Gst Intelligence Agency
GST intel unit detected over Rs 1.98 trn worth tax evasion cases in 2023
The GST intelligence unit detected tax evasion of more than Rs 1.98 lakh crore last year and arrested 140 masterminds who were involved in defrauding the exchequer, the finance ministry said on Thursday. In 2023, the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) detected significant GST evasion in diverse sectors like online gaming, casinos, insurance and secondment (import of manpower services). "DGGI has achieved an increase in detection of cases of evasion and voluntary payments. In 2023, DGGI detected 6,323 cases involving evasion of duty of Rs 1,98,324 crore with a voluntary payment of Rs 28,362 crore. 140 masterminds involved in GST evasion were arrested," the ministry said in a statement. This is a significant improvement as compared to 2022 wherein 4,273 cases were detected, amounting to duty of Rs 90,499 crore, and voluntary payment of Rs 22,459 crore and 97 arrests were made. There was a 119 per cent increase in the year-on-year amount of duty evasion detected by DGGI an
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ICICI Lombard says it has got Rs 1729 cr tax demand from GST Intelligence
General insurer says it will file a response to the notice based on advice from its tax advisors
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DGGI issues show-cause notice to Amazon India over Rs 175 cr tax demand
Probe has allegedly found calculation errors by Amazon. The company paid higher GST but instead of claiming refund took wrong input tax credit
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DGGI unearths pan-India invoice racket involving transactions of Rs 434 cr
Probe revealed that 23 firms across India, from Tamil Nadu to New Delhi, were involved in issuance of fake invoices to get fraudulent 'Input Tax Credit' without supply of any goods
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GST intelligence detects over Rs 17-cr tax evasion by MP cement firm
During the factory search on Saturday, the team of DGGI officials was surrounded by a mob of people who threatened and interfered with the official proceedings
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GST body detects Rs 225 cr tax evasion, busts pan masala racket in Indore
The total duty implication in this fraud is estimated to be around Rs 400 crore, the statement issued by the DGGI said
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John Joseph to take charge as chief of GST intelligence agency
The DG GSTI is the new name given to the Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence
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