LIC gets GST demand notice of Rs 178 crore

LIC gets GST demand notice of Rs 178 crore

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on Tuesday said tax authorities have slapped a demand notice of about Rs 178 crore on it for short payment of Goods and Services Tax (GST) for two financial years.

The company has received a communication/demand order for interest and penalty from the Additional Commissioner, Central GST & Central Excise Jamshedpur, LIC said in a regulatory filing.

The demand notice is for pre-mature availment of Input Tax Credit on reverse charge mechanism, it said.