Car dealers on taxman’s radar over discounts & freebies to customers

The  indirect tax department is scrutinising  discounts and  freebies offered to customers by major  car dealers across the country on suspicion that they may have availed  input tax credit on those freebies without paying  GST , leading to revenue leakage for the exchequer. The department has issued preliminary notices to some of the top car dealerships, seeking deta…