Two cheat govt of Rs 700-crore through fake GST invoices, held
5 years, 3 months ago

Two cheat govt of Rs 700-crore through fake GST invoices, held

India Today  

A racket of generating fake Goods and Services Tax invoices for fraudulently claiming the input tax credit on non-supplied goods was busted in Pune with the arrest of two persons, officials said on Sunday. The preventive wing of the Central Goods & Services Tax, Pune, claimed that two city-based firms allegedly indulging in this malpractice were busted. The two firms - M/s Reliable Multi trading and M/s Himalaya Tradelinks- had obtained GST registrations and together issued fake GST invoices of approximately Rs 700 crore with the GST component of Rs 54 crore to facilitate bogus input tax credit claims thus duping the government exchequer, an official release said. "The accused are part of a racket involving the issuance of fake GST invoices to claim fraudulent ITC from the government without any receipt or supply of goods," the release said.

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Congress slams Centre over 'absurd' popcorn tax slabs, asks PM to overhaul GST
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Congress slams Centre over 'absurd' popcorn tax slabs, asks PM to overhaul GST

India Today  

The Congress Sunday said the "absurdity" of three different tax slabs for popcorn under GST only brings to light the growing complexity of the system and asked whether the Modi government will show the courage to launch a complete overhaul for instituting a GST 2.0. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh also claimed GST evasion is significant, input tax …

Department Failed To Prove Non-Existence Of Firms: Rajasthan High Court Grants Bail To Assessee Charged For Issuing Fake Invoices
1 month ago

Department Failed To Prove Non-Existence Of Firms: Rajasthan High Court Grants Bail To Assessee Charged For Issuing Fake Invoices

Live Law  

The Rajasthan High Court granted bail to the assessee charged for issuing fake invoices to the firms on the ground that the department failed to prove that these firms are not in existence and their GST registration have been cancelled. The Bench of Justice Ganesh Ram Meena observed that “……there is nothing on record that who claimed how much input …

Madras HC upholds state GST authorities' power to block ECL for errant firms
1 month ago

Madras HC upholds state GST authorities' power to block ECL for errant firms

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: In a significant verdict, the Madras High Court has upheld the authority of the State Goods and Services Tax authorities to block the electronic credit ledger of firms found wrongfully availing input tax credit until investigations are completed. “This Court is of the considered view that the negative blocking is well within the scope of provisions of Rule 86A …

Top News on Dec 1: GST collection rises, Andhra dissolves Waqf board, Kejriwal rules out alliance in Delhi polls, more
1 month, 1 week ago

Top News on Dec 1: GST collection rises, Andhra dissolves Waqf board, Kejriwal rules out alliance in Delhi polls, more

Live Mint  

From increase in GST collection to Andhra govt dissolving Waqf board to killing of 7 Maoists to Donald Trump picking loyalist Kash Patel as his new FBI director, here are today's top stories. GST collection for November rises by 8.5% to ₹ 1.82 lakh crore The goods and service tax collection for the month of November rose 8.5 per cent …

Ludhiana: GST fraud using city man’s identity uncovered, probe on
1 month, 1 week ago

Ludhiana: GST fraud using city man’s identity uncovered, probe on

Hindustan Times  

Fraudsters misused the identity of a 24-year-old Ludhiana resident to obtain a GST number and open a firm, facilitating transactions worth crores of rupees. Victim Anurag Singh, a resident of Shanker Colony, Bhamian Kalan, said he was stunned to receive an income tax notice via email on November 25 regarding a business he never started, demanding explanations for transactions worth …

Fake registration drive: GST officers detect 10,700 bogus firms, more than ₹10,000 crore evasion
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Fake registration drive: GST officers detect 10,700 bogus firms, more than ₹10,000 crore evasion

The Hindu  

“Tax officers have detected around 10,700 fake registrations under the GST, involving evasion of ₹10,179 crore in the ongoing all-India drive against fake companies set up to defraud the exchequer,” a senior official said on Tuesday. Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs member Shashank Priya said Aadhaar authentication of GST registration is already in place in 12 States and …

Fake registration drive: GST officers detect 10,700 bogus firms, over Rs 10k cr evasion
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Fake registration drive: GST officers detect 10,700 bogus firms, over Rs 10k cr evasion

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Tax officers have detected around 10,700 fake registrations under the GST, involving evasion of Rs 10,179 crore in the ongoing all-India drive against fake companies set up to defraud the exchequer, a senior official said on Tuesday. Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs member Shashank Priya said Aadhaar authentication of GST registration is already in place in …

GST evasion worth ₹2.02 lakh crore detected in 2023-24; over 40% from online-gaming
3 months, 3 weeks ago

GST evasion worth ₹2.02 lakh crore detected in 2023-24; over 40% from online-gaming

The Hindu  

Goods and Services Tax sleuths detected taxevasion worth almost ₹82,000 crore by 78 real money online gaming firms in 2023-24, but that translated into a voluntary recovery of just ₹53 crore. The online gaming industry is reckoned to have evaded the highest GST levies last year, even as overall detection of indirect tax evasion surged to almost ₹2.02 lakh crore, …

Job Scam Alert: UP Man Accepts 'Offer Letter' on WhatsApp, Faces Rs 250 Crore GST Bill Now
4 months ago

Job Scam Alert: UP Man Accepts 'Offer Letter' on WhatsApp, Faces Rs 250 Crore GST Bill Now

News 18  

In a shocking case of job fraud from Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar, a man named Ashwani Kumar received a job offer via WhatsApp that led to a massive Rs 250 crore GST bill. The scam began when Kumar was asked to provide his Aadhaar card, PAN card, and other personal documents, along with a registration fee of Rs 1,750, to secure …

Delhi GST refund scam: Seven arrested including GST officer, advocates
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Delhi GST refund scam: Seven arrested including GST officer, advocates

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Anti-Corruption Branch has arrested seven people, including a GST officer in the Delhi government and three advocates who were allegedly linked to an alleged GST refund scam worth Rs 54 crore. The accused were identified as Babita Sharma, Raj Singh Saini, Narender Kumar Saini and Mukesh Saini, Manoj Goyal, Surjeet Singh and Lalit Kumar. ACB chief Madhur …

GST officer among 7 held in Delhi for forging receipts of ₹718 cr
4 months, 4 weeks ago

GST officer among 7 held in Delhi for forging receipts of ₹718 cr

Hindustan Times  

A 54-year-old Goods and Services Tax officer was arrested in Delhi along with six associates for allegedly forging invoices worth ₹718 crores with the Delhi government’s trade and taxes department in order to receive more than ₹54 crore in refunds, said officials said on Monday. The three others arrested included a man who was “running” these bogus firms and two …

Fake invoice, ITC trading racket busted
5 months ago

Fake invoice, ITC trading racket busted

Hindustan Times  

Acting on intelligence, officers of anti-evasion, Pune-II, Central Goods and Services Tax Commissionerate, Pune Zone has booked a case of issuance of fake invoices by various bogus firms to avail, pass ineligible input tax credit, officials said on Tuesday. The probe reveals that formal and informal banking channels have been used by the syndicate in collusion with government contractors involved …

Infosys gets ₹3,898 crore partial GST tax relief for FY 2017-18 out of the ₹32,403 crore tax notice for 2017-22
5 months ago

Infosys gets ₹3,898 crore partial GST tax relief for FY 2017-18 out of the ₹32,403 crore tax notice for 2017-22

Hindustan Times  

Infosys Ltd has been given a tax relief of ₹3,898 crore for the financial year 2017-18, the IT major wrote in a company filing to the exchanges on Saturday. Infosys Ltd has been given a tax relief of ₹ 3,898 crore for the financial year 2017-18 “The Company had received and responded to a pre-show cause notice issued by DGGI …

Why the GST Council recommended biometric-based Aadhaar authentication for new registrations: Explained
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Why the GST Council recommended biometric-based Aadhaar authentication for new registrations: Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: On June 22, the GST council recommended introducing biometric-based Aadhaar authentication for GST registrations, in a phased manner. In a media interaction after the conclusion of the council meeting, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that the measures endeavour to combat fraudulent input tax credit claims made through fake invoices. Since the rollout of the GST regime, …

DC Edit | GST breather for easier biz?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

DC Edit | GST breather for easier biz?

Deccan Chronicle  

The recent Goods and Services Tax Council meeting was focussed on improving the ease of doing business in the country by reducing the compliance burden of businesses. According to the new limits, the department cannot appeal an adverse tax decision at the GST Appellate Tribunal unless tax involved is more than Rs 20 lakhs, at the high court Rs 1 …

GST Council meet: Biometric authentication among 10 big announcements by FM Nirmala Sitharaman
6 months, 2 weeks ago

GST Council meet: Biometric authentication among 10 big announcements by FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Hindustan Times  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced biometric-based Aadhaar authentication to check fake invoicing. This will help us to combat fraudulent input tax credit claims made through fake invoices in the cases,” the minister announced at the briefing after the 53rd GST Council meet. The finance minister announced that the GST Council had recommended waiving interest and penalties for demand …

GST dilemma: The burden of related party transactions
6 months, 2 weeks ago

GST dilemma: The burden of related party transactions

New Indian Express  

Introduction: The Goods and Services Tax marks a pivotal transformation in the landscape of taxation, fundamentally altering the way taxes are assessed and collected. Delving into its intricacies, particularly concerning Related Party Transactions, holds paramount importance for businesses endeavouring to navigate the realms of regulatory compliance and financial prudence effectively. GST implementation & Objectives: Introduced in India in July 2017, …

Irregularities of Rs 1,170 crore unearthed in scrap trade
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Irregularities of Rs 1,170 crore unearthed in scrap trade

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The GST department has unearthed irregularities committed through fake billing to the tune of Rs 1,170 crore. The drive ‘Operation Palm Tree’ on 180 scrap business dealers detected GST evasion of Rs 209 crore. The inspections were started on Thursday early morning at 5 am with 300 GST department officials taking part in it. During the inspections, it was …

State GST department unearths fake billing racket linked to metal scrap trade; ₹1,170 crore worth of tax evasion detected
7 months, 2 weeks ago

State GST department unearths fake billing racket linked to metal scrap trade; ₹1,170 crore worth of tax evasion detected

The Hindu  

The State Goods and Services Tax department has unearthed massive tax evasion in the metal scrap trade sector where fake GST invoices were created to illegally claim input tax credit. A preliminary assessment pegged the fraudulent transactions at ₹1,170 crore, causing tax loss of ₹209 crore, the State GST Department said on Thursday. The tax evasion cartels operate by creating …

Noida: Three more gang members held in ₹10K-cr GST fraud
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Noida: Three more gang members held in ₹10K-cr GST fraud

Hindustan Times  

The Noida police said on Saturday that they have arrested three more members of a gang allegedly involved in a ₹10,000 crore Goods and Services Tax fraud that came to light in June last year, bringing the total number of people apprehended in the case to 44. On June 1, 2023, the Noida police had claimed to have busted a …

S.16 GST | Authorities Not Estopped From Taking Action Against Wrongful Claim Of ITC Based On Non-Existent Firms: Allahabad High Court
7 months, 3 weeks ago

S.16 GST | Authorities Not Estopped From Taking Action Against Wrongful Claim Of ITC Based On Non-Existent Firms: Allahabad High Court

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has held that the authorities are not estopped from taking action against wrongful claim of input tax credit merely because the firms with which transactions were alleged to have been done were registered at the time of the alleged transactions. benefit had earlier been granted to the petitioner merely because the firms were registered, would not …

Five officials held in GST refund fraud case
8 months ago

Five officials held in GST refund fraud case

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The sleuths of Central Crime Station arrested five GST officials including a woman in connection with a case registered related to GST refund fraud. The five arrested officials have been identified as Peetala Swarna Kumar, a Deputy Commissioner, GST in Nalgonda division, Kelam Venu Gopal, an Assistant Commissioner in Abids Circle, Podila Viswa Kiran, an Assistant Commissioner in Madhapur-1 …

Next government must urgently fix ‘unnecessarily complex’, counter-productive GST: 13th Finance Commission chair
9 months ago

Next government must urgently fix ‘unnecessarily complex’, counter-productive GST: 13th Finance Commission chair

The Hindu  

A key architect of India’s tax reforms and the chairman of the Thirteenth Finance Commission Vijay Kelkar has called upon the country’s next government to undertake urgent reforms in the “unnecessarily complex” Goods and Services Tax regime, such as switching to a single tax rate of 12% and sharing revenues with local governments and municipal corporations. Stating that a single …

Over ₹1,000-crore GST fraud in Telangana unearthed by CT department
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Over ₹1,000-crore GST fraud in Telangana unearthed by CT department

The Hindu  

The Commercial Taxes department has unearthed an over ₹1,000-crore GST fraud in refunds and input credit tax cases after the Congress party came to power in Telangana. Preliminary desk audits by senior CT officials have exposed fraudulent refunds and input tax credits which it appears was deliberately suppressed by the previous regime. On one hand, the firms under investigation have …

Finance Minister bats for swift clarity on GST classification issues
10 months ago

Finance Minister bats for swift clarity on GST classification issues

The Hindu  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday stressed the urgent need to bring clarity on classification-related issues under the Goods and Services Tax regime, urging tax officials to look into the issue “at the earliest through appropriate channels”. Addressing the first-ever ‘National Conference of Enforcement Chiefs of State and the Central GST Formations’ that will be held twice a year going …

GST collections up 12.54% in February 2024
10 months, 1 week ago

GST collections up 12.54% in February 2024

The Hindu  

India’s gross revenues from the Goods and Services Tax grew at a three-month high pace of 12.54% in February to cross ₹1.68 lakh crore, marking the fourth-highest monthly collections from the tax. February’s GST revenue growth reflected the third highest uptick in 2023-24 and lifted the total collections so far this year to ₹18.4 lakh crore, 11.7% above the same …

GST Needs A Robust Dispute-Resolution Mechanism - News18
10 months, 2 weeks ago

GST Needs A Robust Dispute-Resolution Mechanism - News18

News 18  

The Goods and Services Tax was introduced to rationalise the indirect tax system in India, thereby creating a common national market for goods and services. Disputes on an interpretation of the law, unsatisfactory advance ruling mechanism, and revenue-centric approach by tax authorities have led to an increase in litigation. For example, the ‘Sabka Vishwas Scheme 2019’ resolved around 49,534 pre-GST …

‘Flexibility to change GST liability to go’
11 months ago

‘Flexibility to change GST liability to go’

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: In a bid to curb the practice of claiming bogus or higher input tax credit, finance ministry will bring a major reform to the GSTN system. In an interaction with this paper, Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra revealed that the flexibility to change the GST liability without changing the input tax will be removed to prevent tax evasion. “The …

Fake invoices: 29,000-plus firms busted since May 2023
1 year ago

Fake invoices: 29,000-plus firms busted since May 2023

The Hindu  

Over 29,000 bogus firms, involved in evading Goods and Services Tax dues of more than ₹44,000 crore, have been busted over the past seven months, leading to 121 arrests, the Finance Ministry said on January 7. Fake invoices are used by firms to avail input tax credit without any underlying supply of goods and services taking place. “Since the initiation …

GST ITC Refund Can't Be Rejected Merely On Ground Of Non-Supply Of Authenticated Document: Delhi High Court
1 year ago

GST ITC Refund Can't Be Rejected Merely On Ground Of Non-Supply Of Authenticated Document: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has held that an input tax credit refund cannot be rejected merely on the grounds of the non-supply of authenticated documents.The bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Ravinder Dudeja has observed that the petitioner had uploaded documents; however, the system did not register the documents that were uploaded by the petitioner. The Delhi High Court …

Over 70 GST notices issued to online gaming firms, ₹1.1 tn due
1 year, 1 month ago

Over 70 GST notices issued to online gaming firms, ₹1.1 tn due

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Online gaming companies have been issued 71 show cause notices relating to Goods and Services Tax in FY23 and in the current financial year up to October, minister of state for finance Pankaj Chaudhary informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. However, since these notices are pending adjudication, the respective GST demand is not yet determined under the provisions …

Modi govt’s big business push? India considers easing arrest threshold for GST tax evasion
1 year, 1 month ago

Modi govt’s big business push? India considers easing arrest threshold for GST tax evasion

Firstpost  

The proposal seeks to increase the threshold from the current ₹2 crore to ₹3 crore as part of an initiative to decriminalize specific aspects of tax evasion. This initiative is part of a broader effort to decriminalize specific aspects of tax evasion, aiming to alleviate undue pressure on businesses and create a more favourable environment for conducting operations. However, the …

GST Evasion: Government expecting ₹50,000 crore mop-up on recovery of dues
1 year, 2 months ago

GST Evasion: Government expecting ₹50,000 crore mop-up on recovery of dues

Live Mint  

The Indian government is expected to recover ₹50,000 crore in evaded Goods and Services Tax in FY24, Business Standard reported. A substantial portion of this recovery is expected to come from incorrect claims of input tax credit by insurance companies, GST payments on expatriate services under the reverse charge mechanism, illicit clearances of tobacco products, and property transactions, the report …

UPGST | For Claiming ITC, Burden On Assesee To Prove Genuineness Of Transaction Beyond Doubt: Allahabad High Court
1 year, 2 months ago

UPGST | For Claiming ITC, Burden On Assesee To Prove Genuineness Of Transaction Beyond Doubt: Allahabad High Court

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has held that input tax credit cannot be claimed by an assesee if he has failed to discharge the burden to prove the actual transaction and physical movement of goods beyond doubt. Referring to Section 16 and 74 of the UP Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017, Justice Piyush Agrawal held “it is evident that in …

Detected GST evasion of ₹57,000 crore since April 2020: Finance ministry
1 year, 2 months ago

Detected GST evasion of ₹57,000 crore since April 2020: Finance ministry

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of GST Intelligence has detected Goods and Services Tax evasion of ₹57,000 crore from April 2020 to September 2023 involving over 6,000 fake instances of input tax credit claims leading to the arrest of 500 people, a finance ministry statement said on Wednesday. Detected GST evasion of ₹ 57,000 crore since April 2020: finance ministry …

Difficulties Faced On Initial Phase Of GST Implementation, Kerala High Court Sets Aside Disallowance Of ITC
1 year, 2 months ago

Difficulties Faced On Initial Phase Of GST Implementation, Kerala High Court Sets Aside Disallowance Of ITC

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court recently addressed the difficulties faced by small scale dealers during the initial phases of GST implementation in understanding the provisions of GST Act. Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh set aside the orders of the assessing authority disallowing the input tax credit claims of the petitioners and observed thus, “The period involved is 2017-18 when the GST regime …

Issuing Fake Invoices For GST Evasion Is Economic Offence Which Needs To Be Viewed Seriously, Poses Threat To Country’s Economy: Delhi High Court
1 year, 4 months ago

Issuing Fake Invoices For GST Evasion Is Economic Offence Which Needs To Be Viewed Seriously, Poses Threat To Country’s Economy: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that issuing fake invoices and e-way bills for GST evasion is an economic offence involving loss to the public exchequer which needs to be viewed seriously. Justice Amit Bansal made the observation while denying anticipatory bail to a chartered accountant accused of forgery and GST evasion by creating false invoices issued by non-existent entities.“In. …

Non-bailable warrant issued against 10 people in fake ITC documents case
1 year, 4 months ago

Non-bailable warrant issued against 10 people in fake ITC documents case

Live Mint  

The Noida Police has issued non-bailable warrant issued against 10 people for defrauding the government of ₹15,000 crore by using fake input tax credit documents, news agency ANI has reported on 20 August. Earlier on 12 August, a businessman was arrested by the Central GST in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district for allegedly availing and utilising ITC worth ₹10.14 crore by issuing …

UP labourer gets GST notice on 'Rs 1.36 crore turnover', case registered in Noida
1 year, 5 months ago

UP labourer gets GST notice on 'Rs 1.36 crore turnover', case registered in Noida

India Today  

The Gautam Buddha Nagar Police filed a case following a complaint from a laborer in Bulandshahr who claimed that he had received a GST notice suggesting that his businesses had generated a turnover of Rs 1.36 crore in 2022-23 fiscal. The labourer, Devendra Kumar, 22, a resident of Udaygarhi Bangar under Naraura police station in Uttar Pradesh, also stated that …

Centre brings Goods and Services Tax Network under PMLA | Here is why
1 year, 6 months ago

Centre brings Goods and Services Tax Network under PMLA | Here is why

India TV News  

The Central government has included the Goods and Services Tax Network under the purview of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act with an aim to plug tax evasion through fake billing. “In the exercise of the powers conferred by clause of sub-section of section 66 of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002, the Central Government, being satisfied that it is …

129 bogus dealers fraudulently claiming input tax credit under GST found in UP
1 year, 6 months ago

129 bogus dealers fraudulently claiming input tax credit under GST found in UP

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW As many as 129 bogus dealers claiming input tax credit fraudulently without receiving any supplies for sale have been found in Uttar Pradesh during the ongoing pan-India drive against fake GST registrations that is nearing conclusion, officials said. The Central government had forwarded the state tax department a list of 6,195 suspected dealers in UP while another 122 dealers …

Rs 15,000 crore tax evasion detected, over 4,900 fake GST registrations cancelled
1 year, 6 months ago

Rs 15,000 crore tax evasion detected, over 4,900 fake GST registrations cancelled

Op India  

On the 5th of July, a senior tax official stated that the GST authorities have cancelled over 4,900 fake GST registrations, since the 16th of May, 2023. He stated that in the drive against fake registration, till July 4, over 69,600 GST Identification Numbers have been selected for physical verification by field tax officers. Speaking at the ASSOCHAM’s National Conclave …

An incomplete reform: on six years of the Goods and Services Tax
1 year, 6 months ago

An incomplete reform: on six years of the Goods and Services Tax

The Hindu  

India’s tryst with the Goods and Services Tax, launched at a special midnight Parliament session with unusual fanfare, completed six years this month. Marking the occasion, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman emphasised that the GST has moved the country towards a unified market from a situation where each State mandated different indirect tax structures and procedures, while inter-State borders were marked …

GST fraud of ₹175 cr. unearthed, mastermind nabbed at Bengaluru airport
1 year, 6 months ago

GST fraud of ₹175 cr. unearthed, mastermind nabbed at Bengaluru airport

The Hindu  

Directorate-General of GST Intelligence, Chennai Zonal Unit, has busted a fake Input Tax Credit racket running into ₹175 crore involving 59 companies. A 34-year-old resident from Chepauk, the mastermind behind the scam, was nabbed at the Bengaluru airport during his attempt to flee the country and subsequently arrested, according to a statement from DGGI, the apex intelligence and investigative agency …

Over 12,000 fake entities in GST; CBIC plans biometric authentication, tighter return filing
1 year, 6 months ago

Over 12,000 fake entities in GST; CBIC plans biometric authentication, tighter return filing

India TV News  

CBIC is working on biometric authentication of risky entities under GST as it looks to crack down on fraudsters who are misusing the PAN and Aadhaar of other people to obtain GST registration, CBIC chief Vivek Johri said. The biometric authentication of authorised representatives or directors or partners of a company will be made for new registration applications and existing …

CBIC Notifies The Guidelines For Processing Of Applications For GST Registration
1 year, 6 months ago

CBIC Notifies The Guidelines For Processing Of Applications For GST Registration

Live Law  

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes And Customs notified the guidelines for processing applications for registration.The instances have come to notice regarding unscrupulous elements obtaining fake/ bogus registration under GST and defrauding the Government exchequer. The instances have come to notice regarding unscrupulous elements obtaining fake/ bogus registration under GST and defrauding the Government exchequer. In one of the cases …

Year-end compliances lift GST revenues to record ₹1.87 lakh crore in April
1 year, 8 months ago

Year-end compliances lift GST revenues to record ₹1.87 lakh crore in April

The Hindu  

India’s gross GST revenues hit a record high in April at ₹1,87,035 crore, 12% higher than the same month last year which had clocked the previous highest tax tally of ₹1.67 lakh crore. GST Compensation Cess collections also hit a fresh record of ₹12,025 crore in April, which included about ₹900 crore collected from imports of goods. Central GST collections …

Ahead of GST Appellate Tribunal’s launch, an SOP for investigations
1 year, 9 months ago

Ahead of GST Appellate Tribunal’s launch, an SOP for investigations

The Hindu  

With Parliament clearing the decks for the establishment of Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal to resolve rising disputes under the nearly six-year-old indirect tax regime, the Revenue Department is in the process of finalising a standard operating procedure for officers undertaking intelligence and investigation work. “With the legal landscape of indirect taxes getting transformed, the need arises to prepare …

Delhi GST officers detect ₹17 crore tax evasion by issue of fake invoice, arrest two people
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi GST officers detect ₹17 crore tax evasion by issue of fake invoice, arrest two people

The Hindu  

GST officers in Delhi have unearthed a fake invoicing racket involving tax evasion of ₹17 crore and arrested two persons, the Finance Ministry said on March 18. Central Goods and Service Tax Delhi South Commissionerate conducted inspection at the registered premises of three bogus firms/company, namely M/s. "Preliminary enquiry conducted so far into the transactions of these firms has revealed …

Applications For Refund Of ITC Cannot Be Denied On Mere Suspicion: Delhi High Court
1 year, 9 months ago

Applications For Refund Of ITC Cannot Be Denied On Mere Suspicion: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has held that applications for refund of Input Tax Credit cannot be rejected merely on suspicion and without any cogent material. The department did not process the refund application since the supplier who had supplied goods to the petitioner had allegedly received fake invoices to claim false ITC refunds. The supplier's ITC refund was also blocked …

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