WazirX Fined Rs 49.2 Crore for Tax Evasion Worth Rs 40.5 Crore

GST Mumbai East Commissionerate detected a GST evasion worth Rs 40.5 crores and recovered Rs 49.2 crore in cash pertaining to GST evaded, interest, and penalty from the cryptocurrency exchange WazirX.

Currently, restaurants registered under GST are collecting and depositing the tax. Also, cab aggregators like Uber and Ola will have to collect five per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST) for booking two and three-wheeler vehicles effective January 1.

Earlier in the year, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs had announced that the GST rate on garments, textiles, and footwear would be raised from five per cent to 12 per cent with effect from January 1, 2022.

Food ordering from platforms including Swiggy and Zomato may become costlier soon as a new tax rule is coming into force starting January 1. Under the rule, food aggregators will be required to collect a five percent Goods and Services Tax (GST) from restaurants for their food items.

Several states have sought extension of the GST compentation cess regime for another five years

Several markets dealing with garment business in Delhi remained shut on Thursday in protest against the central government's proposed move to hike GST rates on textile from existing 5 per cent to 12 per cent from January 1.

The Directorate General of GST Intelligence on Thursday refuted rumours about its proposed handling of the Rs 197.49 crore cash and 23 kg of gold (worth an estimated Rs 11 crore) recovered last week during tax raids on UP businessman Piyush Jain.

Fiscal 2020-21 GST Return Filing: TheCentral Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs has extended the deadline from December 31, 2021, to February 28, 2022.

GST council led by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will meet on December 31, a day after she holds talks with her states counterparts on budget

The raid on Uttar Pradesh businessman Piyush Jain is not a case of mistaken identity, sources in the agency that investigates GST evasions said after the unearthing of heaps of unaccounted cash from his premises made national headlines.

A team of Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI), Lucknow Unit visited the office and residence of another Kanpur-based businessman late on Tuesday for the verification of tax evasion allegations.

The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) on Wednesday concluded the raids at businessman Piyush Jain's residence in Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj.

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has been roped after the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) recovered approximately 23 kg of gold from the factory premises of Kanpur-based businessman Piyush Jain on Monday.

UP IT Raid, Piyush Jain: Tax raids on Uttar Pradesh businessman Piyush Jain, who is part of the perfume industry, have so far recovered Rs 194.45 crore in cash and 23 kg in gold, the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) said Monday.