Govt to issue notices to assessees failing to file GST returns

In July, the CBEC had asked its officers to go easy on taxpayers till the time the GST stabilised. It had asked them to avoid sending notices

Toughening its stand on goods and services tax (GST) defaulters, the government has asked officers to send notices to assessees who have failed to file returns. 

The move has come amid heightened revenue collection concerns with three months left in the current financial year (FY18).

Besides, Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia, in a meeting on December 9, asked Union and state tax officers to review revenue collections in the first five months of the GST roll-out, compared to the corresponding period last year.

“It seems that postponement of measures under the GST regime such as matching returns, the e-way bill, and