- DGGI has detected over 6,000 fake ITC cases involving Rs. 57,000 crore GST evasion
- 500 persons have been arrested in connection with these cases
- DGGI has been actively checking ITC evasion since April 2020
- Special emphasis has been placed on identifying and apprehending masterminds and disrupting syndicates since June 2023
- Advanced technical tools and data analysis have been used to unravel cases and arrest tax evaders
- Tax syndicates often use gullible persons to extract their KYC documents for creating fake/shell firms
- In FY2023-24, 1,040 fake ITC cases involving Rs. 14,000 crore have been detected and 91 fraudsters have been apprehended
- DGGI develops intelligence through advanced tools and its intelligence network to tackle GST evasion
- Overall, Rs. 1.36 lakh crore has been detected as overall GST evasion and Rs. 14,108 crore has been voluntarily paid for the same.
Source: a2ztaxcorp.com
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