Field officers are recovering GST without notice: Industry experts

In the recent instruction, the GST investigation wing asked the field formation to issue showcause notices well before the last date, so that the probe can be completed

Field officers are recovering payments from assessees after search operations without issuing any showcause notices in several cases, industry experts have complained.
 
Recently, the investigation wing of GST asked the principal director general, director general, principal chief commissioners, chief commissioners to issue showcause notices so that pending fraud and evasion cases can be closed in time.
 
However, experts said field officers are recovering payments without issuing such notices. As such, the instruction to issue showcause notices in a timely manner is important to plug this loophole as well, besides closure of cases. “There have been a number of