Hey,
You must have seen on the news that taxpayers have to pay GST on the purchase of a property. You have to pay Goods and Services Tax when you buy a plot as well. These taxes are direct earnings for the government. The real estate GST rate fluctuates each year because of various factors. Keep reading to know more.
What is GST rate on real estate ?There has been a major impact on the real estate market because of Covid. The sector slowed down and did not see an increase in demand for property in the year 2020-2021. To encourage people to buy flats and apartments. GST rate on real estate has been reduced for the year 2022.
Experts think this will lower the overall impact on buyers’ pay-out by approximately 4%-6%. Take a look at the table below to know the GST rate on property purchase.
Property type |
GST rate till March 2019 |
GST rate from April 2019 |
Affordable housing* |
8% with ITC |
1% without ITC |
Non-affordable housing |
12% with ITC |
5% without ITC |
In the year 2019, GST applicable was changed. Take a look at the table given below to see GST on purchase of property in the affordable housing segment.
Affordable housing |
GST on affordable housing before April 1, 2019 |
GST on affordable housing after April 1, 2019 |
Property cost per sq ft |
Rs 3,500 |
Rs 3,500 |
GST rate on flat purchase |
8% |
1% |
GST |
Rs 280 |
Rs 35 |
ITC benefit for material cost of Rs 1,500 at 18% |
Rs 270 |
Not applicable |
Total |
Rs 3,510 |
Rs 3,553 |
GST on purchase of luxury property
Luxury housing |
Before April 1, 2019 |
After April 1, 2019 |
Property cost per sq ft |
Rs 7,000 |
Rs 7,000 |
GST rate on flat purchase |
12% |
5% |
GST |
Rs 840 |
Rs 350 |
ITC benefit for material cost of Rs 13,000 at an average of 15% |
Rs 126 |
Not applicable |
Total |
Rs 7,714 |
Rs 7,350 |
This is all from my end on the real estate GST rate.
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What is gst rate on real estate ?
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