The move is aimed at helping many overcome cash crunch due to nationwide lockdown, and is expected to benefit 1.4 million taxpayers
second fiscal stimulus likely to be announced soon
Till March 31, 2020, GSTN had enabled 1,748 tax officers from 18 states/UTs to access office through VPN, a secure way to access office networks.
"The Government has taken measures to use data analytics to identify risky taxpayers and verify them before sanction of refunds," Thakur said.
Currently, under the LUT route, they need not pay tax on their export bills, but they stand to lose refunds on taxes paid on capital goods. Taxes on all other inputs get refunded
The committee will come out with detailed SoP within a week, which may be implemented across the country by January-end
They will also discuss how to curb the misuse of refunds and share the best practices in revenue augmentation
Minister of State for finance, Anurag Thakur said the government has already come out with slew of measures to address challenges faced by the auto industry
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Move will help sanction and process refunds faster; may boost exports
Banks will also have to return all documents within 15 days of a loan closure, helping borrowers whose mortgaged assets are tied up
Also, in future, all GST refunds of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) will be paid within 60 days from the date of application, the FM announced
In future, all GST refunds of micro, small and medium enterprises will be paid within 60 days from the date of application
Saraf Natural Stone, a partnership firm, had filed a claim of GST refund. However, there was substantial delay by the authorities in granting of refund
The case pertains to UltraTech Cement, which sought clarity over the possibility of GST refund in the case of discount offered to its dealers after sale
The prime reasons why refunds have been delayed are mistakes by taxpayers in filing returns, and mistakes by exporters in furnishing details in shipping bills
Keeping exporters' GST refund pending reflects govt's indifference: Mohandas Pai
Special Refund Fortnight" to be organised from May 31 to June 14 in which Center and state GST officers will strive to clear all GST refund applications received on or before April 30, 2018