CBEC launches mobile app for GST

23 Feb 2017

In step with the Government's Digital India initiative, the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) today launched a mobile application for Goods and Services Tax (GST) to inform taxpayers of the latest updates on GST among others.

The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has launched a mobile application for Goods and Services Tax.

Taxpayers can readily access a host of GST information such as migration to GST, including approach and guidelines for migration; draft Model GST Law, IGST Law and GST Compensation Law; draft rules related to registration, returns, payment, refund and invoice; frequently asked questions (FAQs) on GST; various resources on GST such a videos, articles etc, related website links and helpdesk/email contact.

The mobile application will enable taxpayers to be well informed of the latest updates on GST.  Taxpayers can also provide feedback and contact CBEC's 24x7 helpdesk `CBEC Mitra' through a toll-free number or email, at the touch of a button.

The mobile application can be downloaded free of cost on Android platforms. The iOS version will be made available shortly.

"With an elegant and easy-to-use interface, the GST mobile application is yet another initiative by CBEC towards improving ease of doing business and providing outstanding taxpayer services," an official release stated.