Taxmen dodge massive GST fraud as exporters claiming Rs 2,000 cr refund go missing on verification

As many as 1,474 exporters have gone untraceable after fraudulently claiming over Rs 2,000 crore of integrated GST (I-GST) refunds, in what shows the extent of tax evasion attempts in the GST regime. These claims were rejected after verification at the actual places of business, official sources said, adding that the wrongdoers will be brought to book. The data analytics performed by Directorate G…