Now more rights to taxpayers registered under GST system; Read here to know how!

New Delhi, June 14: Here’s some good news for service taxpayers who are registered under GST system. In order to address the difficulties by the taxpayers of GST registered users on updating email and mobile number of the authorized signatory, the finance ministry has come up with detailed guidelines in order to address this issue.

The move came following complaints from taxpayers that the mediators who were authorized by them to apply for registration on their behalf had used their own email and mobile number during the process.

Many of these intermediaries were reportedly not sharing the user credentials with the taxpayer on whose behalf they had done the registration in the first place and the taxpayer is at their mercy.

The email and mobile number can be updated by the concerned Jurisdictional tax authority of the taxpayer as per the following procedure:

• In order to get the password for the GSTIN allotted to the business, the taxpayers are required to approach the concerned jurisdictional Tax Officer.

· <Jurisdiction can be checked through Search Taxpayer option available on https://www.gst.gov.in,>. Allotted jurisdiction is displayed in red text>

• The taxpayer would be required to provide valid documents to the tax officer as proof of his/her identity and to validate the business details related to his GSTIN.
• Tax officer will check if the said person is added as a Stakeholder or Authorized Signatory for that GSTIN in the system.
• Tax officer will upload necessary proof on the GST Portal in support to authenticate the activity.
• Tax officer will enter the new email address and mobile phone number provided by the Taxpayer.
• After upload of the document, Tax officer will reset the password for the GSTIN in the system.
• Username and Temporary password reset will be communicated to the email address as entered by the Tax Officer.
• The taxpayer needs to log in on GST Portal https://www.gst.gov.in/ using the First time login link.
• After first time login with the Username and Temporary password that was emailed to him, the system would prompt the taxpayer to change username and password. The said username and password can now be used by the taxpayer.