6 Reasons why Traders and Professionals of more than 100 Association protesting on 29 Jan 2021 ?
All India Protest Call by Chamber of Commerce, Industrial Associations, Trade Associations, Professional Bodies on 29 January 2021 to demand Better Tax Administration, ease of doing business and good governance
Why these protest
- Unstable GST Law even after 4 years, which has resulted in large scale disturbances of business, caused revenue losses, increased litigations and thus hampered ease of doing business.
- Denial of Input Tax Credit which was soul of GST Act, No Revision of GST Returns, Excessive powers to authorities for cancellation of Registration and Blocking of ITC, causing big harassment to honest taxpayers, increasing corruption avenues and red-tapism.
- Non Functioning of Tax Compliances Portals GSTN and MCA which caused damage to taxpayers by way of draconian and undemocratic late fees for no fault of them.
- Rigid, bitter approach of Government against Trade and Tax Professional Associations and Professionals, the pillars of tax collection in country.
- Non adherence by Government to various representations during COVID Pandemic causing large scale health hazards to taxpayers and tax professionals complying with unthoughtful due dates , non-adherence of which could have led to heavy late fees and penalties.
- Income Tax Utilities not made available on time and changed frequently even after directions by High courts not to do so leading to delay in filing the Income tax returns and completion of audits.
Modus operandi of protest
- Submission of Common Representations to Finance Minister, State CM, FM, Ministers, MPs, MLA,
- Submission of Common Representations to Income Tax and GST Commissioners of the city where organization have come forward for protest.
- Social Media- Wearing Black badges in offices, posting photos along with staff and asking the clients to do so along with copy of demands and share it widely on various social media platforms using common hashtags
List of Associations who have joined this movement and given joining letters for this movement for brining change
Sr. No. | Name of Association / Organisations | City | State |
001 | All India Transport Welfare Association | National Forum | Delhi |
002 | Association Of Tax Payers & Professionals | National Forum | Uttar Pradesh |
003 | All India Cotton Seed Oil Industries Association | National Forum | Madhya Pradesh |
004 | Federation of All India Vyapar Mandal | National Forum | Delhi |
005 | Confederation of GST Professionals & Industries | National Forum | Maharashtra |
006 | The Goods and Service Tax Practitioners’ Association of Maharashtra | State Forum | Maharashtra |
007 | Maharashtra Chamber Of Commerce, Industries & Agriculture | State Forum | Maharashtra |
008 | Haryana State Tax Bar Association | State Forum | Haryana |
009 | Tax Consultants & Practitioners’ Association | State Forum | Kerala |
010 | All OdishaTax Advocates Association | State Forum | Odisha |
Sr. No. | Name of Association / Organisations | City | State |
011 | Karnataka State Tax Practitionrs’ Association | State Forum | Karnataka |
012 | Karnataka Taxpayers Association | State Forum | Karnataka |
013 | Association Of Tax Payers & Professionals – Branch | State Forum | Madhya Pradesh |
014 | Association Of Tax Payers & Professionals – Branch | State Forum | Chhattisgarh |
015 | Chhattisgarh Sales Tax Bar Council | State Forum | Chhattisgarh |
016 | The Rajasthan Tax Consultants Assocition | State Forum | Rajasthan |
017 | H.P. Tax Bar Association | State Forum | Himachal Pradesh |
018 | Punjab Tax Bar Association | State Forum | Punjab |
019 | Chhattisgarh Chamber of Commerce | State Forum | Chhattisgarh |
020 | Vitta Samnvaya Samiti | State Forum | Rajasthan |
Sr. No. | Name of Association / Organisations | City | State |
021 | Kerala Tax Practioners Association | State Forum | Kerala |
022 | Tax Practitioners Bar Association | State Forum | Jammu Kashmir |
023 | Tamilnad Goods & Services Tax Professional Association | State Forum | Tamilnadu |
024 | Fedration of Chhattisgarh Income Tax Bar Association | State Forum | Chhattisgarh |
025 | Jaipur Tax Bar Association | Jaipur | Rajasthan |
026 | The Income Tax Bar Association, | Raipur | Chhattisgarh |
027 | Tax Bar Association Ambala | Ambala | Punjab |
028 | GSTCORNOR | Indore | Madhya Pradesh |
029 | The Tax Practitioners’ Association | Aurangabad | Maharashtra |
030 | Tax Consultants Association of Raigad | Raigad (Panvel) | Maharashtra |
Sr. No. | Name of Association / Organisations | City | State |
031 | The North MaharashtraTax Practitioners’ Association | Nashik | Maharashtra |
032 | Tax Practitioners’ Association Nashik | Nashik | Maharashtra |
033 | Nandurbar District tax Practitioners’ Association | Nandurbar | Maharashtra |
034 | The GST Practitioners’ Association | Satara | Maharashtra |
035 | Dhule District tax Practitioners’ Association | Dhule | Maharashtra |
036 | The Income tax & Sales Tax Practitioners’ Association | Solapur | Maharashtra |
037 | Amaravati Chamber of Commerce & Industries | Amaravati | Maharashtra |
038 | Bombay Metal Exchange Ltd. | Mumbai | Maharashtra |
039 | Tax Consultants’ Association | Kolhapur | Maharashtra |
040 | Wardha Tax Bar Association | Wardha | Maharashtra |
Sr. No. | Name of Association / Organisations | City | State |
041 | GST Practitioner Association of Sindhudurg | Sindhudurg | Maharashtra |
042 | Chartered Accountants Association, Surat | Surat | Gujarat |
043 | The Beed District CA & Tax Practitioners Association | Beed | Maharashtra |
044 | Gondia Sales Tax Practitioners Association | Gondia | Maharashtra |
045 | Kishanganj Disrict Tax Professional Association | Kishanganj | Bihar |
046 | Palej Industrial Estate Association | Palej Dist. Bharuc | Gujarat |
047 | The Poona Merchants Chamber | Pune | Maharashtra |
048 | Dhule Vyapari Mahasangh | Dhule | Maharashtra |
049 | Tax Bar Association | Akola | Maharashtra |
050 | Gir Somnath Tax Bar Association | Veraval | Gujarat |
Sr. No. | Name of Association / Organisations | City | State |
051 | Una Diu Joint Tax Practitioner Association | Una | Gujarat |
052 | Ratlam Accountants Association | Ratlam | Madhya Pradesh |
053 | GST Bar Association | Bilaspur | Chhattisgarh |
054 | Tax Bar Association Amaravati | Amaravati | Maharashtra |
055 | Bhubaneshwar Tax Lawyers Forum | Bhubaneshwar | Odisha |
056 | Tax Consultant Association | Sangali | Maharashtra |
057 | Sikar Tax Bar Association, Sikar | Sikar | Rajasthan |
058 | The Mysore Division Tax Practitioners Association | Mysore | Karnataka |
059 | Nag Vidarbh Chamber of Commerce | Nagpur | Maharashtra |
060 | Dist. Tax Bar Association | Balangir | Odisha |
Sr. No. | Name of Association / Organisations | City | State |
061 | CREDAI Sangali | Sangali | Maharashtra |
062 | The International Association of Lions Clubs (Faridabad) | Faridabad | Haryana |
063 | Tax Practitioners’ Association, Osmanabad | Osmanabad | Maharashtra |
064 | Tax Bar Association, Sagar (M.P.) | Sagar | Madhya Pradesh |
065 | The Karad Tax Practitioners’ Association | Karad | Maharashtra |
066 | Dhenkanal Tax Bar Association | Dhenkanal | Odisha |
067 | Zila Tax Bar Association | Shamli | Uttar Pradesh |
068 | Nandurbar CPE Chapter of WIRC of ICAI | Nandurbar | Maharashtra |
069 | Sangali- Miraj MIDC Manufacturers Association | Sangali | Maharashtra |
070 | Sangali Chamber Of Commerce | Sangali | Maharashtra |
Sr. No. | Name of Association / Organisations | City | State |
071 | Tumkur District Tax Practitioners’ Association | Tumkur | Karnataka |
072 | Vijayapur District Tax Practitioners Association | Vijayapur | Karnataka |
073 | District Tax Bar Association Faridabad | Faridabad | Haryana |
074 | Tax Practitioners’ Association | Barshi | Maharashtra |
075 | Lucknow Chartered Accountants’ Society | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh |
076 | Nandurbar District Chemist & Druggist Association | Nandurbar | Maharashtra |
077 | Chandigarh Tax Bar Association | Chandigarh | Punjab |
078 | Dhule Oil Seeds Crusher Association | Dhule | Maharashtra |
079 | Incometax Bar Association | Chandrapur | Maharashtra |
080 | District Tax Bar Association | Mohali | Punjab |
Sr. No. | Name of Association / Organisations | City | State |
081 | Chitradurga District Tax Practitioners’ Association | Chitradurga | Karnataka |
082 | Tax Practitiners’ Association | Nanded | Maharashtra |
083 | Tax Bar Association | Rajnandgaon | Chhattisgarh |
084 | Tax Practitioners’ Bar Association | Chandrapur | Maharashtra |
085 | The Tax Practitioner Association | Latur | Maharashtra |
086 | The Belgaum DistrictTax Bar Association | Belgaum | Karnataka |
087 | Kalburgi District Tax Practitioners’ Association | Kalburgi | Karnataka |
088 | Banglore Rural District Tax Practitioners Association | Doddaballapura | Karnataka |
089 | Tax Advocates Bar Association | Rampur | Uttar Pradesh |
090 | Jalgaon District Tax Practitioners’ Association | Jalgaon | Maharashtra |
Sr. No. | Name of Association / Organisations | City | State |
091 | Ambajogai Tax practitioners’ Association | Ambajogai | Maharashtra |
092 | Tax Bar Association | Pune | Maharashtra |
093 | The Cuttack Tax Bar Association | Cuttack | Odisha |
094 | GST Practitioners’ Association | Amritsar | Punjab |
095 | Tumkur District Chember of Commerce and Industry | Tumkur | Karnataka |
096 | Kolhapur Chember of Commerce | Kolhapur | Maharashtra |
097 | Tax Practitioner Association Indapur | Indapur | Maharashtra |
098 | Indapur Trade Association | Indapur | Maharashtra |
099 | Tax Practitioner Association Washim | Washim | Maharashtra |