Bajaj Electricals Limited Receives an Order from the Office of the Assistant Commissioner of State Tax, Mohali
April 10, 2024 at 12:16 pm EDT
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Bajaj Electricals Limited has received an order dated April 9, 2024 from the Office of the Assistant Commissioner of State Tax, Mohali, ("GST Authority"), issued under Section 73 of the Punjab State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 ("PGST"), read in conjunction with the relevant sections of the CGST Act, 2017 and the IGST Act, 2017, involving an alleged tax demand (aggregating to INR 13. 2 Million) for Fiscal Year 2018-19, based on the following grounds against the Company: alleged e-way bills generated but liability not discharged on the supplies made; alleged difference in outward liability; alleged excess claim of input tax credit (ITC); alleged difference in credit notes issued and ITC reversal by the recipient; alleged RCM not paid; alleged inward supplies from suppliers who provided services on an RCM basis; alleged ITC claimed on the supply of services; (alleged supplies from suppliers who have not filed GST returns; alleged ITC claimed on supplies for which the supplier has mentioned the wrong place of supply or tax has been paid under the wrong head; alleged excess claim of ITC; alleged short payment of tax; alleged penalty under section 125 of the CGST Act/PGST, which includes a general penalty of INR 1.341 million ("Order"). The Company is currently exploring various legal options and necessary steps, including challenging the said Order issued by the GST Authority before the relevant appellate authority.
Please note that there is no impact on financial operations or any other activities of the Company due to this Order.
Bajaj Electricals Limited is engaged in the marketing of various consumer household and industrial goods. The Company operates through two segments: Consumer Products and Lighting Solutions. The Consumer Products segment is engaged in the manufacturing and trading of consumer durables products which includes fans, domestic appliances, kitchen appliances, and non-electrical kitchen aids. The Lighting Solutions segment is engaged in the manufacturing and trading of lighting products which includes light-emitting diode (LED) products, such as lamps, bulbs, battens and ceiling lights in consumer lighting and poles, high mast, street lighting, area lighting, in professional lighting. It also provides various fans comprising ceiling, pedestal, table, wall, personal, domestic, and others. It also involved in the engineering, procurement and commissioning of power transmission and power distribution infrastructure. It operates approximately 2,00,000 retail outlets.