Centre plans faceless CGST scheme in 3-4 months, seeks to cut taxpayer-officer interface
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- ✓The Centre plans to launch a faceless CGST scheme within three to four months to cut direct taxpayer-officer interaction.
- ✓Finance Ministry sources said, "Faceless scheme for CGST will be started in 3 to 4 months on a trial basis." This system uses artificial intelligence to assign cases and improve tax transparency.
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The Centre plans to launch a pilot faceless scheme under the Central Goods and Services Tax. The aim of the scheme is to reduce direct interactions between taxpayers and tax officers significantly. Cases will be assigned using technology, including artificial intelligence and data analytics for efficiency. This new framework draws on the existing faceless system used by the Income Tax Department.
New Delhi: The Centre plans to launch a faceless scheme under the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) on a pilot basis within the next three to four months, in a move aimed at reducing direct interaction between taxpayers and tax officials, Finance Ministry sources said on Tuesday.
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