GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAX AND CUSTOMS
DATED: 20.03.2021
PRESS NOTE
Unconfirmed reports have appeared in certain sections of the media that some GST officers are using unauthorized communication means such as phone calls, whatsapp and messages asking taxpayers to discharge “maximum tax liability” in cash in order to ensure that targets for revenue collection for GST for the financial year are met.
It is to clarify that neither the govt nor the CBIC have issued any such instructions to their field formations. As such taxpayers are free to utilize the ITC available in their credit ledger , as permissible in lawto discharge there GST dues for the month of march 2021-The last month of this financial Year.
