Fake registration drive: GST officers detect 10,700 bogus firms, more than ₹10,000 crore evasion

“Tax officers have detected around 10,700 fake registrations under the GST, involving evasion of ₹10,179 crore in the ongoing all-India drive against fake companies set up to defraud the exchequer,” a senior official said on Tuesday (September 24, 2024). Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) member Shashank Priya said Aadhaar authentication of GST registration is already i…