New Delhi: The Gujarat CID (Crime) has registered two FIRs following complaints by the Income Tax Department against two political parties over alleged bogus donations and tax evasion involving more than Rs 725 crore, the New Indian Express reported.The Income Tax Department has alleged that the two parties – Swatantrata Abhivyakti Party and the Garib Kalyan Party – received bogus donations of around Rs 519 crore Rs 206 crore through their respective bank accounts. According to the complaints, taxpayers transferred money to the parties and received donation receipts that were used to claim tax deductions. The money was allegedly returned to the donors in cash after commissions were deducted, the report said.In the case involving the SAP, the Income Tax Department has named party president Surendra Tiwari, tax consultant Mehul Kumar Khatri and chartered accountant Mayursinh Rathod, among others.According to the FIR, taxpayers made payments to the Naroda-based party through cheques or RTGS and were issued receipts that enabled them to claim a 100% deduction under the applicable provisions of the Income Tax Act. The money was then allegedly transferred through entities including Jay Trading Company, with an 8-9% commission deducted, before the remaining amount was returned to donors in cash.The FIR alleges that Tiwari told investigators that the party had been set up mainly to generate commissions and bogus entries and was not intended to carry out genuine political activity, the report said.The Income Tax Department has also alleged that Rathod prepared and digitally signed false contribution reports without checking the accounts and uploaded them to the Income Tax portal. A purportedly false donation report was also submitted to the Election Commission, the paper reported..In the second case, the Income Tax Department has alleged that more than Rs 206 crore in bogus donations were routed through the GKP, resulting in tax evasion of more than Rs 62 crore.The FIR names party president Neeraj Kumar Kshatriya, secretary Dhananjaysinh Rajput and treasurer Dhirajkumar Kshatriya. It also names alleged intermediaries Abhishek Chandraprrakash Tiwari, owner of Krishna Enterprise, and Pradipsinh Parihar, owner of Jalaram Enterprise. Chartered accountants Kuldipdan Taparia, Ashokkumar Shah and Pankaj Agrawal have also been named.The department has alleged that taxpayers transferred money to the party through banks and received donation receipts in return. The funds were then allegedly transferred to Krishna Enterprise and Jalaram Enterprise, among other entities. Commissions of 5-7% were deducted before the remaining money was returned to donors in cash, the report said.The Income Tax Department has also alleged that chartered accountants prepared and uploaded audit reports and financial statements without verifying the transactions.The complaint alleges that transactions worth more than Rs 1,295 crore passed through bogus entities linked to these parties and a cumulative tax evasion of around Rs 155 crore was fascinated by the SPA and GKP, the report said.