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CBIC asks customs officers to complete inquiry in commercial fraud cases within a year

The CBIC has asked customs field formations to disclose the specific nature of inquiry being undertaken while issuing letters/summons in export/import fraud cases and also complete investigations within a year. In an instruction, CBIC said officers must maintain a “balanced” approach during an investigation into tax evasion in import or export of goods — generally referred to as commercial intelligence/fraud (CI) cases — to avoid disruption in  ease of doing business.

GST in Media

Central GST Audit Commissionerate detected ₹1,040 crore tax evasion in Andhra Pradesh till July, says official

Central GST Audit Commissionerate, Andhra Pradesh, has detected ₹1,040-crore tax evasion and recovered ₹108 crore from 370 units across five circles in the State up to July this calender year, said Anand Kumar Pulapaka, Commissioner, Central GST Audit Commissionerate, Andhra Pradesh. He was in Nellore to inaugurate the new chamber at Assistant Commissioner’s office on Monday.