The transition to the goods and services tax ( GST ) regime for many shoppers has not been smooth, especially with regards to the bill of a transaction. All eligible businesses must migrate to GST immediately and use GSTIN on their invoices. But this is not the correct practice as the mention of GST number in the bill is a must.But, can the shop owner hide behind the excuse that his final GST number is not verified yet? Provisional GSTIN is the final GSTIN number itself, so there won't be any retroactive changes to this number," says, Gupta.As a customer, how do you know if the merchant is tricking you or not? And, in case you need to ensure whether GST has been correctly charged, one may click here .

Source: Economic Times September 19, 2017 05:57 UTC