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GST wing of CBIC conducts tax inspections against insurance companies

A government source said the tax searches were about cases where the insurance companies had taken input tax credit in excess of what they are entitled to.

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Some years ago, the indirect tax department had investigated the non-life companies for alleged tax evasion in the motor insurance business. The combined dues had then amounted to over Rs 1,500 crore.

Subhomoy Bhattacharjee New Delhi
The Goods and Services Tax wing of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has carried out tax searches and inspections against several insurance companies. The list of companies the tax sleuths have visited includes several of the major life and non-life insurers. 
 
A government source said the tax searches were about cases where the insurance companies had taken input tax credit in excess of what they are entitled to. This is not the first time that the CBIC has launched a coordinated action against several companies in the sector.

Some years ago, the indirect tax department

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