Finance Ministry warns GST officials on fake registrations

The Finance Department, Government of India (GoI) has in a communication to all the Principal Chief Commissioners, Chief Commissioners, Director Generals and other senior officials of Central Tax has expressed concern that unscrupulous elements are obtaining fake / bogus registration under GST and defrauding the Government exchequer. Such fake and non-genuine registrations are being used to fraudulently pass on input tax credit to fake recipients. The Government has noticed various modus operandi of obtaining such fake registrations. Thus, the ministry has issued renewed guidelines for processing of applications.