Biryani Orders Fuel Multi-Crore Tax Evasion: Billing Software Probe Reveals Scam

• Income Tax Department uncovers extensive tax evasion scam involving popular biryani restaurant chains across India.
• Investigation into billing software data reveals underreporting of revenue by Rs 70,000 crore since FY 2019-20.
• Restaurants allegedly used software to selectively delete cash sales invoices, shrinking reported turnover for tax evasion.
• Raids on Hyderabad biryani chains like Pista House, Shah Ghouse, and Mehfil yielded Rs 6 crore cash, gold, and asset documents.
• Nationwide probe expands to suppliers and billing software firms, with forensic analysis to reconstruct deleted records and issue tax demands.