Nagpur News:
Under the guidance of Municipal Commissioner Shyam Wardhane and DyMC Pramod Bhusari, a team lead by LBT Assistant Commissioner Mahesh Dhamecha along with LBT Officers Yadav Jambhulkar, Rajesh Meshram , Jichkar, and LBT Inspector Ulhas Motghare, Sumer Gajbhiye, , Dattaraj , Sanjay Mendule, Sumesr Gajbhiye, Nitin Sakore, Jeetu Tomar, Vijay Chetnani, Dahikar, Binekar, Dhumal, Shailesh Bhardwaj,Khobragade, Deshmukh , Hood, and drivers Sonekar, Dule, Bolakhe, made a search at Pathak General Stores and KulLakshmi General Stores at Bhandar Road, Near Milton, Itwari, nagpur
Pathak General Stores & Kul Lakshmi General Stores are the leading dealers in Cosmetics product, in Nagpur, owned by Pathak. The dealer Kul laksmi General stores had not disclosed his two of his godowns at Burhani Apartment.
The dealer Kul laksmi General Stores & Pathak General Stores had made partial LBT payment of Rs. 48,000/ and Rs. 81,000/- respectively. However looking at the size of their business and stock of goods available, it appears to be quite less as compared to their actual LBT payment liabilities. The dealer might have hidden some of his purchases in the purchase register , as required in Rule 19, to evade taxes . On inspection , it was found that the dealer use to make kutccha sale bills initially and then pucca bills on the end of the day and destroying kutchha bills. Inventory of all the stock available is being taken. Records of purchases are being called and accordingly assessment will be done accordingly and LBT liabilities including penalty will be fixed.
Repeatedly, it is being observed that many dealers are not issuing sale bills to their customers, as required in Rule 22. Further, all the purchases are not being shown in the purchase register and lot of goods are being brought in through some kutchha or cash transaction and such purchase records are not being disclosed. Many dealer who are genuinely paying LBT are suffering from LBT evaders as unhealthy competition is created in the market due due such evaders, as such dealers are selling the products at lesser price, thereby causing loss to guanine dealers as well as Corporation.
