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Added on : 2017-06-17 08:19:31

If you are paying for your house in installments to the builder you may end up paying 12% GST on payments due from July 1 onwards, instead of 4.5% service tax that you paid on installments till June 30. Similarly, if you plan to buy a house after July 1 in a project that is complete or nearing completion, you will have to pay tax at the rate of 12% on the entire amount. Builders claim that the 7.5% increase (12% - 4.5%) in tax post GST is because they will not be able to claim any credit for taxes paid on inputs bought before July 1.

If you are paying for your house in installments to the builder you may end up paying 12% GST on payments due from July 1 onwards, instead of 4.5% service tax that you paid on installments till June 30. Similarly, if you plan to buy a house after July 1 in a project that is complete or nearing completion, you will have to pay tax at the rate of 12% on the entire amount. Builders claim that the 7.5% increase (12% - 4.5%) in tax post GST is because they will not be able to claim any credit for taxes paid on inputs bought before July 1.

Editor & Publisher : Dr Dhimant Purohit

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