tax evasion

Chandigarh, March 30 – Punjab Excise and Taxation Minister Harpal Singh Cheema announced on Monday that a massive tax evasion racket, involving turnover of around Rs 200 crore, has been uncovered in the hospitality sector.With 882 establishments already under scrutiny and Rs 2.02 crore...

Chandigarh, March 30 Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said on Monday that the state government has detected tax evasion worth about Rs 200 crore in the state's hospitality sector, and the total amount is likely to rise to nearly Rs 500 crore as the investigation expands.Addressing a...

New Delhi, March 30 The Seamless Tube Manufacturers Association of India (STMA) on Monday raised concerns over a sharp increase in imports of seamless pipes from China over the past three to four years, and urged the government to enforce stricter anti-dumping measures to protect the domestic...

New Delhi, March 27 The government has proposed a new property tax framework in the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) areas, ease criminal provisions for minor offenses, and tighten enforcement for tax violations.This is part of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, which was...

Chennai, March 27 – A special CBI court in Chennai on Friday convicted and sentenced seven individuals, including a former senior tax assistant of the Income Tax Department, to four years of rigorous imprisonment along with a total fine of Rs 2.4 lakh in a tax refund fraud case, officials said...

Chandigarh, March 27 The Punjab government seized illegal tobacco products worth approximately Rs 1.5 crore during a statewide drive against tax evasion, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said on Friday.He said the tax department conducted simultaneous raids at eight locations – five...

Amaravati, March 26 The Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI) has arrested two individuals linked to a large-scale fake Input Tax Credit (ITC) racket as part of an intensified crackdown on organized GST evasion.The arrests were made by DGGI's Visakhapatnam Zonal...

In New Delhi, on March 20, Nirmala Sitharaman emphasized that taxpayers are not adversaries and urged income tax officers to simplify compliance for honest taxpayers while leveraging technology to combat willful tax evasion.Addressing the "PRARAMBH 2026: Nationwide Awareness Campaign on the...

New Delhi, March 20 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday urged income tax officers to make the process easier for taxpayers and use technology to catch those deliberately evading taxes.Addressing the 'PRARAMBH 2026: Nationwide Awareness Campaign on the Income Tax Act, 2025', the...

Bhopal, March 19 – The Enforcement Directorate's (ED) Bhopal Zonal Office conducted searches and seized assets at three premises linked to M/s Rajul Group and its partner, Priyank Mehta, in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, on Thursday.The action, conducted under the provisions of the Foreign Exchange...

New Delhi, March 19 In a unique operation, officials from the Uttarakhand GST investigation department established multiple firms to create business links with a dubious company in order to uncover tax evasion worth over ₹150 crore.The GST officials said that it took months to operationalize...

Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan described revenue service officers as the guardians of the nation's financial strength, emphasizing that development activities across the country are only possible due to the revenue generated through taxes. He made this statement to the trainee officers of the...

Jaipur, March 10 – Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma stated on Tuesday that a robust revenue system plays a crucial role in accelerating the state’s development and ensuring that the benefits of public welfare schemes reach the last person in society.He claimed that with this objective, the...

New Delhi, March 9 The Income Tax Department has detected under-reporting of sales worth Rs 408 crore after it conducted a nationwide survey of restaurants on charges of tax evasion, the CBDT said on Monday.After visiting the premises of restaurants on Sunday, the taxman is now sending emails...

New Delhi, March 9 The Income-Tax Department has detected under-reporting of sales worth Rs 408 crore after it conducted a nationwide survey of restaurants on charges of tax evasion, the CBDT said on Monday.Following the action of visiting their business premises on Sunday, the taxman is now...

New Delhi, March 9 The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the scope of search and seizure powers under Section 132 of the Income Tax Act, arguing that it has the potential for misuse by authorities."We cannot second-guess a provision to...

New Delhi, March 9 The Income-Tax Department is conducting a multi-city verification exercise across various restaurants after its Hyderabad investigation wing recently found alleged under-reporting of sales by these outlets through manipulated billing software to evade tax, official sources...

Kanpur (UP), March 3 The Kanpur police have unearthed an organized GST fraud racket in which the accused allegedly used identity documents of poor and unsuspecting individuals to float fake firms and route transactions worth nearly Rs 250 crore, a senior official said on Tuesday.Two people...

Aizawl, March 2 The Mizoram government will intensify its efforts to combat the smuggling of betel nuts from Myanmar, Home Minister K Sapdanga informed the Assembly on Monday.The home minister noted that the illegal influx of the commodity from the neighboring country over the past few years...

New Delhi, February 16 The Central Information Commission has criticized the Central GST authorities in Rajkot for denying information under the RTI Act regarding arrests, bail, cases, and recoveries, citing ongoing investigations. The Commission observed that such a blanket denial could...