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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 ...
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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...
The Delhi High Court upheld an anti-profiteering order, ruling that merely increasing product quantity or volume after a GST rate reduction does not fulfill the requirement of passing the tax benefit to consumers. The anti-profiteering mechanism safeguards consumer interest, demanding lower prices, not unsolicited product changes, when GST rates drop.
GSTAT ruled 18% interest on GST anti-profiteering amounts applies prospectively from April 1, 2020, upholding that it cannot be imposed for profiteering prior to amendment date.
Delhi HC rules increasing product quantity or base price instead of reducing MRP after a GST rate cut violates Section 171 of the CGST Act, confirming it as profiteering.
GSTAT upheld DGAP’s findings that residual ITC benefit of ₹3.55 lakh was passed on by contractor to IOCL, closing anti-profiteering proceedings under Section 171.
GSTAT holds no profiteering under Section 171 CGST Act in IREO’s Skyon, Ireo City Central, and Managed Service Apartment projects as post-GST ITC benefit did not increase.
GSTAT ruled that no additional input tax credit benefit accrued to developer after GST implementation, leading to closure of anti-profiteering proceedings under Section 171 of CGST Act.
GSTAT accepted DGAP’s repeated findings that the company did not contravene Section 171 of the CGST Act, confirming that GST rate reductions were passed on to recipients as required.
The Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) accepted the DGAP’s final report, concluding that IREO Victory Valley Pvt. Ltd. did not contravene anti-profiteering provisions under Section 171 of the CGST Act, 2017, as the project received no additional Input Tax Credit (ITC) benefit post-GST.
The Delhi High Court set aside the Rs. 450 Crore anti-profiteering order against Tata Play Ltd., upholding the constitutional validity of Section 171 but remanding the factual dispute to GSTAT for fresh determination.
Delhi High Court confirmed that businesses must reduce prices to pass on GST rate cuts to consumers, rejecting claims that increased quantity or free products justify price retention. The profiteering amount was directed to the Consumer Welfare Fund.
