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TMI BlogFake invoiceX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Fake invoice X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... . Mr. A has sold the goods during tax period when E way bill was not implemented. As alleged by the department that buyer of Mr. A has indulged in passing the fake credit to its customers and at present he is not traceable. on the basis of same now Mr. A received the penalty notice for issuing the fake invoice. Mr. A has duly deposited the output tax and has only invoice copy issued to him against ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... supply made and payment received in advance. Being local sale he has no builty/proof of dispatch as import consignment directly send to him either full or in parts to different customers. Mr. A has no storage facility of his own. no sale has been made to that particular customer after may,2018.Whether onus of proof is on Mr. A, pl provide legal decision in support of same, if any Reply By Sadana ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nd Bulbule: The Reply: Dear Sir Proof of actual supply of goods is indispensable besides other associated documents. Refer the landmark judgement dated 13/03/2023 of the Hon'ble Supreme Court rendered in the case of M/s. Ecom Gill Coffee Trading Pvt Ltd - 2023 (3) TMI 533 - SUPREME COURT Reply By Sadanand Bulbule: The Reply: State of Karnataka Vs. M/s Ecom Gill Coffee Trading Private Limit ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ed [2023 (3) TMI 533 - SUPREME COURT], Reply By ajay chharia: The Reply: Thanks, Mr. Sadanand Bulbule ji In my query, Mr. A is seller, he has duly paid the gst. Allegation against him is of issuing fake invoice. Whether even such case onus of proof that he has supplied the goods and not fake invoice lies on him. Mr. A is dealing only in dry fruits from last about 10 years, even before GST era. ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Pl . give your valuable comments Reply By Sadanand Bulbule: The Reply: Dear Sir 1] Please clarify yourself as to what made to use the title " Fake Invoice" when admittedly there is payment of tax and the allegation of issuing fake invoice. In such allegation, the primary onus is on the taxpayer to prove its credibility. Otherwise it is on the department to prove with empirical evidenc ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e and the tax payer has every right to seek such evidence which needs to be supplied. However I expand my understanding of Tax Invoice Vs. Fake invoice as bellow: 2] The life of genuine 'tax invoice' is legally permanent, whereas the fate of "fake invoice" is stillborn-lifeless & useless. Fake invoice is "shadow invoice" which has no statutory power or substance. Such fake invoice sym ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... bolises the "impotent invoice" - the state of being flameless lamp. 3] The authority does not oppose or challenge genuine tax invoice which spontaneously reflects truth and harmonious mind and consequently wins ITC. Whereas in fake invoice, there is constant fear of denial of ITC and it is bound to be denied. There cannot be any justifying argument on such fake invoices. 4] The scheme of GST Ac ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... t is to pay tax on every of supply of goods or service or both on ad valorem basis.Therefore assuming merely there is payment of margin amount of "GST", such transaction would not culminate into genuine supply unless the other statutory conditions are complied properly. I welcome your further query. Reply By KASTURI SETHI: The Reply: Sh.Ajay Chharia Ji, The onus of proof is cast on t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... he person 'A' to prove his innocence. Full facts have not been disclosed in this query. Without full facts, correct and concrete reply is not possible. In case the ingredients of mens rea are present, no technical advice can help as allegation of fake invoice is very grave and must have been levelled on some basis. The allegation of fraud cannot be taken lightly. This is my view. I ag ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ree with all the replies of Sh.Sadanand Bulbule, Sir. Declaimer : These are my personal views and meant for education purpose and not for any court proceedings. Reply By Shilpi Jain: The Reply: Mr. seems to have imported all his goods that he sells in the local market. One way he can prove he has not issued bogus bills maybe is to correlate the imports quantity with the sale invoice quantity. ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X .....
Imports cannot be made up as these are backed up by BoE.
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Also, is there any specific reason why department is alleging bogus invoicing by Mr. A? That has to be countered specifically. X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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