Commissioner State Taxes stresses on revenue augmentation, proper scrutiny

Jammu, Feb 7: Commissioner State Taxes department, P K Bhat today chaired a meeting with all State Tax Officers (STO’s) of Jammu division here at Excise and Taxation Complex here to review the functioning of the department.

Additional Commissioner State Taxes Administration & Enforcement, Jammu, Namrita Dogra; STOs of Jammu district attended the meeting in person while as STOs of outer districts joined the meeting through video conferencing.

During the meeting, the focus was laid on revenue augmentation, proper scrutiny and tracking of E-way bills, optimal use of technology for assessment of red flags, tax evasion and input tax credit mismatch cases.

Speaking on the occasion, Commissioner States Taxes instructed officers to regularly use the technology drive system to detect cases for revenue augmentation. He said there is a lot of scope in the system and many indicators were floated regularly on the portal dashboard, which could be further used for revenue augmentation.

Underlining the massive infrastructural expansion undertaken by the government in Jammu and Kashmir with several under-construction national projects, the Commissioner directed officers to pay special attention to work contracts and the construction sector to ensure that Jammu and Kashmir gets its share of revenue.

He also asked the officers to intensify their field visits in their respective circles under the ‘Know Your Dealer’ campaign for a better understanding of the issues and concerns of stakeholders. He also laid special stress on proper tracking of E Waybills and scrutiny of ITC cases.

During the meeting, Namrita Dogra apprised the Commissioner regarding the status of various activities and presented circle wise report. She stressed inter circle coordination to detect tax evasion and revenue leakage cases. The officers were directed to ensure compliance by banquets, and restaurants and adopt innovative approaches to identify tax evasions. Noticing noncompliance by contractors, the additional commissioner directed all STOs to approach the various departments to block payments of non-compliant contractors.