Central GST Audit Commissionerate detected Rs.1,040 crore tax evasion in AP till July
Central GST Audit Commissionerate, Andhra Pradesh, has detected Rs.1,040-crore tax evasion and recovered Rs.108 crore from 370 units across five circles in the State up to July this calender year, said Anand Kumar Pulapaka, Commissioner, Central GST Audit Commissionerate, Andhra Pradesh. He was in Nellore to inaugurate the new chamber at Assistant Commissioner’s office on Monday.
The CGST Auditing Commissionerate, A.P., has offices in Visakhapatnam, Rajahmundry, Guntur, Nellore and Tirupati. Soon, offices will be set up in Anantapur and Kurnool, he said, adding that they are conducting auditing checks in suspicious business firms under their jurisdiction, and targeted to audit 532 units across the State by the end of this year.
Mr. Anand Kumar revealed that only 25 audit groups are working under the CGST Audit Commissionerate, A.P., with two to three officers per group. Last year, tax evasion of Rs.133.5 crore has been detected and Rs.15.5 crore was recovered from 352 establishments during the first seven month period. They could audit 603 out of 1,140 units identified in the State.
