The Indian GST department has detected tax evasion amounting to ₹1.36 lakh crore in the fiscal year 2023-24. Following these discoveries, culprits have voluntarily paid ₹14,108 crore in taxes. The Director General of GST Intelligence has identified over 6,000 fake Input Tax Credit (ITC) cases, involving ₹57,000 crore of GST evasion from April 2020 to September 2023. Approximately 500 individuals have been arrested in fake ITC cases. The department has focused on apprehending masterminds and disrupting tax evasion syndicates nationwide, utilizing data analysis and advanced technical tools to uncover large-scale evasion operations. These syndicates often exploit unsuspecting individuals, acquiring their KYC documents for the creation of fake companies.
India’s GST Department Unearths ₹1.36 Lakh Crore Tax Evasion in 2023-24
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