CCI delegation calls on Addl Commissioner STD, discusses traders issues

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JAMMU: A delegation of office bearers of Chamber of Commerce & Industry (CCI) under the Presidentship of Arun Gupta called on Additional Commissioner State Taxes Department (STD) Namrata Dogra and discussed with her various issues confronting the Trade and Industry including the issue of unnecessary harassment of traders by enforcement wing of the State Taxes Department.
Arun Gupta told the Additional Commissioner that some officers of the Enforcement Wing of State Taxes Department are unnecessarily harassing and penalizing the traders due to technical mistakes.
Further, he said that the officers on duty are penalizing the traders on the pretext that the traders have not obtained GST Invoice in their name and have purchased the goods on cash memo.
In this matter, Arun Gupta also said that if a dealer is not getting a GST Invoice he is not applying for input tax.
It is our request that on these small bills there should be no penalty.
In some places, he said, the officials of the Enforcement Wing of checking each and every vehicle and even those who have invoice of below Rs. 30,000 are not being spared.
“As they have no proper GST invoice and they have only cash bills we are of the opinion that unnecessary harassment should be avoided,” he said.
During interaction the matter of enhancement of time limit of e-way bills was discussed wherein Arun Gupta said that taking into consideration the climatic and the demographic conditions the parties whose e-way bill has expired should not be penalized rather they should be given time to explain the reason behind the delay.
Further sometimes the vehicles in which the goods are dispatched to some faraway places gets stranded due to mechanical fault and the party has to change the goods from one vehicle to another vehicle. The enforcement wing of the State Taxes Department should take lenient view rather than penalizing the concerned parties, he said.
Arun Gupta President CCI also brought into her notice the matter relating to shop to shop checking by the State Taxes Department which is not acceptable as it will create undue panic and unnecessary harassment to the business community.
The Additional Commissioner assured the Chamber team that the official of the State Taxes Department shall visit the premises of the traders to check their registration certification only which should be displayed by the traders at a visible place of their business premises. There will be no harassment by the State Taxes Department to the members of the business community.
The others who accompanied the delegation include Anil Gupta, Sr. Vice President CCI, Rajeev Gupta, Jr. Vice President CCI, Manish Gupta, Secretary General CCI, Rajesh Gupta, Secretary CCI and Rajesh Gupta, Treasurer CCI.