GST portal does not accept monthly returns until the entire tax is paid. This must change

The monthly collection of GST reached its zenith last month — crossing the Rs 2 lakh crore mark for the first time. The exclusive focus on collections must not lead to a neglect of several chronic irritants and glitches in the day-to-day implementation of GST laws. One such problem is what can be called the time-limit conundrum in taking input tax credit. At the core of this one nation, one…