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Anti-Profiteering Measures in GST 2.0: Alarming Implications on Business Concerns

Goods and Services Tax : Even after the sunset clause, anti-profiteering obligations continue through tribunals and policy directions, leaving businesses e...

February 1, 2026 501 Views 0 comment Print

GST Anti-Profiteering: Product Quantity Hike is Not Rate reduction

Goods and Services Tax : The Delhi High Court upheld an anti-profiteering order, ruling that merely increasing product quantity or volume after a GST rate ...

November 6, 2025 708 Views 0 comment Print

18% Interest on Anti-Profiteering Amounts Applies from April 1, 2020: GSTAT

Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT ruled 18% interest on GST anti-profiteering amounts applies prospectively from April 1, 2020, upholding that it cannot be im...

November 6, 2025 513 Views 0 comment Print

Increasing Product Quantity Instead of Reducing Price Violates Anti-Profiteering Provisions: Delhi HC

Goods and Services Tax : Delhi HC rules increasing product quantity or base price instead of reducing MRP after a GST rate cut violates Section 171 of the ...

November 6, 2025 5109 Views 0 comment Print

Anti-Profiteering In GST 2.0: From Law To Practice

Goods and Services Tax : GST 2.0 rate cuts trigger Anti-Profiteering rules (Sec 171). Summary covers obligation to pass on tax/ITC benefit, MRP display nor...

September 29, 2025 6957 Views 0 comment Print


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Credit Anti-profiteering penalties in the Consumer Welfare Fund

Goods and Services Tax : Leading consumer and public policy research and advocacy group, CUTS International has requested the Finance Minister, Ms Nirmala ...

September 29, 2021 1806 Views 0 comment Print

Empanelment & Guidelines for empanelment of Advocates to defend NAA

Goods and Services Tax : Empanelment of Advocates / Law Firms for representing the National Anti-profiteering Authority and Director General of Anti-Profit...

July 27, 2020 13881 Views 0 comment Print

NAA passes 60 orders against complaints of profiteering

Goods and Services Tax : Anti-Profiteering Measures The National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) was constituted on 28th November, 2017 under Section 17...

May 29, 2019 897 Views 0 comment Print


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GSTAT Orders Re-Examination of Profiteering Calculation Due to Ignored Cost Factors

Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT directed the DGAP to re-examine the profiteering computation after questions were raised about ignored cost increases, negat...

March 13, 2026 36 Views 0 comment Print

GST Benefits from Subsumed Taxes Not Passed to Consumers, Profiteering of Rs. 450 Crore Held

Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT concluded that elimination of entertainment tax and other levies reduced the effective tax incidence, requiring suppliers to...

March 13, 2026 36 Views 0 comment Print

GSTAT Orders Re-Investigation Because Profiteering Calculation Did Not Compare Same Basket of Goods

Goods and Services Tax : The Tribunal found merit in the respondent’s argument that ITC comparison should be based on identical goods and services and di...

March 5, 2026 105 Views 0 comment Print

No Penalty as Full ITC Benefit Passed to Buyers, GSTAT Accepts DGAP Report

Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT held that although profiteering of ₹1.70 crore was computed, the developer had passed on ₹2.02 crore to home-buyers. Wit...

February 28, 2026 1251 Views 0 comment Print

Anti-Profiteering Allegation Dismissed as DGAP Finds No ITC Gain After GST Rollout

Goods and Services Tax : The Tribunal accepted the DGAP report finding no extra ITC benefit after GST implementation and held that Section 171 was not viol...

February 28, 2026 180 Views 0 comment Print


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GST Authority Ceases accepting Anti-Profiteering Investigation Requests from April 1, 2025

Goods and Services Tax : GST Authority will stop accepting requests for examination of input tax credits and tax rate reductions from April 1, 2025, as per...

September 30, 2024 1680 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC notifies Principal Bench of GSTAT to hear cases of anti-profiteering

Goods and Services Tax : Ministry of Finance empowers GST Appellate Tribunal to examine input tax credits and tax rate reductions, effective from October 1...

September 30, 2024 1260 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC amends rules related to National Anti-Profiteering Authority

Goods and Services Tax : Central Goods and Services Tax (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2022 – CBIC omitted following GST Rules 122,124,125,134 and 137 vi...

November 23, 2022 4959 Views 0 comment Print

Now Competition Commission of India to examine Anti-Profiteering

Goods and Services Tax : CBIC notifies Competition Commission of India to examine whether input tax credits availed by any registered person or the reducti...

November 23, 2022 5277 Views 0 comment Print


‘Wheelabrator Alloy Casting’ not passed ITC benefit to 394 Flay buyers: NAA

July 19, 2022 657 Views 0 comment Print

Kishore Arjandas Udasi Vs Wheelabrator Alloy Castings Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) Authority finds that, the Respondent has benefited from the additional ITC to the extent of 0.46% of the turnover during the period from 01.07.2017 to 31.12.2018 and hence the provisions of Section 171 of the CGST Act, 2017 have been contravened by the Respondent as […]

Godrej Project Development guilty of not passing ITC benefit to Homebuyers

July 19, 2022 1050 Views 0 comment Print

Smt. Sunita Malhotra & Sh. Vijay Malhotra Vs Godrej Project Development Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) The instant Report dated 26.08.2020, received on 31.08.2020 has been furnished by the Applicant No. 2 i.e. Director General of Anti-Profiteering (DGAP) under Rule 129(6) of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Rules, 2017 pursuant to the Interim Order No. […]

‘Himalya Real Estate’ not passed ITC benefit to 189 homebuyers: NAA

July 18, 2022 894 Views 0 comment Print

Rahul Gautam Vs Himalya Real Estate Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) The Authority finds that, the DGAP has given a categorical report based on its verification that, the benefit of ITC has been passed on by the Respondent to all 189 homebuyers/customers who have booked their units on or after 1.07.2017 by way of giving deduction in […]

GST on geotechnical investigation and soil report preparation

June 25, 2022 3789 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the GST applicability on geotechnical investigation, project management, and architectural services. Read the ruling on Structures India ANZ Project Management Services.

HCBS Promoters & Developers Pvt. Ltd. guilty of profiteering under GST: NAA

June 24, 2022 585 Views 0 comment Print

The Respondent has not disputed the findings of the DGAP regarding method of computation of profiteering and the amount worked out by him. As such, the Authority finds no reason to differ from the above-detailed computation of profiteering in the DGAP Report or the methodology adopted and hence, the Authority determines the profiteered amount for the period from 01.07.2017 to 31.12.2018, in the instant case, as Rs. 1,42,45,741/-, for the project Sports Ville.

MYK Laticrete India Guilty of Profiteering: NAA

June 24, 2022 1182 Views 0 comment Print

The present report dated 264)2.2021 has been received from the Applicant No. 2 i.e the Director General of Anti-Profiteering (DGAP) after a detailed Investigation under Rule 129(6) of the CGST Rules. 2017 The brief facts of the present case are that the Applicant No. 1 had filed an application under Rule 128 of the CGST Rules. 2017 and alleged that the Respondent.

Cloudtail India guilty of not passing ITC benefit to Customers: NAA

June 24, 2022 636 Views 0 comment Print

Sh. Samit Chakraborty Vs Cloudtail India Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) The Authority finds that the DGAP has correctly calculated the profiteered amount as Rs. 9,84,354/- (Rs. 5,37,208/- on closing stock & Rs. 4,47,146/- on fresh stock) as mentioned in Table-A above, which was to be passed on to the buyers of the impugned item by way […]

Perfect Buildwell guilty of not passing ITC benefit to Customers: NAA

June 24, 2022 900 Views 0 comment Print

Pawan Kumar Gupta Vs Perfect Buildwell Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) It is established from the perusal of the above facts that the Respondent has benefited from the additional ITC to the extent of 6.55% of the turnover during the period from 01 07.2017 to 31.03.2019 amounting Rs. 4.74,88,840/- It has been verified by the DGAP that […]

Section 171 of & Rule 126 are not violative of Article 14 & 19: NAA

June 24, 2022 3924 Views 0 comment Print

Sh. Nagendra Kumar Biyani Vs Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd. (NAA) The Respondent has contended that Section 171 of the CGST Act and Rule 126 of the CGST Rules are violative of Article 14 and Article 19 of the Constitution of India. In this connection, this Authority holds that the Authority has not acted in any […]

Lifeways Infrastate guilty of not passing ITC benefit to Customers: NAA

June 24, 2022 393 Views 0 comment Print

Sh. Ashok Kumar Singh Vs Lifeways Infrastate Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) The only issue to be examined is as to whether there was any net benefit of ITC with the introduction of GST. The Authority finds that, the ITC, as a percentage of the turnover, that was available to the Respondent during the pre-GST period (April-2016 […]

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