As you are aware, the deployment of IT infrastructure to enable the digital monitoring of GST by the Department is in its final stages. On completion of deployment, the documents filed by the taxpayers at the GSTIN portal would be available to all the formations, upto the range level Inspector, for suitable verification.
It is seen that till 25-09-2017, notices have not been issued in 2285 cases. These 2285 cases include 8 cases which are lying with inactive codes.
The Bengaluru GST Zone has revamped its website to focus on GST. It has developed a GST jurisdiction Finder App which can be used by the tax payer to easily identify his/her jurisdictional Central Tax Office.
The Directorate looks after the cases of sick companies which require rehabilitation/ resolution of sickness. Previously the sick companies used to move Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIER) under the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 (SICA).
This is in reference to the subject mentioned above 2nd cycle of program for Computer Assisted Scrutiny Selection (CASS) for the current year has been finalized. The Board has approved the parameters for selection of cases and cases are visible to the Assessing Officers from today i.e. 18.09.2017.
After the implementation of GST w.e.f. from 1st July, 2017, a number of Writ Petitions/PILs have being filed in various High Courts challenging or seeking clarification on various aspects of GST Law & rate of tax on some products. Recently a High Court in few cases relating to GST, has granted interim relief by directing that no coercive steps would be taken to recover tax or credit,
The appeal module of ITBA was rolled out in the month of June 2015 enabling the CsIT(Appeals) to function in a computerized environment. To dispose appeals in ITBA, it was imperative to upload appeals on ITBA Module and for the same an excel utility was made available to CIT(A) to upload the pending appeals in the appeals module.
On review of the progress of TDS collections it is noted that as on 31.08.2017, an amount of Rs. 1,65,114 crore has been collected under TDS (Minor Head) at a growth rate of 10.44% over corresponding period of last financial year. It has shown a significant decline of 7 percent over the last financial year when the growth rate at this time was 17.44%.
A list of assesses who have claimed more than one crore rupees as credit in their TRAN1 as received from GSTN is enclosed for examination and verification. 2. It is required that such credit be verified to ensure that only eligible credit is carried forward such verification may include:
Our immediate focus is on reducing litigation in all legacy matters of Service Tax and Central Excise. Zonal Principal CCs / CCs are requested to give this matter utmost priority.
