Arey yaar, yeh ₹50 Crore ka kya scene hai?
Toh hua yeh hai ki ICICI Bank ne bataaya hai ki Maharashtra GST Department ne appeal mein bhi unke khilaaf hi faisla diya hai. Is order mein ₹5,038.10 Lakh matlab lagbhag ₹50.38 Crore ka tax, plus penalty aur interest ka demand confirm kiya gaya hai. Bank ne pehle bhi yeh original order reveal kiya tha, aur ab is appellate order ko bhi woh court mein challenge karne wali hai.
Yeh kis cheez ka tax hai aur kyun important hai?
Asal mein, banks ke liye aise GST disputes aam baat hai. Kabhi input tax credit (ITC) ko lekar, kabhi service classification ko lekar, ya phir minimum account balance charges par bhi tax demand aa jaati hai. Agar bank aage ki appeal haar jaati hai, toh yeh amount pay karna padega, jisse unke profit par asar pad sakta hai aur zyada provisions bhi karni pad sakti hain.
Bank pehle bhi aise cases se guzar chuki hai
Aisa pehli baar nahi ho raha hai ki ICICI Bank kisi GST demand ko face kar rahi ho. Pehle bhi Mumbai, West Bengal aur Maharashtra se ₹216 Crore, ₹49 Crore aur ₹237.9 Crore ki demands aa chuki hain, mostly minimum balance accounts ko lekar. Lekin achhi baat yeh hai ki bank ne pehle positive results bhi dekhe hain, jaise Telangana mein ek demand cancel ho gayi thi.
Aage kya hoga?
Abhi toh ICICI Bank ko agli appeal ki taiyaari karni hogi. Agar woh yeh round bhi haar jaate hain, toh unhe yeh poora amount aur penalties pay karni pad sakti hain. Investors ko ab bank ke legal proceedings par nazar rakhni hogi aur dekhna hoga ki woh is tax overhang ko kaise manage karte hain.