GST department goes on tax demand overdrive

NEW DELHI: From Hindustan Unilever to ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Eicher Motors, almost all the big names of India Inc and thousands, if not lakhs, of smaller GST taxpayers have received tax demand on the eve of new year as authorities sought to meet the five-year deadline to raise claims, literally burning the midnight oil. The notices range from mismatch of input tax credit, mismatch in turnover f…