Friday, July 7, 2023

Almost 25% of 69k suspected bogus GST accounts

 


Delhi, India: A special effort made by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) to get rid of fake accounts registered with the GST Network has shown that nearly a quarter of the identified entities have either vanished or do not exist, despite receiving benefits worth nearly Rs 15,000 crore. While the authorities used data analytics and artificial intelligence to identify approximately 69,000 suspects, the two-month investigation that began in the middle of the month has discovered 17,000 bogus accounts that contained bogus input tax credits.

A lot of big names in business, as well as the roles they played in the chain, are under scrutiny. For instance, a well-known food delivery service provider is said to have hired workers from fictitious businesses. Similar cases had surfaced even before the exercise was carried out.

According to government sources, Delhi has the highest success rate, or the greatest number of fakes identified from the suspect registration list, according to TOI.

In light of the most recent crackdown, CBIC currently proposes to embrace an occasional activity to guarantee that advantages are not abused. In addition, it wants to tighten some of the rules by taking away the options to pay taxes by changing supplier returns to lessen the burden caused by the pandemic.

"There are a few choices that have previously been taken by the GST Board on the issues, we will carry out them. "The goal is to prevent leaks," a high-ranking official stated.

The issue is additionally expected to come up at the following gathering of the GST Board, where the subtleties will be imparted to the state finance pastors. However, officials ruled out a fresh tightening of registration requirements, arguing that the goal was to make the process easier for honest taxpayers rather than making them more likely to comply.

The suspects were distinguished by the duty specialists after cautious cleaning of the data set, which incorporates 1.4 crore GST payers.

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