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In a recent clarification, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) provided insights into the goods and services tax (GST) treatment of transactions involving vouchers. According to the CBIC, vouchers can be categorized into two types.

An officer from the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) headquarters can now send takedown notices to intermediaries to block online money gaming apps and websites that evade Goods and Services Tax (GST) under Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act, the government said in a notification on Monday. The Department of Revenue has appointed an additional or joint director (intelligence) at the DGGI headquarters as the nodal officer for this purpose.

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) department has detected Rs 1.95 lakh crore tax evasion in over 25,000 cases so far in the current financial year. According to the finance ministry, of the Rs 1.95 lakh crore evasion detected, taxpayers have voluntarily submitted Rs 21,500 crore.

On Tuesday, the Indian government sought adjournment at the Supreme Court in the 28% GST case levied on gaming companies. Gaming companies are mounting a strong defense against what they call an unjustified tax burden that could cripple the sector. The case, with an estimated financial impact of ₹2.5 lakh crore, is one of the biggest tax battles in India’s history.