Goods and Services Tax : Even after the sunset clause, anti-profiteering obligations continue through tribunals and policy directions, leaving businesses e...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
Goods and Services Tax : Leading consumer and public policy research and advocacy group, CUTS International has requested the Finance Minister, Ms Nirmala ...
Goods and Services Tax : Empanelment of Advocates / Law Firms for representing the National Anti-profiteering Authority and Director General of Anti-Profit...
Goods and Services Tax : Anti-Profiteering Measures The National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) was constituted on 28th November, 2017 under Section 17...
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...
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...
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...
Goods and Services Tax : The GST Appellate Tribunal held that Section 171 does not apply where the housing project began and was executed fully after GST i...
Goods and Services Tax : The Tribunal accepted the DGAP report after verifying that the developer passed on ITC benefits exceeding the computed liability. ...
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...
Goods and Services Tax : Ministry of Finance empowers GST Appellate Tribunal to examine input tax credits and tax rate reductions, effective from October 1...
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...
Goods and Services Tax : CBIC notifies Competition Commission of India to examine whether input tax credits availed by any registered person or the reducti...
Ratish Nair Vs Man Realty Ltd. (NAA) In this case Respondent has not passed on the benefit of input tax credit to his buyers w.e.f 01.07.2017 to 30.09.2018 and hence, the Respondent has violated the provisions of Section 171(1) of the CGST Act, 2017. It is also revealed from the perusal of the CGST Act […]
Pranesh Pathak Vs Bhutani International Medicos (NAA) Since, no penalty provisions were in existence between the period w.e.f. 27.07.2018 to 31.03.2018 when the Respondent had violated the provisions of Section 171 (1), the penalty prescribed under Section 171 (3A) cannot be imposed on the Respondent retrospectively. FULL TEXT OF ORDER OF NATIONAL ANTI-PROFITEERING APPELLATE AUTHORITY […]
NAA Order: Respondent violated CGST Act by not passing GST rate reduction benefits. No penalty for violation of Section 171 (1) between 15.11.2017 to 31.03.2018.
Kerala State Screening Committee on Anti-Profiteering Vs M/s VTWO Ventures (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) It has been revealed that the Respondent has not passed on the benefit of reduction in GST rate from 28% to 18% w.e.f 15.11.2017 to 31.08.2018 and hence, the Respondent has violated the provisions of Section 171 (1) of the CGST Act, 2017. […]
It is further revealed that vide Section 112 of the Finance Act, 2019 specific penalty provisions have been added for violation of the provisions of Section 171(1) which have come in to force w.e.f. 01.2020, by inserting Section 171(3A).
Since no penalty provisions were in existence between the period w.e.f. 01.07.2017 to 30.03.2018 when the Respondent had violated the provisions of Section 171 (1), the penalty prescribed under Section 171 (3A) cannot be imposed on the Respondent retrospectively.
Ms. Pallavi Gulati and Sh. Abhimanyu Gulati Vs M/s Puri Constructions Pvt. Ltd. (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) Respondent has not passed on the benefit of input tax credit to his buyers w.e.f 01.07.2017 to 30.06.2018 and hence, the Respondent has violated the provisions of Section 171 (1) of the CGST Act, 2017. It is further revealed […]
Sh. Pushpak Chauhan Vs Harish Bakers & Confectioners Pvt. Ltd. (NAA) Section 112 of the Finance Act, 2019 specific penalty provisions have been added for violation of the provisions of Section 171(1) which have come in to force w.e.f. 01.01.2020, by inserting Section 171(3A). Since, no penalty provisions were in existence between the period W.e.f. […]
Director-General of Anti-Profiteering Vs Lite Bite Travel Foods Pvt. Ltd (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) The application had been filed under Rule 128 of the CGST Rules 2017, alleging profiteering in respect of restaurant service supplied by the Respondent (Franchisee of M/s. Subway Systems India Pvt Ltd.). In the application. it was alleged that despite the reduction […]
Sh. Varun Goel Vs Director General of Anti-Profiteering (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) Penalty for not issuing an invoice or for issuing an incorrect or false invoice in respect of any supply of goods or services or both is not covered under Section 171(1) It is apparent from the perusal of Section 122 (1) (i) that the […]