Airtel Business has launched Airtel GST Advantage, a solution for small businesses and start-ups to file their GST returns, in partnership with ClearTax. It is available for free to all existing Airtel Business customers till March 31st, 2018 and they can register at airtel.in/gst-advantage.
Airtel is also offering 18GB (2 GB/month for 3 months on up to 3 connections) additional data with any Airtel corporate connection or device, to help the customers file returns. It will also offer Airtel customers access to its GST Advantage Helpdesk (between 8.00 am and 8.00 pm on all weekdays) that will be managed by GST experts who advise them on any query relating to GST.
Airtel has also published a GST knowledge bank – developed by renowned tax experts that will offer in-depth information about GST.
Commenting on the launch of new platform, Ashok Ganapathy, Director & CEO – Airtel Business said:
The new GST regime is a landmark reform for the Indian economy and with Airtel GST Advantage, we would like to enable small businesses with free filing of returns, and free and secure data access. Airtel is also the data hosting and connectivity partner for the Goods and Services Network (GSTN).
Archit Gupta, CEO – ClearTax added:
We are excited to partner with Airtel. Since the launch of GST, we have been working hard to help businesses and Tax Professionals become GST-ready and make compliance easier in the new tax regime. Together, we are sure to add many more milestones in our journey to getting India GST-ready.