GST in Media

Next-Gen GST and India’s next phase of growth

The introduction of the goods and services tax (GST) in 2017 established a common national framework for indirect taxation. Next-Gen GST carries that effort forward, drawing on nine years of …

₹5.55 Crore GST Credit Under Scanner, Pharma Company MD Arrested

The Preventive Wing of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Commissionerate, Shimla, has uncovered an alleged GST fraud involving input tax credit of around ₹5.55 crore in the Kala …

GST Fraud: Partner Arrested for Rs 15.78 Cr ITC Claims

GST officers have arrested a partner of a firm engaged in trading of iron and steel goods for fraudulently availing input tax credit of over Rs 15.78 crore …

Central GST officer caught accepting bribe in Bengaluru

The Superintendent of Central GST, Mohit Pratap Singh, was caught while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 8 lakh through a mediator, the Lokayukta said …

170 vehicles detained, goods worth Rs 5 cr seized: Cheema

Punjab’s excise and taxation officials detained 170 vehicles carrying goods suspected to be in violation of GST provisions, officials said on Monday …

Telangana tax dept holds officers personally accountable for unauthorised AI sharing of taxpayer data

The Telangana Commercial Taxes Department has issued detailed guidelines governing the use of Artificial Intelligence tools and other third party online platforms by its officers, making individual officers personally accountable …

Tax department turns to AI for sharper scrutiny, compliance

The tax department is increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics and information from multiple government databases to identify anomalies, detect potential tax risks and sharpen scrutiny of taxpayers …

CBI Catches CGST Superintendent and Consultant Red-Handed in ₹1 Crore Bribery Trap Over New Panvel Flat Redevelopment

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Superintendent, Land and Building Section at office of Commissioner of CGST and Central Excise, Raigad and a CGST consultant, in a bribery …

Tax officials barred from sharing taxpayer data with AI tools

Amid the growing use of artificial intelligence in tax administration, the state commercial taxes department has imposed strict safeguards on the use of AI tools by its officials, making them …

Sirmaur pharma company MD held in Rs 6.55 crore GST refund fraud case

Sirmaur pharma company MD held in Rs 6.55 crore GST refund fraud case …