PAN-linked mobile and e-mail address to be captured in Form GST REG-01 & OTP-based verification to be conducted at the time of registration



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The GST Council has introduced new measures to enhance security during GST registration. Applicants will now need to verify their PAN-linked mobile number and email address using One-Time Passwords (OTPs). This change, implemented via Notification No. 26/2022, aims to prevent fraudulent use of PANs by ensuring verification is done through details directly linked to the applicant's Permanent Account Number.

Background Recently, the GST Councils 48th meeting was held in Delhi on December 17, 2022 under the chairmanship of the Union Finance Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, in which it was recommended that PAN-linked mobile number and e-mail address (fetched from CBDT database) to be captured and recorded in FORM GST REG-01 and OTP-based verification to be conducted at the time of registration on such PAN-linked mobile number and email address to restrict misuse of PAN of a pers
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The main change is that applicants must now verify their PAN-linked mobile number and email address using OTPs at the time of registration.

This measure has been introduced to prevent the misuse of an individual's PAN by unscrupulous elements without their knowledge.

The mobile number and email address will be automatically populated from the Income Tax database, linked to the applicant's PAN.

The change is notified by CBIC via Notification No. 26/2022 – (Central Tax) dated December 26, 2022.

No, the requirement to provide the authorised signatory's email ID and mobile number for verification and communication has been omitted.




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