Overview
- Rohit Shroff of Aflog Group says he paid about ₹4 crore in GST and income tax over the past 12–18 months and intends to relocate his business next year.
- He contends that fewer than 5% of Indians pay income tax yet this small cohort faces repeated notices, clarifications and audits.
- Shroff describes costly, layered compliance requiring teams for monthly GST filings, quarterly TDS and annual income-tax returns, arguing resistance is pricier than submission.
- Responses online were split, with some founders echoing his experience and others countering that GST is collected from customers and that India’s rates and growth are reasonable.
- Outlets report his claims as self-reported figures, and no formal response from tax authorities has been reported in the coverage.