India Inc hails GST Council's decision to allow quarterly return filing
India Inc today welcomed the GST Council's decision to allow quarterly return filing for businesses with turnover of up to Rs 5 crore, saying the move will boost
compliance. In his first GST Council meeting since he took charge as the Finance Minister in May this year, Piyush Goyal allowed businesses with turnover of up to
Rs 5 crore to file quarterly returns -- a move which will benefit 93 per cent of the GST registered taxpayers. They will have to, however, pay taxes monthly.
So far, businesses with turnover of up to Rs 1.5 crore were permitted to file returns quarterly. In a statement, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT)
said the single page return form to be filed quarterly for traders having turnover up to Rs 5 crore is a bold step which will ease miseries of traders.
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