Mumbai, June 30: Online food delivery platform Zomato has received a fresh Goods and Service Tax (GST) demand notice for about Rs 9.45 crore with interest and penalty.
The demand has been raised by the Assistant Commissioner of Commercial Taxes (Audit), Karnataka.
“This is to inform that the company has received an order for FY 2019-20 pursuant to the audit of GST returns and accounts by the Assistant Commissioner of Commercial Taxes (Audit), Karnataka raising demand of GST of Rs 5,01,95,462, along with interest of Rs 3,93,58,743 and penalty of Rs 50,19,546," Zomato said in its BSE filing.
“We believe that we have a strong case on merits and the company will be filing an appeal against the order before the appropriate authority,” said the company in response to the tax notice.
Last month, Zomato received a GST demand and penalty order of more than Rs 2 crore from Delhi's sales tax officer.
