Jaipur, Oct 16 The Rajasthan Commercial Taxes Department has detected suspected GST irregularities worth around Rs 3.15 crore during inspections of nine business establishments across five districts, officials said on Friday.
Taxpayers voluntarily deposited approximately Rs 2.21 crore during the inspections conducted on October 9 and 10 in Jaipur, Alwar, Kota, Hanumangarh and Dausa, according to an official statement.
The department examined stock records, purchase and sales transactions, tax returns and input tax credit (ITC) claims at establishments dealing in textiles, sweets, restaurant services, edible oil, transport, furniture and mobile phones.
In Kota, officials detected suspected irregularities involving ITC claims against tax-exempt supplies at Riddhi Siddhi Oil Industries. The potential tax liability was estimated at Rs 1.60 crore, of which Rs 1.21 crore was deposited during the investigation.
In Jaipur, inspections at Bagru Hastkala Printers revealed suspected irregularities in GST rates and discrepancies in stock records. The estimated tax liability was Rs 15 lakh, while the firm deposited Rs 13.17 lakh.
Officials also detected suspected irregularities worth Rs 20 lakh at Gopal Singh Patasi Bhandar and Rs 40 lakh at Bombay Misthan Bhandar. The establishments deposited Rs 3.32 lakh and Rs 25.04 lakh, respectively.
In Alwar, two transport companies came under scrutiny over allegedly ineligible ITC claims. Shabir Khan Transport Company deposited Rs 21.29 lakh, while Rajasthan Golden Transport Company deposited approximately Rs 22.83 lakh.
Another inspection involving Rahul Decor and Nikhil Foam and Furnishing in Alwar revealed suspected irregularities worth Rs 12 lakh.
In Hanumangarh’s Nohar, Shri Hari Sweets deposited Rs 7 lakh against an estimated tax liability of Rs 7.30 lakh.
In Dausa’s Mahuwa, officials searched the business premises and residence of the operator of Khandelwal Telecom Centre, seized documents and verified stock records. The taxpayer deposited Rs 7 lakh.
The department said further investigations were underway and strict action would continue against tax evasion, suppression of turnover and wrongful ITC claims.
(PTI News)
