43 lakh biz file GST returns for July

As many as 43 lakh businesses have filed the final GST returns for the month of July so far with the deadline set to end at midnight, officials said. Till 1800 hours today, 43 lakh businesses had filed the final sales returns or GSTR-1 out of the 53 lakh which are scheduled to submit the tax form. GST Network (GSTN), the IT backbone for the new indirect tax regime, has sent reminder SMSes and emai…