The GST Council should prevail on the government to avoid such practices as they lead to unnecessary litigation
For now, analysts expect industrial users, city gas distributors and utilities to benefit
They say NAA is not following due process of law, harassing them with investigations even when there is no cut in GST rates or increase in input tax credit; Delhi HC posts matter for March 4
GST officers have busted a network of 46 fake firms which used to generate fake invoices and fraudulently avail input tax credit (ITC) worth Rs 82.23 crore, the finance ministry said on Tuesday.
Earlier, the GST Council had decided that interest up to 18 per cent would be levied only on delayed payment through cash ledger and not via input tax credit
The surveys are related to an alleged bogus input tax credit connected to the external vendors of these firms
Says ministry's new curbs will impact businesses that usually have accumulated credits, as they will have to discharge output tax liability in cash instead of available credit balance
The new rule restricts use of input tax credit (ITC) for discharging GST liability to 99 per cent effective January 1, 2021
CGST officials bust racket generating fake input tax credit of Rs 1,278 cr
50 petitions pending in court, court asks each petitioner to submit its arguments within five pages
Khatri was generating illegal availment and wrongfully passing on of Input Tax Credit (ITC) to the tune of Rs. 50.24 Crores
DGGI GZU has arrested a Delhi resident on charges of setting up and operating fictitious firms on forged documents and passing fake ITC totalling Rs 190 crore
While businesses have issues with NAA's methodology of computing profiteering, consumers are defending their right to be charged fair prices and are supportive of the authority
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
So far, the GST system used to compute eligible ITC based on suppliers' sales return GSTR-1, but the break-up at the invoice level was not provided
The group of ministers (GoM) on Information Technology (IT) led by Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi took stock of the preparedness and the timelines in a meeting held on Friday
The government has now kept imports, ISD and RCM out of the purview of its move to limit ITC to inputs reflected in GSTR2A
GSTR-2A is a purchase return auto-generated by the GST system based on the transaction between a business and its supplier.
The Centre has also deferred the application of restricted input tax credit (ITC) of 10% under goods and services tax (GST), providing relief to industry
The validity of e-way bills that were set to expire between March 20 and April 15, has been extended till April 30