Generation and quoting of a unique Reference Number (RFN) on all communications issued by officers of the State Goods and Services Tax Department to taxpayers and other concerned individuals, instead of using DIN - instructions issued.

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....ued - reg Ref: Circular No. 8/2020 dated 04.08.2020 of the Commissioner of State GST 1. The State GST department had implemented a system of Document Identification Number (DIN) for manual communication issued by the officers to taxpayers and other concerned individuals. The generation of DIN was intended to digitalize the offline communications sent from the department to taxpayers or other concerned individuals, ensuring transparency and accountability in tax administration. The DIN facility is currently available in the Model 1 back-end system. However, the State GST Department has transitioned from a Model 1 to a Model 2 back office system as of March 1st, 2022. In the Model 2 back office system, a special Reference Number (RFN) f....

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....ed officer is outside the office in the discharge of his official duties. 4. The generation of RFN is not required for notices, orders, and communications that are legally issued by SGST officials through the GST Model-2 back office system and are meant to be delivered to the taxpayer via the GSTN Portal. However, under no circumstances shall any manually issued message be eligible for this exemption. 5. Any specified communication that does not bear an electronically generated RFN and is not exempt from the restrictions listed in Paragraph 3 above will be regarded as invalid and shad be deemed to have never been issued. 6. In the circumstances described in paragraph 3 above, any communication issued without an electronically gener....