GST NEWS BULLETIN

Facility to File GSTR-9 for F.Y. 19-20 Made Available

CBIC has enabled the facility to file GSTR-9 for F.Y. 19-20 for taxpayers whose table 8A computation has been completed. Computation of table 8A of the said return is under process which is likely to be completed soon.

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New Enhancements Made in E-Way Bill (EWB) System

CBIC has made certain enhancements in E-way bill system applicable w.e.f. 8th December, 2020. The enhancements are as follows:

• Recipient GSTIN should be registered and active, on the date of preparation of the document by the supplier.
• Document Nos. are case sensitive for E-way bill generation.
• In case of bulk upload, if the Pin-to-Pin distance is not known, distance may be mentioned as zero. The system will automatically populate the distance, if available. However, if the distance is not available then error is returned. For such cases, the user needs to mention the distance.
• If Pin code does not exist in the EWB system, then at-least the first 3 digits of the pin code must match with the state selected.
• In case of bulk upload, 96 can also be mentioned as state code for ‘Other Country’.
• In case EWB is generated from E-invoice system, then IRN is displayed in the e-Waybill print.

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CBIC Cancelled Over 1.63 Lakh GST Registrations for Non Filing of Returns

CBIC has come heavily on taxpayers defaulting in filing monthly returns for more than six months as on 1 December. Goods and Services Tax (GST) authorities have cancelled 1,63,042 GST registrations in October and November, 2020.
Officials have also identified 55 taxpayers who have secured deemed registrations between 21 August and 16 November without Aadhaar authentication as certain discrepancies have been noted in their case.
The Govt. is scaling its efforts to check the practice of setting up shell firms for fraud, the government has already introduced Aadhaar authentication for taking GST registration. Businesses taking GST registration without Aadhaar authentication will have to undergo physical verification of their premises.

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