Update on February 20, 2019: The GST Council has deferred a decision on tax rates on real estate till February 24, 2019. Briefing reporters after a meeting of the GST Council on February 20, 2019, … READ FULL STORY
Here’s a Utopian vision: the government would announce a Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate cut, home buyers would cheer up since prices would reduce marginally and the market revives. Really? The biggest paradox … READ FULL STORY
The GST Council, at its latest meeting on January 10, 2019, decided for form a seven-member group of ministers, to examine the inclusion of real estate and lottery under the Goods and Services Tax … READ FULL STORY
The taxation on property purchase, has become much simpler than it was before. With the roll-out of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), several taxes previously applicable on real estate purchase (VAT, service tax, … READ FULL STORY
The Indian real estate sector has witnessed a sea change, over the last couple of years. However, in spite of the advancements in construction, the use of high-end technology, the advent of smart homes … READ FULL STORY
The government, on February 7, 2018, asked builders not to charge any Goods and Services Tax (GST) from home buyers, as the effective GST rate on almost all affordable housing projects is eight per … READ FULL STORY
Beyond the political overtones, the economics of the existing taxation structures, do not indicate a smooth transition, if the real estate sector were to be brought under the Goods and Services Tax (GST). There … READ FULL STORY
Finance minister Arun Jaitley, while delivering a lecture at Harvard University on October 12, 2017, has said that the real estate sector should, ideally, be brought under the ambit of the Goods and Services … READ FULL STORY
Delhi’s deputy chief minister and minister of finance, Manish Sisodia, on February 9, 2017, said that keeping land and real estate outside the purview of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and a higher … READ FULL STORY
In a significant breakthrough in the implementation of India’s biggest tax reform, the deadlock over the administration of GST ended on January 16, 2017, after the Centre agreed to allow states control over most … READ FULL STORY
