⚠ Systematic Overbilling Pattern Detected
All 4 marketing vendors applied 28% GST — contracted rate is 18%
Every marketing invoice was billed at 28% GST instead of contracted 18% — a consistent 10% GST misapplication across ~109 line items. On crore-level invoices, 10% extra GST = lakhs per invoice. Consistent GST misapplication observed across all 4 vendors. Pattern suggests a billing-rule override; requires vendor validation before recovery action.
~₹1.87Cr
Marketing GST inflation
28% → 18%
Rate applied vs contracted
10%
Extra on every line item