Members of CA Profession are the soft target of the GST Department: Faridabad Branch of NIRC ICAI

As per the Memorandum of Members and Professionals Grievances submitted by the NIRC Branch of ICAI, the following Points have been covered.

1. Members of Profession are the soft target of the GST Department

It has been observed that whenever there is any factual or probable incident of tax evasion forgery etc. Members of our profession are soft targets of specified officers of your department merely on basis of absurd funny excuses such as member helped the GST Registrant in getting his GST Registration such as just because Professional assisted his Client / GST Registrant in obtaining GST Registration or assisting his client with GST related Consultancy and compliance he himself is responsible for each and every action and conduct of his client. Further specified officers of your office treated our member / Professional alike with that of a culprit Client who is alleged of GST Tax evasion as if such evasion is done and carried by Professional himself. As a matter of fact, it is not correct to assume the Professional is in tune with that of Culprit just because he assisted his client within the framework of his Professional duties.

In a recent incident, your office has targeted our member CA, Tushar Jain, as the main Culprit and Entry operator without any substance and fault of him just because he performed his professional duty of assisting his Client in GST Registration and Consultancy.

2. Revenge Taking Attitude of GST officers

It is very disturbing to derive that Whenever a Member of Profession raises his grievances in connection with issues faced while dealing with concerned officers in course of discharge of his professional duties then instead of taking any corrective action concerned officers go offensive and humiliates the members for raising his issues with higher authorities, e.g.

(a) Recently Our member Tushar Jain was humiliated and harassed by specified officers of your department without his direct or indirect involvement in anything wrong on his part. Not only abusive language was used for him and the Profession but instead of taking any corrective action specified officers of your department raided his office and residence on 30tn July 2021 without any evidence against him with the sole intention of giving him a lesson for raising his voice against the wrongdoing of specified officers. Further same officers who’ were alleged for humiliating and harassing him carried such search / raided at his office and residence which is apparently against the Principle of natural justice and independence.

(b) Vide its Press release dated 31’t day of July 2021, your department has defamed the reputation of our above-stated member by stating him as mastermind of the alleged scam without any substance and evidence.

3. Disgraceful attitude and disrespect for Profession and Professional Issues

Member of Profession is extended arm and backbone of your department assisting the govt in GST related statutory Compliance. However, the way your office treats our Professionals and Professional body are very disappointing. Faridabad Branch of NIRC of lCAl has written an Application for a meeting with higher authorities of your Faridabad office on 7tn day of July,202L with written acknowledgment thereof. However, even after approximately a month since the date of said Application Faridabad branch has not received time from your office to date to appraise the higher authorities with members and Professional grievances.

Memorandum can be downloaded from below mentioned link