Overview
- Rohit Shroff of Aflog Group wrote that he paid roughly ₹4 crore in GST and income tax over the past 12–18 months and intends to relocate his operations in 2026.
- He contends that a small minority of direct taxpayers faces repeated notices, audits and clarifications despite full compliance.
- Shroff describes compliance as a constant, layered cost, citing monthly GST filings, quarterly TDS, annual returns and cash flow tied up in TDS.
- Online reactions ranged from entrepreneurs endorsing his account of frequent scrutiny to critics arguing GST is collected from customers and overall tax rates are reasonable.
- Several outlets noted their reports relied on his LinkedIn post and said they had not independently verified the claims, with no published response from tax authorities.