Amnesty scheme likely for ‘nil’, non-filers

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council may consider one-time amnesty scheme to facilitate exit for ‘nil’ filers and non-filers. “Approximately there are 25 lakh ‘nil’ filer assessees while on an average 10 per cent of assessees have never filed returns so far,” a senior tax official told  Businessline . These assessees do not contribute anything but add to the work of the tax system. “A sch…