Lucknow Press
Famous online food delivery company Zomato said on Wednesday that it has received a GST demand order of Rs 17.7 crore from the Revenue Assistant Commissioner of West Bengal. This also includes interest and penalty. The demand order received by Zomato is related to non-payment of GST on delivery charges and interest on it, penalty.
Food delivery company Zomato said in a regulatory filing that “We believe we have a strong case on the merits and will file an appeal against the order before the appropriate authority.”
Zomato will have to pay crores of rupees
The order has been passed by the Assistant Commissioner of Revenue, Government of West Bengal for the period April 2021 to March 2022, confirming the demand of GST of Rs 11,12,79,712 along with interest of Rs 5,46,81,021 and penalty of Rs 1,11,27,971. Zomato said that “the company had given clarification on the issue along with relevant documents and judicial precedents in response to the show cause notice, which appears to have not been appreciated by the authorities while passing the order.”
Many tax demand orders have been received even before this
Zomato believes that it has a strong case to defend the matter before the relevant appellate authority and does not expect any financial impact on the company. The online food delivery giant has been receiving tax demand orders from various authorities in recent times.
