Fraud even in the name of GST ; Common people are the victims

Do you have to pay GST along with the bill while eating at small restaurants…

From now on, when you get the bill, see whether GST is also included in it. If so then you must say that you are being deceived.

The law states that small hotels with a turnover of less than one and a half crores are not required to pay GST. Such people need to pay GST of only 5% of their turnover. There is also a rule not to buy from this five percent customer. This is called composition. The composition scheme was introduced to help small businesses including restaurants.

But many people do not consider this and collect money from common people in the name of GST.

There is a way to know if a restaurant is registered under GST composition scheme. You will see a GST number at the top of the bill, if you open the GST website and click on the Search Taxpayer option and enter the number found on the bill, you can know whether the restaurant you ate at is included in the regular taxpayer or the composition taxpayer. Checking this before paying the bill will help you avoid losing unnecessary money.

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