CBIC to Examine FY19 40K GST Returns for Restraining Fake ITC

To restrict the fake ITC claim and tax evasion, the CBIC would reveal nearly 40,000 GST returns for 2018-19 relying on the risk parameters for the scrutiny.

The same shall be the 2nd batch of GST returns that will be liable for investigation post to CBIC has shown 35000 GST Identification Number (GSTINs) (allocated to the business entities) for 2017-18 before this year to watch the constancy within the returns furnished by the businesses related to input supplies, output supplies, input tax credits, and tax payments.

“Based on data analytics, we are in the process of identifying cases which need to be scrutinised for 2018-19. We’ll be circulating that list to fill formations soon,” a tax expert mentioned.

In the process of investigation, fewer interruptions with the assessee would be there and the information made available via several sources such as Directorate General of Analytics and Risk Management, Advanced Analytics in Indirect Taxation, GST Network, E-Way Bill Portal, etc are lying on same intention. The income tax payments through these businesses are being computed at the back end to monitor if there would be any difference.

If there occurs any error or mismatch being revealed the CBIC shall calculate the amount of tax being imposed, interest, and the additional amount subjected to be paid for the same concern.

The central tax heads pose thousands of cases consisting of bogus Input tax credit with the amount of Rs 50,000 cr in the former one and the half year. It is a common concern that fake people used to claim the bogus ITC beneath the GST regime and it is a subject of worry.

GST slab rejig would choose to take much time because of inflation, the rise in the process of investigation as well as with the current step would to diminish the exemptions and amend the inversions might assist you the gap in between the current weighted average GST rate of 11.6% and the intended revenue neutral rate of 15.5%, mitigating the revenue shortfall of the states.

Scrutiny and the higher compliance would have helped greatly the average monthly GST collection for the first quarter of FY23 would be Rs 1.51 trillion with respect to the average monthly collection of Rs 1.1 trillion in the 1st quarter of the former fiscal year mentioning a rise of 37%.