635/CT GST dated June 11, 2019 to monitor the registration process with due diligence both at the stage of grant of registration as w
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The new guidelines aim to prevent fake taxpayers from obtaining GST registrations and issuing bogus invoices by ensuring due diligence during registration, cancellation, and revocation processes.
Under the new guidelines, no new GST registration application should be 'deemed approved' due to inaction by the Proper Officer. The officer in charge will be held responsible.
Mandatory pre-registration physical verification is required if applicants do not opt for Aadhaar OTP authentication or fail to authenticate it. It is also required based on data analytics and risk parameters for those who do authenticate Aadhaar via OTP.
If a registrant is found to be functionally non-existent, the Proper Officer must initiate suo-moto cancellation proceedings, potentially retrospectively from the date of registration.
Applications for revocation of registration by entities cancelled for being functionally non-existent may be considered for rejection, following the principle of natural justice.
The guidelines emphasise that while preventing fake taxpayers, genuine taxpayers should not face any harassment, keeping in mind the 'Ease of Doing Business' initiative.