Tax Frauds

Report GST frauds

Report Tax Fraud/Avoidance

Government of India has set up various modes and is encouraging Indian citizens to report Tax evasion schemes and situations. If you have any information regarding Central Excise fraud or evasion, you can call on 011-26174191 or mail to add-dgcei@nic.in or submit following form available on

GST rate finder application

The government has launched an app called GST rate finder that is a ready reckoner for all the tax rates to be levied under the GST regime. This app is developed by the Central Board Excise and Customs to assist tax-payers and public in easily finding and verifying correct GST rates. Download the app on your mobile by visiting

Charging GST over MRP is illegal

A shopkeeper cannot charge GST over and above the maximum retail price (MRP) of a product. The GST amount must be included in the MRP. If any shopkeeper is caught charging GST over MRP, the penalty can range from Rs. 2,000 to 25,000. 

How to verify CBIC – DIN (Document Identity)?

How to verify fake GST numbers?

It is possible for restaurants or any business to make a fake GST number and charge their customers GST by fraud. This fake GST money would end up in their pockets instead of going to the Government. To check the GST number, login to the

Fill out the GST number on above page, put the captcha and click on page. You can check the details of the business link to the particular GST number and get assurance whether it is for the same restaurant or not. You can check this easily by logging into the website on your phone at any given time.

Income-tax - Report Vigilance and other serious matters

Citizens are often victims of corruption and other illegal gratification requests from Tax officials. Government of India is taking various steps to deal with the bribery and corruption risks in Income-tax offices. 

Complaints can be filed with any of the following authorities

I. Central Vigilance Commission

Satarkata Bhavan , A-Block GPO Complex,
INA New Delhi – 110 023
EPABX :- 011- 24600200 (30 Lines)
FAX : 011- 24651010/24651186 Email : cenvigil@nic.in

II. Pr. Director General of Income Tax(Vigilance)

1st Floor, Dayal Singh Public Library Building,
1, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg, New Delhi – 110 002
Tel.No. :- 011-23235467 FAX : 011-23232897
Email : dgit.vig@incometaxindia.gov.in

III. Pr. Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Mumbai

321, Aayakar Bhavan, M.K.Road,
Churchgate, Mumbai – 400020.
Tel.No. :- 022-22017654
FAX : 022-22062597

IV. Addl. Director General of Income Tax (Vigilance) Western Region,

407, Aayakar Bhavan, M.K. Road,
Churchgate, Mumbai- 400020.
Tel.No. :- 022-22015839.
FAX : 022-22078831.
Email : dit.vig.west@incometaxindia.gov.in

Online Complaint Mechanism

Online complaints about income tax filing in India can be easily registered by visiting the tax portal at www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in. Look for the ‘e-Nivaran’ option in the top meAnu and click on it. It will redirect you to a new page with two options- Submit Grievance and View Grievance Status. Select ‘Submit Grievance’ and enter your PAN or TAN number. You will now have a grievance form that you can fill to file your complaint.

Income-tax Informants Reward Scheme 2018 – For reporting Benami property, undisclosed foreign income/ assets and Tax evasion

With the objective of obtaining people’s participation in the Income Tax Department’s      efforts to unearth black money and reduce tax evasion, a new reward scheme titled “Income Tax Informants Reward Scheme, 2018” has been issued by the Income Tax Department, superseding the earlier reward scheme issued in 2007. Under the revised scheme, a person can get reward for giving specific information in prescribed manner to the designated officers of Investigation Directorates in Income Tax Department about substantial evasion of tax on income or assets in India which are actionable under the Income-tax Act, 1961.