Chennai, May 6 (UNI) The Central Bureau of Investigation
(CBI) today registered a case against a Proprietor of a
Tamilnadu-based private company and others including
unknown private persons and public servants for fraudulent
Income-Tax returns totalling Rs 3.42 crore.
A CBI release here said based on a complaint from Income
Tax Department, CBI registered a case against the owner
of the private company, which is an approved Income Tax
E-Return Intermediary.
It was alleged that the accused had entered into conspiracy
with unknown others with a dishonest intention to cheat the
Income Tax Department.
It was further alleged that in pursuance of the conspiracy,
during the financial years 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2017-18,
the accused had filed e-TDS correction returns on behalf
of various TAN holders without their knowledge, by amending
the details of payment of contractors and claimed fraudulent
tax refunds in the name of various other individuals and
got refund amounting to Rs.3,42,77,901 (approx), thereby
causing a loss to the Income Tax Department.
Further investigation is continuing.
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