New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has called for suggestions from the people on simplifying and easing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) filing process.
Sitharaman tweeted, “A gentle reminder: Today, 7 December, all #GST offices will be ready to receive suggestions on simplifying/easing the filing process. Invite those interested in providing suggestions to kindly approach the nearest office. @gstindia @askGST_GoI @GST_Council @FinMinIndia.”
A gentle reminder: Today, 7 December, all #GST offices will be ready to receive suggestions on simplifying/easing the filing process. Invite those interested in providing suggestions to kindly approach the nearest office. @gstindia @askGST_GoI @GST_Council @FinMinIndia
— Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharaman) December 7, 2019
A nationwide GST stakeholder feedback have been organised by the Central GST and State GST authorities on new GST returns to be introduced from April 1, 2020. The focus would be on assessing the ease of compliance and uploading of these new returns so that the trade does not face any difficulty when the returns are made legally mandatory.
In Kerala, the stakeholder feedback divas is being conducted at Central GST Commissionerate, Thiruvananthapuram.
Stakeholder Feedback Divas on New GST Returns being conducted at Central GST Commissionerate, Thiruvananthapuram @cbic_india @nsitharaman @nsitharamanoffc @ianuragthakur @FinMinIndia pic.twitter.com/DHil8KzgQw
— CGST & Customs Thiruvananthapuram Zone (@cgstcustvm) December 7, 2019
This is the first time after the introduction of GST that taxpayer consultation is being conducted on a large scale. The tax officers will assist tax-payers in trying out the new returns.