Registration for GST enrolment to re-open on June 1

New Delhi: The revenue department on Thursday said that 60.5 lakh entities have enrolled themselves with the GSTN system and for the remaining tax payers it will reopen for 15 days from June 1.

The process to enrol taxpayers on the Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) portal was suspended on April 30.

The government intends to roll out the Goods and Services Tax from July 1. “As on April 30 2017, when Phase-1 of enrolment was closed, 60.5 lakh taxpayers out of 84 lakh had enrolled.

The enrolment window will be re-opened for 15 days from 1st June, 2017 to give another opportunity to taxpayers to enrol,” an official statement said. At a review meeting of IT Preparedness for GST System at GSTN office on Wednesday, Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia expressed satisfaction with the preparation for the roll-out of GST. (PTI)