Delhi govt seals premises of family-run group of companies

The premises of a family-run group of companies in west Delhi's Paschim Vihar area were sealed today by the Delhi government as part of its ongoing drive against tax evasion.
An FIR has also been lodged against the group for alleged tax evasion, according to a senior officer.
The officer said the Department of Trade and Taxes carried out a survey after getting a specific information that a group of companies engaged in trading of edible oils and other goods was evading tax.
"They procured edible oil from other states mainly Rajasthan and illegally sold goods in local market without depositing tax properly. The group had gross turnover of around Rs 1,156 crore," the officer said.

While scrutinizing the returns of the firms it was observed that they had a huge gross turnover but deposited negligible tax, officer said.
"They have shown huge central purchases and accordingly generated statutory forms from Delhi Value Added Tax (DVAT) website but have not shown any sales in their return. It was felt that the firm was not declaring the true picture as far as business transactions are concerned," the officer said.
The survey team said the firm was supposed to maintain its books of accounts for scrutiny, but they failed to produce the books before the VAT team.
"It shows the malafide intention of the dealer. Therefore, in the interest of government revenue, the premises of the firm at Paschim Vihar were sealed and an FIR lodged," officer said.