Harsh Goenka posts about papad and GST in viral tweet. Tax dept fact-checks it

It all started with a mistake that Harsh Goenka made in his now-viral post about papad and GST and he was corrected by the Tax Department soon after.

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs has fact-checked a tweet about papad and Goods and Services Tax (GST) posted by industrialist Harsh Goenka on Tuesday. It all started with a mistake that Harsh Goenka made in his now-viral post and he was corrected by the Tax Department soon after. Did you know that a round papad is exempt from GST and a square papad attracts GST ? Can anyone suggest a good chartered accountant who can make me understand the logic? pic.twitter.com/tlu159AdIJ Papad, by whatever name known, is exempt from GST vide Entry No. 96 of GST notification No.2/2017-CT(R). This entry does not distinguish based on the shape of papad. This notification is available at https://t.co/ckIfjzg8hw https://t.co/19GbQJvYZe Papad is a seasoned flatbread made from dried dough of black gram bean flour, either fried or cooked with dry heat until crunchy.