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GST · 1 October 2026
GSTN has added a Multistate Registration tab on the portal home page. Common details are entered once through a Master TRN and flow into each State application. For now it is only for normal taxpayers.
GST · 19 Sep 2026
GSTN has released emSigner version 3.3 for tokens issued on or after 21 September 2026. Older versions will not work with the new tokens; existing working DSCs need no change.
Action neededGST · 18 Sep 2026
The Anti-Evasion Branch found inadmissible input tax credit availed and passed on through bogus invoices of about ₹140.14 crore. The proprietor was arrested under section 69 of the CGST Act.
GST · 7 Sep 2026
GSTN has removed the portal validation that stopped appeals against demand orders showing a NIL or zero amount, where the liability is disputed and the payment was made before the order.
ReliefGST · 21 Aug 2026
Searches at six premises in Chitrakoot and Banda led to seizure of 15.5 lakh pouches. Since the capacity-based levy began on 1 February 2026, DGGI has booked 27 cases with evasion of ₹668 crore.
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