Now, the GST will be accessed through online web of the structure as its GST portal is now live and enabling easy filing of returns and tax payments through credit/debit cards and other modes. And in other news, the GSTN software has been completed nearly 60 percent having a vast inbuilt data structure.
In a clarification, GSTN Chairman Navin Kumar said that,”migrating more than 65 lakh VAT payers, about 20 lakh service tax payers and about 3-4 lakh central excise duty payers to a new portal has started, A provisional identification number, called GSTIN for the assesses who have moved to the new portal is being generated.”
“About 80 lakh tax payers will be migrated from the existing to GST regime. That migration we are starting now. We will generate a PAN-based provisional ID for each taxpayer. By December, all the hardware equipment will be ready. Then, the software will be put on the data center and then the testing will start.” he added
The portal would be requiring debit, credit cards as well as through NEFT/RTGS transfers for the payment purpose. The security of GSTN is a concerned issue and for this, there are going to be four data centers developed just to ensure that the data is safe, secure and to ensure data recovery.
