Karnataka’s GST evasion notices prompt shopkeepers to turn down UPI payments

Small merchants wary of UPI payments The Karnataka Commercial Tax Department’s decision to issue demand notices to traders over evasion of GST despite having an annual turnover of more than Rs 40 lakh via UPI payments has made small traders and shopkeepers wary of accepting digital payments, with some even removing UPI QR code stickers from their establishments in Bengaluru following the crackdown…