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Gameskraft Technology faces Rs 21,000-crore tax notice for 'GST evasion'

The Council is expected to meet next month to take up the panel's report on the issue

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It has been alleged that the gaming platform provided back-dated invoices to the tax authorities for the purpose of evading taxes

Shrimi ChoudharyPeerzada Abrar New Delhi/Bengaluru
The Director General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI) has slapped its heftiest tax notice of Rs 21,000 crore on Bengaluru-based Gameskraft Technology (GTPL) for allegedly evading GST on the betting amount. 

Gameskraft has dubbed the notice a “departure from the well-established law of the land”.

The company is accused of promoting online betting through card, casual and fantasy games like Rummy Culture, Gamezy and Rummy Time.

The notice has been served on the gaming firm for transactions that happened between 2017 and June this year. It has been alleged that the gaming platform provided back-dated invoices to the tax authorities for

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