Avoidable issues

During the past three years, there have been several reforms in the taxation system in India. The goods and services tax (GST) has been claimed as a revolutionary step in the direction of improving and simplifying taxation and tax collection procedures. Initial hiccups are many. Some of these should have been avoided to ensure that whatever credibility in the public mind remains of the government’s intentions is not further eroded.

It’s well known that there was tax evasion before the GST days and therefore collecting the GST would be unavoidable in certain situations. But this needs to be done transparently. Many