Tax Revenues in 2021-22 exceed the Union Budget estimates by 5 lakh crore

Tax Revenues in 2021-22 exceed the Union Budget estimates by 5 lakh crore
GST
Dated:- 8-4-2022

The tax revenue in the Union Budget for 2021-22 was estimated at ₹22.17 lakh crore against the revised estimates of ₹19 lakh crore, with a growth of 17%. The Union Budget was presented on 1st February, 2021 when the 1st COVID wave had tapered off in India but the world was facing successive waves.
Against the Union Budget estimates of ₹22.17 lakh crore, the revenue collections as per the pre-actual figures is ₹27.07 lakh crore, almost ₹5 lakh crore above the budget estimates. This is a growth of 34% over last years revenue collection of ₹ 20.27 lakh crore, led by growth of 49% in direct taxes and

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healthy figure of 1.9, with 2.8 for direct taxes and 1.1 for indirect taxes. The ratio of direct to indirect taxes recovered from 0.9 in 2020-21 back to 1.1 in 2021-22.
The gross corporate taxes during 2021-22 was ₹8.6 lakh crore against ₹6.5 lakh crore last year, which shows that the new simplified tax regime with low rates and no exemptions has lived upto its promise. During the year, Income tax department gave refunds of ₹2.24 lakh core. During last two years, the effort has been to clear backlog of refunds to infuse liquidity into the hands of businesses. During the year, 2.4 crore refunds were issued that included 2.01 crore related to the year 2021-22, for which the returns were filed till 31st March 2021.
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This has been complemented due to various measures taken to improve compliance. The GSTR-3B filing (percentage of returns of previous month filed till end of the month) improved from 74% in September 2020 to 87% in February 2022. The GSTR-1 filing has significantly improved from 54% in September 2020 to 82% in February 2022. This also shows that the gap between GSTR-3B filing and GSTR-1 filing has completely narrowed down to the level of elimination. This shows that the GST ecosystem has appreciated the invoice-based discipline in GST, which not only benefits GST revenues but also contributes to overall formalization in the economy.
The level of economic recovery can also be seen from the value of e-way bills generated every month, which

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All time high Gross GST collection in March’2022,  breaching earlier record of 1,40,986 crore collected in the Month of January 2022

All time high Gross GST collection in March’2022,  breaching earlier record of 1,40,986 crore collected in the Month of January 2022
GST
Dated:- 1-4-2022

All time high Gross GST collection in March'2022, breaching earlier record of ₹ 1,40,986 crore collected in the Month of January 2022
₹ 1,42,095 crore gross GST revenue collected in the month
The gross GST revenue collected in the month of March 2022 is ₹ 1,42,095 crore of which CGST is ₹ 25,830 crore, SGST is ₹ 32,378 crore, IGST is ₹ 74,470 crore (including ₹ 39,131 crore collected on import of goods) and cess is ₹ 9,417 crore (including ₹ 981 crore collected on import of goods). The gross GST collection in March'20

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last year and 46% higher than the GST revenues in March 2020. During the month, revenues from import of goods was 25% higher and the revenues from domestic transaction (including import of services) are 11% higher than the revenues from these sources during the same month last year. Total number of e-way bills generated in the month of February 2022 is 6.91 crore as compared to e-way bills generated in the month of January 2022 (6.88 crore) despite being a shorter month, which indicates recovery of business activity at faster pace.
The average monthly gross GST collection for the last quarter of the FY 2021-22 has been ₹ 1.38 lakh crore against the average monthly collection of ₹ 1.10 lakh crore, ₹ 1.15 lakh crore and 1.

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15%
4
Chandigarh
165
184
11%
5
Uttarakhand
1,304
1,255
-4%
6
Haryana
5,710
6,654
17%
7
Delhi
3,926
4,112
5%
8
Rajasthan
3,352
3,587
7%
9
Uttar Pradesh
6,265
6,620
6%
10
Bihar
1,196
1,348
13%
11
Sikkim
214
230
8%
12
Arunachal Pradesh
92
105
14%
13
Nagaland
45
43
-6%
14
Manipur
50
60
18%
15
Mizoram
35
37
5%
16
Tripura
88
82
-7%
17
Meghalaya
152
181
19%
18
Assam
1,005
1,115
11%
19
West Bengal
4,387
4,472
2%
20
Jharkhand
2,416
2,550
6%
21
Odisha
3,285
4,125
26%
22
Chhattisgarh
2,544
2,720
7%
23
Madhya Pradesh
2,728
2,935
8%
24
Gujarat
8,197
9,158
12%
25
Daman and Diu
3
0
-92%
26
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
288
284
-2%
27
Maharashtr

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Webinar on Smart Search HSN- An Enhanced search HSN functionality for taxpayers

Webinar on Smart Search HSN- An Enhanced search HSN functionality for taxpayers
GST
Dated:- 17-3-2022

The Search HSN Code functionality has been enhanced, where taxpayers can search the HSN code and the applicable Technical description through common parlance / trade description of the goods/ services as they are known in the Trade. It helps the taxpayers to search HSN Code by providing description/ part of a description. For creating awareness amongst all the stakeholders, GSTN is

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CGST Delhi officials bust a syndicate of 7 firms in GST evasion of more than 85 crore

CGST Delhi officials bust a syndicate of 7 firms in GST evasion of more than 85 crore
GST
Dated:- 12-3-2022

Through extensive analysis of E-way bills, CGST Delhi East Commissionerate had busted a syndicate of five firms who were engaged in availing and utilising fake Input Tax Credit (ITC) of Goods and Services Tax (GST).
During further investigation it was found that this syndicate was using two more entities namely, M/s Shree Mahaveer International and M/s Gravity Enterprises. A communication was also received from GST, Gujarat State that a car bearing registration no. DL8CAS5941, registered in the name of one of the syndicate firm M/s Blue Water Expotrade Private Limited was intercepted by them in Ahmedabad. FastTags of Tr

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Enhanced Registration application user interface (UI)

Enhanced Registration application user interface (UI)
GST
Dated:- 11-3-2022

i. User Interface (UI) with respect to the address fields in the Registration Application GST REG-01 has been enhanced as follows:-
* Incorporation of a map tile along with a drag and drop facility of address pinhead on to the exact location of the applicant's address.
* Once selected, the details will automatically fill in the various address input fields given in the application.
* Address fields ha

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Webinar on Smart Search HSN- An Enhanced search HSN functionality for taxpayers.

Webinar on Smart Search HSN- An Enhanced search HSN functionality for taxpayers.
GST
Dated:- 8-3-2022

The Search HSN Code functionality has been enhanced, where taxpayers can search the HSN code and the applicable Technical description through common parlance / trade description of the goods/ services as they are known in the Trade. It helps the taxpayers to search HSN Code by providing description/ part of a description. For creating awareness amongst all the stakeholders, GSTN is

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Auto-population of e-invoice details into GSTR-1

Auto-population of e-invoice details into GSTR-1
GST
Dated:- 3-3-2022

(i) Generation of e-invoice is mandatory for certain class of taxpayers, as notified by the Government. These taxpayers are required to prepare & issue their e-invoices by reporting their invoice data in the prescribed format (e-invoice schema in FORM GST INV-01) and reporting the same on the Invoice Registration Portal (IRP). Invoices reported successfully on the IRP are given a unique Invoice Reference Number (

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1,33,026 crore Gross GST Revenue collected for February 2022

1,33,026 crore Gross GST Revenue collected for February 2022
GST
Dated:- 1-3-2022

₹ 1,33,026 crore Gross GST Revenue collected for February 2022
GST collection crossed ₹ 1.30 lakh crore mark for the 5th time
Revenues for the month of February 2022 18% higher than the GST revenues in the same month last year and 26% higher than the GST revenues in February 2020
The gross GST revenue collected in the month of February 2022 is Rs 1,33,026 crore of which CGST is ₹ 24,435 crore, SGST is ₹ 30,779 crore, IGST is ₹ 67,471crore (including ₹ 33,837 crore collected on import of goods) and cess is ₹ 10,340 crore (including ₹ 638 crore collected on import of goods).
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bruary 2022 should also be seen in the context of partial lockdowns, weekend and night curfews and various restrictions that were put in place by various States due to the omicron wave, which peaked around 20th January.
This is for the fifth time GST collection has crossed ₹ 1.30 lakh crore mark. Since implementation of GST, for the first time, GST cess collection crossed ₹ 10,000 crore mark, which signifies recovery of certain key sectors, especially, automobile sales.
The chart below shows trends in monthly gross GST revenues during the current year. The table shows the state-wise figures of GST collected in each State during the month of February 2022 as compared to February 2021.
State-wise growth of GST Revenues during F

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Delhi South CGST unearths fake invoicing racket of 611 crore involving tax evasion of 38.5 crore

Delhi South CGST unearths fake invoicing racket of 611 crore involving tax evasion of 38.5 crore
GST
Dated:- 24-2-2022

A specific intelligence was developed by the officers of Delhi South CGST Commissionerate concerning certain bogus firms that were created solely for the purpose of generating fake invoices and passing ineligible input tax credit along the chain.
Searches and inspections were conducted across locations spread across Delhi, unearthing a cartel running 54 bogus firms registered in Delhi -NCR region that were engaged in fake invoicing and circular trading. Incriminating documents such as rubber stamps and letter heads of various firms, mobile phones, laptops etc. have been seized from the search premises.
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2 held by Faridabad CGST Commissionerate for issuing fake invoices of over 200 crore and availing involving fraudulent ITC of 31.85 crore

2 held by Faridabad CGST Commissionerate for issuing fake invoices of over 200 crore and availing involving fraudulent ITC of 31.85 crore
GST
Dated:- 24-2-2022

Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Commissionerate, Faridabad, of Panchkula CGST Zone, on 23.02.2022 arrested two persons for running a fake billing racket, involving five (5) dummy firms, dealing in trading of iron scrap, registered in Faridabad, Haryana, for issuance of fake invoices of over ₹ 200 crore without actual supply of goods and availing and passing fraudulent Input Tax Credit (ITC) amounting to ₹ 31.85 crore.
A team of officers of Anti-Evasion, CGST Commissionerate, Faridabad, conducted simultaneous searches at 5 places in Faridabad on 22nd F

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Upcoming GSTR-1/IFF enhancements

Upcoming GSTR-1/IFF enhancements
GST
Dated:- 23-2-2022

1. The statement of outward supplies in FORM GSTR-1 is to be furnished by all normal taxpayers on a monthly or quarterly basis, as applicable. Quarterly GSTR-1 filers have also been provided with an optional Invoice Furnishing Facility (IFF) for reporting their outward supplies to registered persons (B2B supplies) in the first two months of the quarter. Continuous enhancements & technology improvements in GSTR-1/IFF have been made from time to time to enhance the performance & user-experience of GSTR-1/IFF, which has led to improvements in Summary Generation process, quicker response time, and enhanced user-experience for the taxpayers.
2. The previous phase of GSTR-1/IFF

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with a simpler single-step filing process . The upcoming 'File Statement' button will replace the present two-step filing process and will provide taxpayers with the flexibility to add or modify records till the filing is completed by pressing the 'File Statement' button.
(ii) Consolidated Summary : Taxpayers will now be shown a table-wise consolidated summary before actual filing of GSTR-1/IFF. This consolidated summary will have a detailed & table-wise summary of the records added by the taxpayers. This will provide a complete overview of the records added in GSTR-1/IFF before actual filing.
(iii) Recipient wise summary : The consolidated summary page will also provide recipient-wise summary, containing the total value of the supplie

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Setup of ‘GST Refund Help Desk’ in the office of Pr. CCA, CBIC

Setup of ‘GST Refund Help Desk’ in the office of Pr. CCA, CBIC
GST
Dated:- 17-2-2022

1. The office of Pr. CCA, CBIC has setup a 'GST Refund Help Desk' for addressing payment related problems faced by the taxpayers. Contact details of the Help Desk is as under:
Name of Nodal Officer     : Ms Anita Rawat, Accounts Officer
Toll Free Helpline Number    : 1800-11-1424
Mail ID           : gstrefunds-he

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Average monthly gross GST collection for third quarter of FY 2021-22 is 1.30 lakh crore

Average monthly gross GST collection for third quarter of FY 2021-22 is 1.30 lakh crore
GST
Dated:- 8-2-2022

Average monthly gross GST collection for third quarter of FY 2021-22 is ₹ 1.30 lakh crore
Record GST collection of ₹ 1,40,986 crore reported for January, 2022
The average monthly gross Goods & Services Tax (GST) collection for the third quarter of FY 2021-22 has been ₹ 1.30 lakh crore against the average monthly collection of ₹ 1.10 lakh crore and ₹ 1.15 lakh crore in the first and second quarters respectively. This was stated by Union Minister of State for Finance Shri Pankaj Chaudhary in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha.
The Minister further stated that a record GST collectio

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Module wise new functionalities deployed on the GST Portal for taxpayers

Module wise new functionalities deployed on the GST Portal for taxpayers
GST
Dated:- 4-2-2022

Various new functionalities are implemented on the GST Portal, from time to time, for GST stakeholders. These functionalities pertain to different modules such as Registration, Returns, Advance Ruling, Payment, Refund and other miscellaneous topics. Various webinars are also conducted as well informational videos prepared on these functionalities and posted on GSTNs dedicated YouTube channel for the benefit of the stakeholders.
To view module wise functionalities deployed on the GST Portal and webinars conducted/ Videos posted on our YouTube channel, refer to table below:
Sl. No.
Taxpayer functionalities deployed on the GST Porta

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CGST Navi Mumbai Commissionerate busts fake ITC racket of 10.68 Crore, arrests proprietor of a steel firm

CGST Navi Mumbai Commissionerate busts fake ITC racket of 10.68 Crore, arrests proprietor of a steel firm
GST
Dated:- 4-2-2022

CGST Commissionerate, Navi Mumbai had busted a fake ITC racket of ₹ 10.68 Crores and arrested the proprietor of M/s. Navnit Steels (GSTIN: 27AEXPD3871K1ZV) on Wednesday (February 2, 2022). The firm has engaged in availing and utilizing a fraudulent Input Tax Credit (ITC) on the bogus invoices of ₹ 60 Crore, thereby defrauding the government exchequer.
A team of officers of Anti-Evasion under CGST, Navi Mumbai conducted enquiry against the aforesaid firm. As per the statement of the proprietor, the said firm is involved in trade of raw material and finished goods of Aluminium and steel. How

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s a part of this drive, Navi Mumbai Commissionerate has detected tax evasion of ₹ 425 Crore, recovered ₹ 20 crores and arrested 11 persons recently.
The CGST Department is using data analysis tools to identify tax evaders. By using data analysis and network analysis, the officers of CGST Mumbai zone have booked more than 625 tax evasion cases, detected tax evasion of ₹ 5500 Crore, recovered ₹ 630 Crore and arrested 48 persons, in the last five months. The CGST department is going to intensify the drive against the fraudsters and tax evaders which are causing unfair competition with honest taxpayers and defrauding the government exchequer of its rightful revenue in the coming days and months.
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1,38,394 crore Gross GST Revenue collected for January 2022

1,38,394 crore Gross GST Revenue collected for January 2022
GST
Dated:- 1-2-2022

₹ 1,38,394 crore Gross GST Revenue collected for January 2022
GST collection crossed ₹ 1.30 lakh crore mark for the 4th time
Revenues for the month of January 2022 15% higher than GST revenues in the same month last year and 25% higher than the GST revenues in January 2020
The gross GST revenue collected in the month of January 2022 till 3PM on 31.01.2022 is ₹ 1,38,394 crore of which CGST is ₹ 24,674 crore, SGST is ₹ 32,016 crore, IGST is ₹ 72,030 crore (including Rs 35,181 crore collected on import of goods) and cess is ₹ 9,674 crore (including Rs 517 crore collected on import of goods). The highest mo

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ary 2022 are 15% higher than the GST revenues in the same month last year and 25% higher than the GST revenues in January 2020. During the month, revenues from import of goods was 26% higher and the revenues from domestic transaction (including import of services) are 12% higher than the revenues from these sources during the same month last year.
This is for the fourth time GST collection has crossed Rs 1.30 lakh crore mark. 6.7 crore e-way bills were generated in the month of December 2021 which is 14% higher than 5.8 crore e-way bills generated in the month of November 2021. Coupled with economic recovery, anti-evasion activities, especially action against fake billers have been contributing to the enhanced GST. The improvement in reven

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DGGI Gurugram officials bust nexus of 93 fake firms issuing fake input tax credit invoices of 491 crore, arrest one

DGGI Gurugram officials bust nexus of 93 fake firms issuing fake input tax credit invoices of 491 crore, arrest one
GST
Dated:- 28-1-2022

The Gurugram Zonal Unit (GZU) of Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI), has arrested one person on 18.01.2022 under the provisions of the GST Act on charges of running multiple fake firms on the strength of fake documents and having passed on fraudulently ITC to the quantum of ₹ 491 crore.
Acting upon on specific inputs from Jaipur Zonal unit of DGGI that a person was providing cloud storage facility to various persons across India, for carrying out their work from remote locations and storing data, Hard Disk recovered from the Cloud service provider was scrutinized. Through

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DGGI Ghaziabad officials bust bogus network of 275 firms involving fake invoices of more than 3,100 crore

DGGI Ghaziabad officials bust bogus network of 275 firms involving fake invoices of more than 3,100 crore
GST
Dated:- 28-1-2022

The Directorate of Goods and Service Tax Intelligence, Ghaziabad Regional Unit has busted a syndicate involved in creating and controlling fake firms and issuing of bills by these fake firms without supply any Goods or Services and encashment of GST refund.
After developing precise Intelligence, two office premises were searched from where various incriminating documents/things pertaining to more than 200 fake firms were recovered i.e. mobile phones, digital signatures, debit cards, PAN cards, Aadhaar cards, photos of persons, rent agreements, laptops, pen drives, rubber stamps, keys of offices, SIM

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Deployment of Interest Calculator in GSTR-3B

Deployment of Interest Calculator in GSTR-3B
GST
Dated:- 27-1-2022

1. The new functionality of interest calculator in GSTR-3B is now live on the GST Poral.
2. This functionality will facilitate & assist the taxpayers in doing self-assessment. This functionality will arrive at the system computed interest on the basis of the tax liability values declared by the taxpayers, along with the details about the period to which it pertains. The interest appliable, if any, will be computed

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CGST Bhiwandi Commissionerate arrests businessman for running fake ITC network

CGST Bhiwandi Commissionerate arrests businessman for running fake ITC network
GST
Dated:- 24-1-2022

The officers of Bhiwandi Commissionerate of CGST Mumbai Zone have arrested a businessman was running a Fake GST Input Tax Credit racket. Acting on an intelligence from Central Intelligence Unit of Mumbai CGST Zone, the officers initiated coordinated action at different locations in Thane, Bhiwandi, Raigad and Mumbai and detected GST evasion of ₹ 11.4 crores through generation and passing of fake ITC through intricate web of bogus billing of more than 63 Crores.
The search was conducted at Bhiwandi based business premises of M/s. Adarsh Scrap Traders which was indulging in bogus billing and availment and passing on of fak

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Budget 2022: FADA seeks GST rate cut on two-wheelers to 18 pc to spur demand

Budget 2022: FADA seeks GST rate cut on two-wheelers to 18 pc to spur demand
GST
Dated:- 17-1-2022

New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) Automobile dealers' body FADA has urged the government to reduce GST rates on two-wheelers to 18 per cent in order to generate demand in the segment.
The Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (FADA), which represents over 15,000 automobile dealers having 26,500 dealerships, noted that two-wheelers are not a luxury item and hence GST rates need to come down.
"FADA requests the Ministry of Finance to regulate and reduce GST rates on two-wheelers to 18 per cent and continue to move our nation to global leadership," the industry body stated on Monday.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

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will increase the tax collections. In the mid to long-term it will actually be revenue positive and also help bring in positivity in the overall consumer sentiment and thereby the overall economy," the industry body stated.
It also sought a uniform GST rate of 5 per cent on the margin for all used vehicles, to create a win-win situation for the government, dealers, and vehicle owners.
"With the reduction in GST, it will help the industry to shift from unorganised segment to organised segment thus bringing in more business under the ambit of GST helping in putting brake on tax leakages," FADA noted.
The government currently charges GST on used cars at the rate of 12 and 18 per cent.
The cars under 4,000 mm are charged 12

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DGGI Officials bust network involving fake invoices worth more than 4,500 crore; 1 held

DGGI Officials bust network involving fake invoices worth more than 4,500 crore; 1 held
GST
Dated:- 14-1-2022

Recently a case was booked by DGGI against some fake firms, which were found non existing at their principal place of business. To trace the real persons behind these fake firms, the physical address from where GST returns were actually filed was ascertained. Then search was conducted on 06.01.2022 at that premises in Delhi. During search, it was found that proprietor is engaged in providing services of 'Cloud Storage' on his servers to various customers for maintaining their financial accounts.
On scrutiny of one of the suspicious server, details of certain firms were found in tally data. It was informed by the propr

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Upcoming functionality – Interest Calculator in GSTR-3B

Upcoming functionality – Interest Calculator in GSTR-3B
GST
Dated:- 10-1-2022

* As a facilitation measure for taxpayers & for assisting the taxpayers in doing a correct self-assessment, a new functionality of interest calculator is being released in GSTR-3B. This functionality will arrive at the system computed interest on the basis of the tax liability values declared by the taxpayers. The interest appliable, if any, on the tax liability declared in the GSTR-3B of a particular tax-period will be computed after the filing of the said GSTR-3B. These system computed interest values will be auto-populated in the Table-5.1 of the GSTR-3B of the next tax-period. The facility would be similar to the collection of Late fees for GSTR-

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Advisory on Revamped Search HSN Code Functionality

Advisory on Revamped Search HSN Code Functionality
GST
Dated:- 7-1-2022

Advisory on Revamped Search HSN Code Functionality
The Search HSN functionality was earlier given as a measure of facilitation to the taxpayer to search the Technical Description of any particular HSN code of any goods and/or service used in the Trade, vis-à-vis HSN description in the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. However, there are many instances of goods and services where descriptions commonly used in Trade in common parlance i.e. Trade description differ from the Technical descriptions otherwise provided in the HSN descriptions of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and the abovesaid functionality. Thus finding the corresponding HSN codes vis a vis a common description was a bit challenging for the taxpayer. (Note: Technical descriptions imply those descriptions which pertain to each and every HSN Code while Trade descriptions imply those descriptions which are used in common parlance by the trade/ b

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of HSN:
a. Taxpayer can search for any HSN Code pertaining to any goods and/or services.
b. Only numbers are allowed to be entered in the search box if search is based on HSN.
c. On entering of HSN in search box, five nearest possible descriptions would be shown in the auto-suggested dropdown relating to the said HSN.
d. The taxpayers can then select the suggestion that may be most relevant to their case.
Note:
i. It may be noted that the drop down will be shown only when minimum three characters are entered in the search box, and;
ii. the maximum number of characters allowed in search box is eight.
ii) Search of HSN on the basis of Trade/ Commercial/ Technical Description:
a. Taxpayer can search by way of entering both technical and/or trade descriptions of the requisite goods or services in the search box.
b. Once taxpayers select the 'Description' option, they are then required to select whether they want to search for goods or services.
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igit HSN code will also be shown under “Other related HSN code(s)” in the resultant table. Similarly, in case a 6-digit HSN code is searched, the related 8-digit HSN code will also be shown. However, in case an 8-digit HSN code is searched, related HSN will not be shown in table as 8-digit code in itself is the most accurate. The related HSN Codes displayed in the resultant table are hyperlinked and taxpayer can click on the same to view further details of the said HSN.
6. In case taxpayers are not able to find HSN of any goods or services, then they can raise a ticket on GST Self-Service Portal (https://selfservice.gstsystem.in). Further, taxpayers can also download the list of the entire list of HSN Codes along with their technical descriptions in excel format by clicking on link 'Download HSN in Excel Format' available at bottom of page.
Note: It may be noted that
i) The revamped Search HSN tool algorithm is based on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Language linked with e-inv

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Module wise new functionalities deployed on the GST Portal for taxpayers

Module wise new functionalities deployed on the GST Portal for taxpayers
GST
Dated:- 6-1-2022

Various new functionalities are implemented on the GST Portal, from time to time, for GST stakeholders. These functionalities pertain to different modules such as Registration, Returns, Advance Ruling, Payment, Refund and other miscellaneous topics. Various webinars are also conducted as well informational videos prepared on these functionalities and posted on GSTNs dedicated YouTube channel for the benefit of the stakeholders.
To view module wise functionalities deployed on the GST Portal and webinars conducted/ Videos posted on our YouTube channel, refer to table below:
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