The Bengaluru City Central Corporation has started a strong crackdown on commercial property tax violators to increase its revenue. The target is to generate about ₹6 crore to ₹8 crore from each major commercial area under its control. The corporation covers the Central Business District (CBD) and other commercial hotspots. Many businesses have been found giving false information under the Self Assessment System (SAS) to pay less tax. In recent days, teams led by revenue officers inspected places like Shanthinagar, Indiranagar, Domlur, and M.G. Road. They found 21 defaulters who will now have to pay the taxes they avoided. Senior officers told The Hindu that the corporation will also charge arrears and fines. One common violation is wrong usage declaration. "Owners declare false details of rented space for commercial usage and residential usage. Since it's SAS, they declare lower tax liability and pay less tax to the civic body," said a senior official. For example, a 6,000 sq ft commercial building might show only 3,000 sq ft as rented while actually 5,000 sq ft is rented out. This way, they pay tax only on the lower declared area at commercial rates, which are higher. Often, corrupt revenue officers accepted bribes and ignored these violations, causing losses to the corporation. To fight this, the corporation formed 20 teams with officers from different wards. This limits chances of bribery since teams don't know local owners. The corporation manages over five busy commercial zones such as CBD, Chikpete, Indiranagar, and Commercial Street. Each area has 100 major properties under inspection. If tax evasion is found, property owners get show-cause notices. They can appeal or accept and pay fines and revise their declarations. Currently, the focus is on commercial properties, as the fines are higher. The corporation may check residential properties later, said a senior official.