GSPs put up brave face amidst roll-out uncertainties

GST Suvidha Providers (GSPs) are unlikely to be ready by July 1

GST Suvidha Providers (GSPs), the service providers who have the mandate to facilitate tax payers with registration, upload invoices and file returns under the new indirect tax regime, are unlikely to be ready with full suite of GST-ready packages and solutions by July 1, the date government plans to roll out GST across the country. The delay on their part is largely due to non-availability of full set of application programming interface (APIs), the essential technical specifications needed for developing GST-enabled software. According to industry estimates, the GST Network (GSTN), the IT backbone for the tax system, is yet to