News / IATA fights back as India hits major foreign airlines with tax evasion allegations

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Foreign airlines operating out of India are in the crosshairs of its regulatory authorities over alleged evasion of indirect federal taxes, raising industry eyebrows.

According to sources, most top carriers – anecdotally as many as 10 or more – have been asked to show why they had failed to comply with India’s national Goods and Services Tax (GST) rules that came into effect in July 2017.  Sources put the combined tax demand at some $1.2bn.

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