Firm booked for fraudulently trying to claim Input Tax Credit in Har

A firm was today booked in Gurgaon on the complaint of Excise and Taxation department for fraudulently trying to claim Input Tax Credit of GST, Haryana Minister Capt Abhimanyu said.
M/s Vipin Enterprises was registered at the address shop number 16, Lal Kothi, Sector-40, Gurgaon whereas in reality a barbar shop was functioning there, Abhimanyu said, according to an official release here.
The dealer had also submitted a mobile number which is answered by a person not concerned with Vipin Enterprises, he said.
"The complainant Excise and Taxation Officer has categorically stated that M/s Vipin Enterprises utilised Input Tax Credit of Rs 50,34,04,831 under GST through fraudulent entries. The GSTN number of the fraudulent dealer has been cancelled," Abhimanyu said.

The firm had also allegedly committed bogus transactions under the VAT by making fraudulent claims of Input Tax Credit on intrastate purchases in a web of operations, he said.
The firm further showed bogus inter-state purchases to obtain C forms worth Rs 27.16 crore from the department and facilitated the selling firms for concessional rate of tax, the excise and taxation minister said.

Abhimanyu said the officers of excise and taxation department and the Tax Research Unit had identified some dealers indulging in these fraudulent activities.
He said that some other dealers are also likely to be acted against and penalised shortly.

The minister said the registration certificate of the firm has already been cancelled under the Haryana GST and Central GST Act to prevent any further fraudulent activity by the dealer.
He said on the request of the Department of Excise and Taxation, the chief minister had transferred the investigation of this case, after registration of FIR, to Special Investigation Team of the police force which will be assisted by officers from the Excise and Taxation Department so that the culprits can be identified.