 "Around 65,000 Mumbai firms migrate to GST, says Service Tax dept")
Approximately 65,000 firms, out of around one lakh, in Mumbai zone have already migrated to the GST so far, a senior Service Tax department official said.
The department is hopeful that all those who have not yet migrated, will do so by the month-end. The last date for migration to GST is April 30 (which is the last date for migration to GST).
"So far, around 65,000 assessees comprising large-scale service providers, medium and small scale service providers have migrated to GST and we hope that the remaining ones will do so by the month-end," the official told PTI in Mumbai on Friday.
"We are expecting all those assessees, who have not yet migrated to GST as yet, to do so by the month-end," he added.
Service Tax department in Mumbai is divided into seven commissionerates.
In Service Tax-V commissionerate alone, around 4,500 firms have already migrated to GST and the department is expecting that the remaining 2,000 firms will migrate to GST shortly.
Meanwhile, Service Tax-V commissionerate, Mumbai kicked off a three-day GST Migration Mela in Mumbai on Friday. The idea is to assist and hand hold the service tax assessees for migration to GST.
The department is hopeful that all those who have not yet migrated, will do so by the month-end. The last date for migration to GST is April 30 (which is the last date for migration to GST).
"So far, around 65,000 assessees comprising large-scale service providers, medium and small scale service providers have migrated to GST and we hope that the remaining ones will do so by the month-end," the official told PTI in Mumbai on Friday.
"We are expecting all those assessees, who have not yet migrated to GST as yet, to do so by the month-end," he added.
Service Tax department in Mumbai is divided into seven commissionerates.
In Service Tax-V commissionerate alone, around 4,500 firms have already migrated to GST and the department is expecting that the remaining 2,000 firms will migrate to GST shortly.
Meanwhile, Service Tax-V commissionerate, Mumbai kicked off a three-day GST Migration Mela in Mumbai on Friday. The idea is to assist and hand hold the service tax assessees for migration to GST.