GSTN started sharing Data with Tax Authorities

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The Goods and Services Tax Network ( GSTN ) has started sharing data with the tax authorities in case of any mismatch in the figures reported in GSTR-1 & GSTR-3B or GSTR-3B and that computed by the system in GSTR-2A.

In a recent statement, the Minister Shiv Pratap Shukla stated that the GSTN has started sharing data with tax authorities on the following:

  1. Mis-match between figures reported in GSTR-1 & GSTR-3B.
  2. Mis-match between figures reported GSTR-3B &that computed by the system in GSTR-2A.
  3. Taxpayers who have generated e-way bill but not filed tax returns.

‘The GSTN has started work on BI & Analytics. Different scenarios of BI have been identified on which work is going on such as Persona-based Analysis, Predictive Analysis, Fraud/Anomaly Detection, Statistical Scoring, 360-degree view taxpayers, Circular Trading & Network Analysis etc,” he said.

Other important initiatives/improvements made for better User experience include: Suggested utilization of ITC informed to the taxpayer for discharging tax liability, and Contextual help for GST transactions like Registration, Returns, Payment, etc.

Other important initiatives/improvements made for better User experience include Option to generate pre-populated Challan by the system to avoid depositing Cash in wrong Head by the taxpayers, and Introduction of one-click Nil return filing.

Improvement in User Interface on the basis of feedback is a continuous process. Few important initiatives/improvements made for better User experience include among others a Questionnaire for filing GSTR-3B to avoid errors by taxpayers.

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