Source: https://taxguru.in/goods-and-service-tax/gst-council-newsletter-month-february-2022.html
The gross GST revenue collected in the month of February, 2022 is Rs. 1,33,026 crore of which CGST is Rs. 24,435 crore, SGST is Rs. 30,779 crore, IGST is Rs. 67,471crore (including Rs. 33,837 crore collected on import of goods) and cess is Rs. 10,340 crore (including Rs. 638 crore collected on import of goods).
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The GST authorities are now looking into BharatPe books of the last four years to see whether fake invoices were issued for services as well.
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The GST Council in its next meeting may look at raising the lowest tax slab to 8 per cent, from 5 per cent, and prune the exemption list in the Goods and Services Tax regime as it looks to increase revenues and do away with states' dependence on Centre for compensation, sources said on Sunday.
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Source: https://taxguru.in/goods-and-service-tax/exporter-arrested-gst-fraud.html
The officers of Anti Evasion wing of Thane CGST Commissionerate of Mumbai zone have arrested an exporter who is Director of a Private Limited Company, for fraudulently claiming GST Input Tax Credit (ITC) of Rs. 15.26 Crore. This ITC was claimed on the basis of bogus invoices of Rs. 85 Crore issued by the fake entities.
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Source: https://taxguru.in/goods-and-service-tax/29-year-man-arrested-involvement-fake-gst-itc-racket.html
CGST Commissionerate, Raigad arrests 29 year old involved in fake GST Input Tax Credit racket As a part of the special Anti-Evasion drive launched by CGST, Mumbai Zone against the fraudsters and tax evaders, CGST Commissionerate, Raigad has arrested a 29 year old man, who actively connived in creation of more than 15 sham firms, which were used for generation, availment and utilization of fraudulent GST Input Tax Credit (ITC) of Rs.
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CBI ARRESTS A CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT AND A JOINT COMMISSIONER IN AN ALLEGED BRIBERY OF RS.FOUR LAKH; RECOVERS CASH OF RS.7.4 LAKH(APPROX) The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Chartered Accountant and a Joint Commissioner , CGST, Nagpur in an alleged bribery of Rs. Four Lakh.
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PRESS NOTE
CENTRAL GST COMMISSIONERATE, GHAZIABAD ARRESTS TWO PERSONS INVOLVED IN GST FRAUD OF TAXABLE VALUE OF RS. 96.84 CRORES AND AVAILMENT AND UTILIZATION OF FAKE INPUT TAX CREDIT OF RS. 5.15 CRORES (APPROX.)
Karnataka: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has said that he is ready to exempt GST and royalty on steel, cement, and other construction materials if the Centre bears 25% of the land acquisition cost for the projects
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This is the fifth time that the GST collection has crossed the Rs 1.3 lakh crore mark. The GST cess collection crossed the Rs 10,000 crore mark for the first time since its implementation.
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Source: https://taxguru.in/goods-and-service-tax/7-important-upcoming-gst-system-enhancement.html
1. GST Returns -Questionnaire Based NIL Filing of GSTR1: 2 steps filing -Changes in GSTR-3B to capture 9(5) supplies e-Commerce -Mandatory HSN codes in table 12 of GSTR-1 -e —invoice JSON download/API for recipient/Supplier – Part A -Improvement in filing process of GSTR-4 (Annual), some alert for table 6 to avoid “0” value.
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