GST departments on an overdrive with notices and summons

Central and state Goods and Services Tax authorities have shot off a spate of notices to companies over the last few months. This is likely to only increase in the coming months.

Summons issued by a state tax authority seeking details about GST payments from a company “based on media reports” of its merger with another company in a different state.

A notice was issued to a company just by levying a flat 18 percent GST on the entire turnover raising tax demand of Rs 1,400 crore, without taking into account the tax already paid.