THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Controversy is not ending even after the government clarified that Exalogic Solutions Company of Bengaluru has paid GST and IGST on the amount accepted from a private company in Kochi in the name of service.

The new controversy is how Exalogic, which was registered for GST in 2018, was paying tax on the money it accepted in 2017. Even according to the information provided by the government, Exalogic has not paid tax on the entire amount accepted from the private company in Kochi. Tax was paid only on Rs.25 lakhs. According to the records of the Central Income Tax Department, a total of 1.72 crore rupees has been accepted.

Exalogic was registered for GST in 2018 and paid tax in 2019, showing an income of Rs 25 lakh. It is learned that the government has stated in its reply to Mathew Kuzhalnadhan that it has paid Rs 4.5 lakh as tax, Rs 25,210 as interest and Rs 12,300 as late fee. The new allegation is that this is not a complete payment. Government sources have also stated that more information will be collected.

One of the owners of Exalogic is the Chief Minister's daughter Veena. The question of whether the tax was paid has been raised in the context of allegations that the money accepted from the company in Kochi was illegal.

Mathew Kuzhalnadhan MLA who raised the allegation had filed an RTI request with the GST department to get Exalogic's tax information but received no reply citing privacy concerns. It was stated that Exalogic has paid the tax in reply to Mathew Kuzhalnadhan's letter to the Finance Department. The government provided the tax information of Bengaluru-based Exalogic after checking there.

Taxpayer information and payments are not publicly disclosed. The government is trying to collect and provide information in order to avoid political controversy. The government is of the position that raising allegations and counter-allegations regarding taxes is not correct.