GST wing of CBIC conducts tax inspections against insurance companies



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The Goods and Services Tax (GST) wing of the CBIC has initiated tax inspections against several major life and non-life insurance companies. These investigations are focused on instances where companies have allegedly claimed input tax credit (ITC) beyond their entitlement, with preliminary estimates suggesting the total overdrawn amount could exceed £3,000 crore for the industry. This action follows previous probes into tax evasion within the insurance sector.

The Goods and Services Tax wing of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has carried out tax searches and inspections against several insurance companies. The list of companies the tax sleuths have visited includes several of the major life and non-life insurers. A government source said the tax searches were about cases where the insurance companies had taken input tax credit in excess of what they are entitled to. This is not the first time that the CBIC has launched a coor
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The Goods and Services Tax (GST) wing of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) is conducting the tax inspections.

Several major life and non-life insurance companies are being inspected.

The inspections are due to allegations that insurance companies have taken input tax credit in excess of what they are entitled to.

The total overdrawal of input tax credit is still being calculated, but it is expected to be over Rs 3,000 crore for the entire industry.

No, none of the companies have so far apprised their shareholders of the action by the CBIC.




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