Business Standard

Sunday, January 19, 2025 | 10:19 AM ISTEN Hindi

Notification Icon
userprofile IconSearch

Bogus GST invoices row: Prosecution starts against e-insurance intermediary

The Directorate General of GST Intelligence had in 2022 detected Rs 824-crore tax evasion by insurance companies

gst
Premium

Shrimi Choudhary New Delhi
Goods and services tax (GST) authorities have initiated prosecution against a leading online insurance intermediary for allegedly generating bogus invoices of around Rs 100 crore in the name of marketing and sales service, Business Standard has learnt.

The intermediary, based in Bengaluru, got prosecution notice in January from the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI). 

Following this, the top management of the firm has been questioned.

“The intermediary has been asked to provide proof/evidence of the service (they claimed) against which invoices were raised. In the absence of proof, the owners could face rigorous punishment,” a source in the DGGI

What you get on BS Premium?

  • Unlock 30+ premium stories daily hand-picked by our editors, across devices on browser and app.
  • Pick your 5 favourite companies, get a daily email with all news updates on them.
  • Full access to our intuitive epaper - clip, save, share articles from any device; newspaper archives from 2006.
  • Preferential invites to Business Standard events.
  • Curated newsletters on markets, personal finance, policy & politics, start-ups, technology, and more.
VIEW ALL FAQs

Need More Information - write to us at assist@bsmail.in