https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=81144 The respondent, engaged in selling medicines with GSTIN 24AFKPG7000FIZZ, failed to pass on the benefit of GST rate reduction from 28% to 18% on the product "Eclat Serum 30gm" (HSN 33049910) to the recipients, effective from 15.11.2017 as per Notification No. 41/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 14.11.2017. This contravened Section 171(1) of the CGST Act, 2017. The profiteered amount is determined as Rs. 2,06,100/- u/r 133(1) of the CGST Rules 2017. The respondent is required to pass on the profiteered amount of Rs. 2,06,100/- along with 18% interest from the date of collection till payment, as per Rule 133(3)(b). Although the respondent committed an offence u/s 171(3A) by denying the rate reduction benefit, penalty cannot be imposed retrospectively as Section 171(3A) was inserted effective 01.01.2020. en-us Sat, 07 Sep 2024 08:20:00 +0530 Sat, 07 Sep 2024 08:20:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=81144 The respondent, engaged in selling medicines with GSTIN 24AFKPG7000FIZZ, failed to pass on the benefit of GST rate reduction from 28% to 18% on the product "Eclat Serum 30gm" (HSN 33049910) to the recipients, effective from 15.11.2017 as per Notification No. 41/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 14.11.2017. This contravened Section 171(1) of the CGST Act, 2017. The profiteered amount is determined as Rs. 2,06,100/- u/r 133(1) of the CGST Rules 2017. The respondent is required to pass on the profiteered amount of Rs. 2,06,100/- along with 18% interest from the date of collection till payment, as per Rule 133(3)(b). Although the respondent committed an offence u/s 171(3A) by denying the rate reduction benefit, penalty cannot be imposed retrospectively as Section 171(3A) was inserted effective 01.01.2020. Highlights GST Sat, 07 Sep 2024 08:20:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=81144