The week also saw the CGST Gandhinagar Commissionerate unearth a huge case involving a web of 68 fake firms issuing invoices to claim fraudulent GST Input Tax Credit of Rs. 720 crore without the supply of goods. The CGST East Delhi Commissionerate too made two big cases relating to fake invoices.
CBDT directs that following categories of cases be considered as ‘potential cases’ for taking action u/s 148 of Act by 31.03.2021 for the A.Y 2013-14 to A.Y 2017-18 by Jurisdictional Assessing Officer
I am happy to note that the anti-evasion teams of Jaipur and Alwar CGST Commissionerates have used data analytics to unearth a large case of fraudulent ITC availment, involving fake invoices with a face value of Rs. 3308 crore by several non-existent firms registered in Jaipur. These firms had fraudulently availed ITC of about Rs. 83.37 crore and also passed on ITC of Rs 85.26 crore. So far, eight persons have been arrested and further investigations are in progress. Congratulations to the officers of both the Commissionerates.
ACES GST (CE&ST) – Issue of Advisory on allotment of Temporary Accounting Code to pay Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (Central Excise) – regarding.
To operationalize smooth transfer of Black Monet Act cases to the respective Central Charges, the following guidelines are being issued. (a) First, the Jurisdictional Income-tax Authority is required to identify the cases wherein proceedings under BM Act are pending in her/his charge.
On the anti-evasion front, officers of CGST Delhi West Commissionerate need to be appreciated for their good work in bringing to book those involved in the illegal manufacturing and clandestine supply of gutkha/pan masala/tobacco products.
Under the new Customs Post Clearance Audit (PCA) scheme there are Transaction Based Audit (TBA), Premise Based Audit (PBA) and Theme Based Audit (ThBA) and upon review thereof the findings are:
It’s now three months since the drive against the fraudulent use of fake GST invoices was launched in the second week of November, 2020. As on 13th February, 2021, the department has made 3046 cases and unearthed about 9294 fake GSTINs in just these 3 months.
I am directed to state that the cases where notice u/s 148 of the Act were issued by the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer (JAO) and where:- (1) Returns of income have been filed and notice u/s 143(2) of the Act has not issued by JAO or Prescribed Authority, or
The Hon’ble Finance Minister has presented to Parliament the Union Budget for the financial year 2021-22. It is the first budget of this new decade and appropriately also a digital one in the backdrop of the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis. Apart from tax proposals, there are many provisions in the Budget which when approved, would take forward our indirect taxes initiatives.
