GST sleuths tracking merchants skipping tax via digital payments

The rapid growth of digital payments has also increased the scrutiny of online merchants due to a spike in cases of tax evasion, people aware of the development told ET.

The Directorate General of Goods and Service Tax Intelligence (DGGI) is working closely with startups, payment aggregators and payment gateways to monitor if merchants are selling the right products with the right GST invoices, they said.