In another GST portal update, the Aadhaar Authentication facility has been made available on the portal by GSTN, which will help the taxpayers to authenticate Aadhaar of Partner, Promoter and Primary Authorised Signatory.
It is pertinent to mention here that the Aadhaar authentication is a process by which the Aadhaar number along with other biometric details of the Aadhaar holder are submitted to the Central Identities Data Repository (CIDR) for verifying its correctness. The CIDR then verifies the correctness of data on the basis of information available with it.
Needless to say that the main objective behind the Aadhaar authentication is to create an online platform wherein the identity of Aadhaar holders can be validated anytime anywhere.
This will keep a check on the malpractices and evasions / scams witnessed in past under the Goods and Services Tax regime.
As per Section 25(6C) of the CGST Act,2017 the Aadhaar authentication is mandatory for the following class of individuals as per Rule 8 of the CGST Rules, 2017 in order to become eligible for the GST registration:
- Authorised signatory of all types
- Managing/authorised partners of a partnership firm
- Karta of a Hindu Undivided Family
The link for Aadhaar Authentication can be accessed through:
Dashboard>My Profile>Aadhar Authentication Status.
For ready reference of our readers the snap of the relevant window of GST portal in regard to Aadhaar Authentication is given below:
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