GST Fraud to Attract Heavy Penalties: Key Changes from April 1, 2025

Written By: Mobin

The main objective of the ISD system is to ensure the correct distribution of tax revenue among the states.

ISD System

The use of ISD system will be mandatory from April 1, 2025. If ITC is wrongly distributed, the tax authority will charge interest and penalty.

New Rules

Input Tax Credit (ITC) allows businesses to deduct the tax paid on their purchases from the output tax, thereby reducing the total GST liability.

ITC Benefits

Under the new rules, misdistribution of ITC will attract a penalty of Rs 10,000 or equal to the ITC amount. Also, interest will have to be paid.

Penalty

The ISD system will help businesses manage their tax liabilities better. This system will bring transparency.

Benefits

The ISD system will ensure proper distribution of tax revenue among states. This system will also help in preventing tax evasion.

Benefits to States

Earlier businesses had two options for ITC distribution, cross-charge and ISD. Now only ISD system has to be used.

Cross-charge

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