GST- A positive development for Real estate – Mr.Parveen Jain, President NAREDCO

New Delhi, July 11, 2017: Bringing in GST (Goods and services tax) is going to be a positive development for the Real estate sector. GST shall bring a multi-edged positive impact on the Realty sector bringing in more transparency, abolishing multiple taxation system, making the system more systematic and streamlined.

In the current scenario, the potential impact of the GST on the Real estate sector shall be better for the economy and for the real estate in particular as it will bring in more transparency and the things shall become crystal clear as instead of many agencies there would be a single nodal agency which can make the whole process streamlined and properly methodical attracting more FDI.

By abolishment of multiple taxation system and levying a single consolidated tax, the things shall be more clear and transparent with no scope of confusion and no tax to be paid at different stages at different times. Hence GST shall bring in more transparency to the real estate sector providing an audit trail for better control and monitoring of the Real estate sector. Under GST, the unified tax system shall also stop the side effects of multiple taxation at different stages which sometimes can result in inflated prices for the end-users.

To understand more in detail how GST is different than the earlier multiple taxation system, it can be seen that earlier there were three major taxes which were being levied like service tax, VAT and excise duty. Now GST is a single consolidated tax replacing all the above taxes. Earlier there was no Input credit but after GST, Input credit shall be allowed to the contractor as well as the developer. Earlier the price being charged by the buyer was a consolidated figure inclusive of all taxes but now the buyer shall know the break-up of the total price figure which shall be the cost plus the GST. This is how more transparency shall be brought in as the buyer shall now be aware of the actual cost and how much tax or GST is being levied upon that cost.

GST is one solution to simplify the problem of existing complex tax structure subdivided like service tax and VAT at different stages. GST shall also lead to uniformity in procedures across the nation which has diverse practices in different states prevailing earlier than GST. Hence GST can be considered to be a positive development for the Real estate sector in the times to come.

Corporate Comm India(CCI Newswire)