Una, July 22 - During the month of July, the State Tax and Excise Department, Una, took action in four cases of tax evasion at the departmental check post Gagret and 40 at Pandoga and collected a fine of Rs 5,48,510. Giving this information, Deputy Commissioner of State Tax and Excise Department, Una, Vinod Singh Dogra said that during special checking at the departmental check post Gagret, four cases of various types of goods were found without bills, on which action was taken as per rules for violating the GST Act. He said that out of the four cases caught in Gagret, three cases are of gold and silver jewellery. Taking action on these cases, a fine of Rs 77,420 was imposed, which was collected on the spot. Narendra Paiania ASTEO and Assistant Balkrishna were present during the checking.
Apart from this, while inspecting under the special checking campaign, ASTEO Shiv Mahajan, Satish Kumar and assistant Sanjeev Kumar collected fines of Rs 4,71,090 in 40 cases at the departmental check post Pandoga.
Vinod Singh Dogra said that departmental teams are keeping a close watch on tax evaders. He said that under Section 30 of the GST Act, it is mandatory to issue a bill on the sale of goods worth more than Rs 200. Apart from this, it is mandatory to have an e-way bill for transporting goods worth more than Rs 50 thousand. He urged all types of traders to keep complete documents related to purchase and sale in future such as original purchase/sale bill, e-way bill with the transportation of goods, otherwise the department will take action as per rules.