CBIC tightens noose on those issuing fake GST invoices without Aadhaar

Those who have been given registration without Aadhaar authentication would be taken as deemed registration.

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has instructed field officers to verify authenticity of business of entities that have been granted registration under the goods and services tax (GST) framework without Aadhaar between August 21 and November 16. Sources said this standard operating procedure is part of the government’s efforts to check fake invoices. 

Those that have been given registration without Aadhaar authentication will be taken as deemed registration. The list of such deemed registrations will be circulated zone-wise to the field officers for confirmation. The confirmation needs to be completed within three weeks. 

The tax officer concerned, in