Framework for GST summons in works

According to officials, the government is developing a framework for issuing summonses to top management of corporations or arresting them by goods and services tax (GST) authorities, in response to mounting concerns about arbitrariness and harassment.

GST authorities have issued a flood of summonses to top management of businesses, forcing CFOs or CXOs to appear in person for hearings. Multiple summonses have been issued in some cases for the same issue. An official said that the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs is working on a code for field officials

According to another official, the goal is to avoid any overlap between state and central GST officials or the Directorate General of GST Intelligence, and to issue summonses based on objective metrics.

Source: ET