7 most Important Points to handle GST’s Show Cause Notice
1) Don’t avoid the receipt of the SCN. If such notice is being served, there is no point in avoiding receiving it. First, it has to be received and then contested/replied. A non-receipt is considered a service.
2) If the service of notice is time barred, it could be suitably replied with substantiating evidence.
3) You can challenge the validity and legality of SCN served on you on the basis of facts, time, or even jurisdiction.
4) SCN is always issued in writing. There is nothing like a verbal GST notice.
5) SCN must mention amount demanded any SCN without amount is not valid. Also, the amount of the proposed penalty should be mentioned.
6) Order passed cannot be more than the amount specified in Notice.
7) Even where you have submitted a detailed and convincing reply to SCN, you should seek the option of personal hearing and carve to alter or amend or modify your reply to show cause at any stage during adjudication proceedings.
I hope this small post will help you.
