Srinagar: To prevent tax evasion, the State Taxes department has decided to carry out regular inspections/enforcement drives in the state.
The State Taxes department Kashmir division, in pursuance to the directions of the Commissioner State Taxes, M. Raju-IAS has carried out a comprehensive drive today on 22-11-2018 against the tax defaulters/non-filers of gstr-3b. The team was headed by Manzoor Ahmad Bhat-KAS, Additional Commissioner, State Taxes (Administration & Enforcement) Kashmir along with team of States Taxes officers Rouf Ahmad Shah, Khalid Mohammad Chisti, Mohammad Sarfaraz Khan, Ajaz Chowdhary, Ghulam Mohiudin Malik, Nuzhat Qureshi and team of inspectors. The GSTR 3b return filing position of some of the dealers were scrutinized on spot with the view to ensure deposition of tax collected by them. Besides, the team also seized the records of several defaulting dealers.
The tax payers whose premises were inspected are M.S. Marble, Gogjibagh, Floriculture department, Poloview Srinagar, Peaks Auto Pvt. Ltd. Lasjan, Treat Restaurant and Bakery, Sanantnagar, 7/11 Departmental Store, Sanantnagar, Sir Sayed Memorial Marriage Hall, Sanatnagar and other business establishments.
The tax on turnover running in crores have been held back by some of the above named dealers, who were directed on spot to clear their withheld tax liability within seven days failing which action u/s 67 of SGST Act shall be initiated against them. In response to such special drive carried out by the department M/s Peaks Auto Pvt. Ltd Lasjan cleared their liability amounting to Rs. 7.03 crores on spot and M/s Floriculture Department has assured the deposition of their tax liability of Rs. 35.95 lacs and filing of pending returns within three days. The department by virtue of this press release is also directing all the tax payers of Kashmir division to file all GSTR returns/tax due well in time.
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