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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 612 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 744 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 594 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 5169 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 7191 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 1842 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 13944 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 939 Views 0 comment Print


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GSTAT Confirms Profiteering as Cinema Tickets Not Reduced After GST Rate Cut

Goods and Services Tax : The Tribunal held that maintaining ticket prices by increasing base price after GST reduction violated Section 171. It directed de...

April 17, 2026 114 Views 0 comment Print

Builder Liable for Profiteering for Not Passing GST Credit Benefits to Homebuyers: GSTAT

Goods and Services Tax : The case addressed increased ITC benefits post-GST without corresponding price reduction. The tribunal ruled this violated Section...

April 6, 2026 291 Views 0 comment Print

No Profiteering Found Due to Excess ITC Benefit Passed to Homebuyers: GSTAT

Goods and Services Tax : The dispute concerned failure to reduce prices after GST. The Tribunal held that documentary evidence showed benefit was already t...

April 6, 2026 318 Views 0 comment Print

Homebuyers Cannot Claim ITC Benefit in Fully Post-GST Projects: GSTAT

Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT held that no anti-profiteering violation arises where construction, agreement, and payments occur entirely in the GST regime...

April 6, 2026 444 Views 0 comment Print

Error Rectified Due to Calculation Discrepancy in GSTAT Anti-Profiteering Order

Goods and Services Tax : The issue involved a calculation error in the final order. The Tribunal clarified the correct per sq. ft. benefit including GST an...

April 6, 2026 174 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 1779 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 1347 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 4989 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 5313 Views 0 comment Print


GST Rate Cut Not Passed On in Cinema Tickets, Profiteering Confirmed by GSTAT

January 13, 2026 429 Views 0 comment Print

The tribunal held that failure to reduce ticket prices after a GST rate cut amounted to profiteering and upheld recovery of the excess amount. The ruling clarifies that tax benefits must be passed on through commensurate price reduction.

Anti-Profiteering Case Closed After Undertaking to Pass Pending ITC Benefit

December 23, 2025 378 Views 0 comment Print

The tribunal accepted the DGAP report after the respondent agreed without objection to its findings. The ruling concludes the case with a direction to pass the remaining ITC benefit to eligible homebuyers.

Profiteering Amount Confirmed & Interest not applicable for Pre-Amendment Period

December 5, 2025 495 Views 0 comment Print

GSTAT upheld a profiteered amount of ₹4,57,683 but ruled that interest and penalty do not apply as the relevant CGST Rule amendments are prospective.

Investigation Dropped Due to Untraceable Supplier in GST Anti-Profiteering Case

November 13, 2025 528 Views 0 comment Print

The tribunal closed the anti-profiteering case as the supplier could not be located, preventing the DGAP from verifying whether GST benefits were passed on. The ruling emphasizes the need for traceable business records.

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

November 6, 2025 744 Views 0 comment Print

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.

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

November 6, 2025 594 Views 0 comment Print

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.

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

November 6, 2025 5169 Views 0 comment Print

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 Closes Anti-Profiteering Case After Voluntary Refund of ITC Benefit by Contractor

November 4, 2025 768 Views 0 comment Print

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 Drops Anti-Profiteering Case Against IREO Projects

October 29, 2025 420 Views 0 comment Print

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 Drops Anti-Profiteering Case as No Extra ITC Benefit Found Post-GST

October 29, 2025 480 Views 0 comment Print

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.

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