GST Authorities Impose Rs 57.07 Crore Penalty on Reliance for Alleged Misclassification of Services
Reliance Industries Limited recently sent a regulatory filing to BSE Limited and the National Stock Exchange of India Limited regarding disclosure under regulation 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Regulations, 2015.
The Company added that it received an order on November 6, 2025 from the Commissioner (Appeals), Central Goods and Services Tax, Appeal Commissionerate-Ahmedabad, along with a penalty of Rs 57.07 crore under Section 74 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and applicable provisions of the Integrated Goods and Services Act, 2017.
The Order was issued because the authorities believe the Company paid less tax than it should have. According to them, this happened because the Company used the wrong tax classification for services it received when it hired vessels on a time-charter basis between July 1, 2017 and January 24, 2018.
The Company now plans to challenge this decision by filing an appeal. The financial impact of the Order is to the extent of the penalty levied. However, there is no impact on operations or other activities of the Company due to the Order.
