Vegetable vendor from Haveri gets Rs 29L tax demand

Haveri: An unregistered vegetable vendor from the town has received a notice for the non-compliance of new the Goods and Services Tax (GST) laws and a tax demand of Rs 29 lakhs.

Shankargouda Hadimani, who has been running a vegetable shop near the Municipal High School grounds for the last four years, received payments mostly through UPI and other ewallet.

The GST officials had served a notice on the vendor stating, "You have done transactions worth Rs 1.63 crore in the last four years, for which, you have to pay GST of Rs 29 lakh." Shocked by tax demand, the vendor has stopped accepting payments through UPI.

"I procure vegetables from the farmers and sell the produce at the small shop I own near Municipal High School grounds. Nowadays, customers favour UPI payments. I promptly file I-T returns every year. I have records for the same. The GST officials have served a tax demand of Rs 29 lakh. How can I pay such a huge amount?," Shankargouda questions.