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The CBIC has notified changes to the annual GST return form GSTR-9, making the reporting of Input Tax Credit (ITC) more comprehensive. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) on September 17 notified changes to the Central GST (CGST) rules, which will come into effect on September 22 and apply to annual returns filed for the 2024-25 fiscal. GST registered Taxpayers with aggregate turnover above Rs 2 crore are required to file GSTR-9. AMRG & Associates Senior Partner Rajat Mohan said the government has revamped the annual GST return (Form GSTR-9). "Revised structure of form makes it far more detailed, with new tables covering reversals under Rules 37, 37A, 38, 42 and 43, re-claims in subsequent years, transitional credits, import-related ITC, and auto-populated mismatches," Mohan said. Professionals and corporates will need to wait for the revised forms and utilities from GSTN before implementing these changes in practice. "Going forward, this measure underscores a
GST authorities have detected GST fraud of Rs 55,575 crore over the last two years and arrested over 700 persons for causing loss to the exchequer, an official said on Thursday. Over 22,300 fake GST identification numbers (GSTIN) were detected by the officers of the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI). The government on November 9, 2020, launched a nationwide special drive against unscrupulous entities for availing and passing on Input Tax Credit (ITC) fraudulently by issuing fake/bogus invoices, thereby evading Goods and Services Tax (GST). "In the two years of the special drive, GST/ITC fraud worth Rs 55,575 crore has been detected. 719 persons have been arrested, which include 20 CA/CS professionals," the official told PTI. Voluntary deposits of Goods and Services Tax (GST) worth Rs 3,050 crore have been made during the period. The official did not disclose the recovery amount in these cases, but said it would be a "sizeable amount". "Credible intelligence, coordina