GST Officers Told to Ease Registration Compliance

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has issued instructions to the officers to reduce compliance burden while processing GST registration applications, after it received grievances that people were facing difficulties during the GST registration process, mainly on account of queries raised by officers on the grounds of seeking additional documents, an official statement issued by the Ministry of Finance said on Friday.

- TBG NETWORK

Several grievances have been received by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance.

Officers have been instructed to strictly adhere to the prescribed list of documents provided in registration application form. Requisite documents in specific cases to be uploaded with registration application form have also been delineated in the instructions.

Officers have been directed not to issue notices based on presumptive grounds, minor discrepancies, or for additional documents that are not essential for processing applications.