The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) has detected 6,084 cases of GST evasion worth Rs 2.01 lakh crore in FY 2024. This investigation arm of GST has detected evasion in a total of 6,084 cases. This amount is double the GST evasion of Rs 1.01 lakh crore detected in 4,872 cases during 2022-23. During the investigation, it was found that the highest cases of tax evasion have been seen in online gaming, BFSI services and metals sectors (iron, copper, scrap and alloys).
Apart from this, voluntary tax of Rs 26,605 crore was paid in 2023-24, which is more than Rs 20,713 crore in 2022-23. According to the annual report of DGGI, about 46 percent of the cases of tax evasion are related to non-payment of tax (through secret supplies and under-assessment).
Apart from this, 20 per cent of the cases are related to fake input tax credit (ITC), and 19 per cent of the cases are related to wrongful availment of ITC. The report said that during 2023-24, maximum tax evasion of Rs 81,875 crore was found in 78 cases in the online gaming sector.
This was followed by the banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector where 171 cases of tax evasion of Rs 18,961 crore were detected. The iron, copper, scrap and alloys sector saw 1,976 cases of GST evasion, involving tax evasion of Rs 16,806 crore. The pan masala, tobacco, cigarette and bidi industry saw 212 cases of tax evasion of Rs 5,794 crore.