Shankar Gowda Hadimani, a vegetable seller in Karnatak’s bursers received and £29 Lakh GST notifications from the tax office of Bengaluru. Hadimani claims it is not registered for the GST number, because there are no rules for his business. The seller says that tax officials stated that the notice could be canceled if its sale is confirmed.
When he talked to or, Hadimani said, “… because there are no GST rules on fruit and vegetables, I didn’t register for the GST number. £29 Lakh in taxes for business £40 lakh … officials told me that if it is proven that I have done so much business in vegetables, the announcement will be withdrawn … ”
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6 000 notifications of GST issued via UPI data
The Hadimani case emphasizes a wider problem in the carnation, which includes the release of nearly 6,000 GST notifications based on UPI transactions. The PTI report, which quoted the Supreme Tax Officer, described the action as within the legal framework.
Meera Suresh Pandit, a common commissioner for commercial taxes, explained that these notifications are not the final tax requirements and recipients can respond with support documents. She added that if the answer is convincing or if the goods and services under the GST law are exempted, the notifications will be withdrawn, the report said.
“When a man reaches a threshold limit £20 lakh for services or £40 Lakh for the goods, it is obligatory for the person to register according to the law of GST to accept the registration and declare its turnover, ”said the PTI officer.
“Registration seizes the trader to collect taxes from consumers and pay it to the government. These taxes are intended for the government, but when the sellers collect and provide them, they are considered unregistered with them, and we issue notifications accordingly,” she added.
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Furthermore, she claimed that the ministry could not identify any merchant who avoids registration; Therefore, the wing of the service analysis in the headquarters relies on resources such as UPI transactions to detect potential defaulters.
“If a person has submitted.” £20 lakh for services or £40 Lakh for goods per year suggests that they can register according to GST, ”Pandit said.
Meanwhile, business activist Sajanraj Mehta expressed concern about justice of recent GST announcements.
He said that although commercial taxes are legally allowed to use such data, the absence of previous warning, context and consciousness has led to confusion.
“Many small traders did not know that their influx, often a combination of business and personal transactions, would consider themselves an unnamed turnover,” Mehta PTI said.
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“The problem of justice lies in the recovery itself, but about sudden and insufficient clarity,” he added.
In addition, before the announcement, the Ministry asked the Ministry to distinguish between exempt and taxable goods.
He claimed that issuing notifications without considering liberated goods such as fruits, vegetables or non -branded foods shows a lack of nuances.
“A more adapted data -based approach could avoid unnecessary panic,” he said.
Shift
Mehta acknowledged the growing trend between sellers in Bengalur and Mysur to move from UPI.
“There is visible hesitation, especially in grocery markets and grocery stores. Some sellers are returning to cash or asking customers to avoid UPI.
Mehta further mentioned that traders are now looking for clear instructions on how GST refers to UPI transactions, along with a mechanism for questioning disagreements or clarifying exceptions without facing immediate sanctions. It also required programs to raise awareness for retailers in regional languages.
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