Indirect tax evasion touched a record high in FY25, underlining the faults in the collection system
Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said GST evasion, including ITC fraud cases, in 72,393 cases between April and December stood at Rs 1.88 lakh crore. 132 arrests were made and recovery of Rs 20,128 crore was made during the period
PB Fintech, owns and operates Policybazaar, which offers an array of insurance products and advisory services.
The findings of the second drive will likely be presented to the GST Council, which is expected to deliberate on measures to firm up GST compliance
Overall, the total GST evasion detected by DGGI officers and the Central GST zones for FY24 reached over Rs 2.37 lakh crore across 20,576 cases, including Rs 2.01 lakh crore by DGGI and Rs 35,377 crore by CGST zones.
If DGGI proceeds with the issuance of a showcause notice, Infosys is likely to bypass the usual adjudication process and directly approach the High Court by filing a writ petition under Article 226.
Nasscom said that the issue is not a new problem and courts have been ruling in favour of the IT industry in such cases.
Possible higher recovery of evaded GST in FY23-24 is not a comfort but a concern
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs is likely to send showcause notices to more than 40 skill-gaming companies for alleged tax evasion.
To check the creation of fake entities, the government is tightening the GST registration process by using biometrics.
The 15 companies under the scanner include both life and general insurance to whom show cause notices are being served.
GST Council meeting on July 11 must unveil additional measures to tighten the noose on fake registration and fraudulent generation of input tax credit