Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Revenue Sector for the year ended 31 March 2021
This Report contains 17 illustrative audit paragraphs including three Subject Specific Compliance Audits relating to non/short levy of taxes, interest, GST Refunds, Transitional Credit, penalty, non/short levy and internal control of excise duty, stamp duty etc. with revenue implications of ₹ 613.67 crore.
The total revenue receipts of the State Government for the year 2020-21 were ₹ 67,561.01 crore as compared to ₹ 67,858.13 crore during the year 2019-20. Test check of the records of 83 units pertaining to Sales Tax/Value Added Tax, State Excise duty and Stamp Duty and Registration fee conducted during the year 2020-21, showed under assessment/short levy/loss of revenue aggregating to ₹ 734.50 crore in 1,359 cases.
Audit findings related to tax administration of Value Added Tax/Sales tax and brought out under assessments, GST Refunds, Transitional Credit and other deficiencies involving
₹ 476.70 crore.
Audit of the administration under Excise Duty and compliance audit findings related to non/short recovery of license fee and interest, Internal Control of Excise Duty and other irregularities involving of ₹ 123.32 crore.
Audit of tax administration under Stamp Duty and Registration Fee and contains compliance audit findings related to non/short levy of stamp duty and registration fee and other irregularities involving ₹ 12.12 crore.