SGST Launches Statewide Crackdown on Scrap Dealers to Curb GST Evasion



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The Assam State Goods and Services Tax (SGST) department has initiated a major operation targeting scrap dealers across the state to combat tax evasion. The search and seizure operation, which took place on July 2nd and 3rd, involved 22 business premises. Officials have already recovered ₹90 lakh from three dealers due to significant discrepancies and suppression of sales, with investigations ongoing to uncover the full extent of evasion.

The Commissionerate of State Goods and Services Tax (SGST), Assam, has launched a sweeping search and seizure operation targeting scrap dealers across the state. The operation, which commenced on July 2 and continued through July 3, covered 22 business premises and godowns of suspected tax-evading entities. The crackdown follows mounting concerns over large-scale tax evasion in the largely unorganized scrap trading sector. According to SGST officials, initial scrutiny revealed widespread suppre
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The SGST department in Assam has launched a statewide search and seizure operation targeting scrap dealers suspected of evading Goods and Services Tax (GST).

The operation commenced on July 2nd and continued through July 3rd.

A total of 22 business premises and godowns belonging to suspected tax-evading scrap dealers were covered.

Mounting concerns exist over large-scale tax evasion within the largely unorganised scrap trading sector, including suppression of sales and non-payment of due taxes.

The department has already recovered a total of Rs 90 lakh from three taxpayers based on initial findings.

The stringent actions aim to deter tax evasion, improve overall compliance, bring unregulated sectors into the tax net, and enhance revenue collection.




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