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CALLING FOR INFORMATION BASED ON EMAIL, Goods and Services Tax - GST

Issue Id: - 119395
Dated: 8-11-2024
By:- NAMAN DOKANIA

CALLING FOR INFORMATION BASED ON EMAIL


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Recently, CGST has sent bulk emails to 100 top clients in their respective Jurisdiction asking for Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss Account for the GY 21-22,22-23,23-24, and telling that it is required by higher officials.

Can they ask for such documents via this mode?? Is this valid?? Without DIN number any email issued is valid?

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1 Dated: 8-11-2024
By:- KASTURI SETHI

As per para nos. 3 & 5 of Board's. Circular No. 122/41/2019-GST, dated 5-11-2019, as amended vide circular dated 23.12.19 information can be called for without DIN under exceptional circumstances.

Also go through A.P. High Court judgement dated 06.06.24 reported as 2024 (88) G.S.T.L. 303 (A.P.) in the case of Sai Manikanta Electrical Contractors Vs. D.C. Special Circle, Visakhapatnam-II - 2024 (6) TMI 1158 - ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT.


2 Dated: 9-11-2024
By:- Ganeshan Kalyani

Email is considered to be vailed for taxpayer to make any submission in the proceeding. Similarly, on the reverse way it is valid for the officer to ask some information from the taxpayer. 


3 Dated: 10-11-2024
By:- KASTURI SETHI

I agree with Sh.Ganeshan Kalyani, Sir.  Section 169 (1) (c) refers.


4 Dated: 10-11-2024
By:- Amit Agrawal

Such bulk email communication without DIN has no legal validity. 

These are ex facie views of mine and the same should not be construed as professional advice / suggestion or recommendation.


5 Dated: 13-11-2024
By:- Shilpi Jain

Agreed. Be sure about the source of the mail and do not share the docs through e-mail again. 

Even if you wish to submit please go the GST office, enquire if such mail has been sent and submit it physically to the GST officer/inward section.


6 Dated: 14-11-2024
By:- Yash Shah

Yes, this is valid and they can ask documents via this mode.

As per Section 169(1)(c) of CGST act 2017, Any decision, order, summons, notice or other communication under this Act or the rules made thereunder shall be served inter alia by sending a communication to his e-mail address provided at the time of registration or as amended from time to time.

However, as per Circular 122/41/2019-GST, CBIC has implemented a system for electronic (digital) generation of a Document Identification Number (DIN) for all communications sent by its offices to taxpayers and other concerned persons.

And Any communication issued without an electronically generated DIN shall be regularized within 15 working days of its issuance, by:

(i) obtaining the post facto approval of the immediate superior officer as regards the justification of issuing the communication without the electronically generated DIN;

(ii) mandatorily electronically generating the DIN after post facto approval; and

(iii) printing the electronically generated pro-forma bearing the DIN and filing it in the concerned file.

Therefore, in given case E-mail issued without DIN need to be regularized within 15 working days and after that period if it is regularized as above then that E-mail becomes valid, however if it is not regularized then that E-mail will remain invalid.


7 Dated: 15-11-2024
By:- DR.MARIAPPAN GOVINDARAJAN

I endorse the views of Shri Yash.


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