Goods and Services Tax : The article explains that the Statement of Facts forms the foundation of every GST appeal. It emphasizes that accurate, evidence-b...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT offers broader powers than the First Appellate Authority but faces challenges relating to pre-deposit, timelines, and digita...
Goods and Services Tax : The article explains that GSTAT can condone delay only within the statutory extension under the CGST Act, unlike CESTAT....
Goods and Services Tax : The Government has extended the deadline for filing eligible GSTAT appeals to 31 July 2026. The extension applies only to specifie...
Goods and Services Tax : The GSTAT committee proposed digital filing, relaxed certified copy requirements, and longer defect rectification timelines to str...
Goods and Services Tax : The representation requests extension of the GSTAT appeal filing deadline to 31 December 2026, citing persistent technical issues ...
Goods and Services Tax : A representation seeks extension of the GSTAT appeal filing deadline to 31 December 2026, citing persistent technical issues on th...
Goods and Services Tax : The Advocates Tax Bar Association has requested extension of the GSTAT appeal filing deadline to 31 December 2026, citing persiste...
Goods and Services Tax : The GSTAT Bar Association has urged CBIC to extend the GST Tribunal appeal deadline due to persistent technical glitches on the GS...
Goods and Services Tax : A GST Bar Association has sought a three-month extension for filing GSTAT appeals, citing procedural complexities and evolving fil...
Goods and Services Tax : The Gauhati High Court held that sufficient cause for delay may be explained in the memorandum of appeal itself. It ruled that an ...
Goods and Services Tax : The Telangana High Court declined to entertain the writ petition because the GST Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) is now functional and ...
Goods and Services Tax : The Telangana High Court refused to entertain a writ petition challenging a GST appellate order due to delay and the availability ...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT held that retaining the same ticket prices after GST reductions amounted to profiteering under Section 171 of the CGST Act. ...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that writ petitions need not continue once the GSTAT becomes operational and statutory appeal timelines are availab...
Goods and Services Tax : The Government has fixed 31 July 2026 as the last date for filing GST Appellate Tribunal appeals and applications in specified old...
CA, CS, CMA : KSCAA has urged the Government to extend the GSTAT appeal filing deadline by three months, citing technical glitches, procedural a...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT instructed scrutiny officers not to raise defects where appellants have uploaded the required documents in prescribed form. ...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTAT Mumbai Bench has officially commenced functioning, making it mandatory for taxpayers within its jurisdiction to file appeals...
Goods and Services Tax : The Committee recommended replacing daily cause lists with weekly schedules and permitting supplementary lists when necessary. The...
The webinar explains how the first reply and pleadings determine the direction of GSTAT appeals. It highlights drafting as a strategic tool that can influence outcomes through all appellate stages.
The Goods and Services Tax was introduced with the promise of simplification, uniformity, and certainty. However, for several years after its implementation, GST functioned with a deficiency—the absence of the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT). A tax system no matter how well designed cannot operate effectively without a credible and accessible dispute resolution mechanism.
The tribunal accepted an area-based methodology for computing profiteering in a housing project, rejecting turnover-linked calculations. The ruling confirms that uniform per-square-foot benefit must be passed on to all eligible buyers.
A slight increase in post-GST ITC was held to amount to profiteering when not passed on. The tribunal directed refund of the quantified benefit with interest to eligible buyers.
The Tribunal held that although profiteering was initially computed, the developer had already passed on a higher amount to the buyer. With full discharge of Section 171 obligations, proceedings were closed.
GST law sets no deadline for deciding appeals, yet interest keeps accruing. Courts intervene where delay unfairly burdens compliant taxpayers.
The High Court closed the writ petition after noting that the GST Appellate Tribunal had been constituted and was operational. Taxpayers were allowed to file statutory appeals without limitation objections.
The order allows lenient scrutiny of appeal documents and simplifies certification requirements. Digitally generated GSTN documents need no certification, easing compliance.
Proceedings were closed after it was confirmed that GST ITC benefits had already been passed on to flat buyers. The decision emphasizes that resolved ITC benefit disputes do not warrant continued proceedings.
An anti-profiteering complaint was dismissed after investigation showed the project started after GST implementation. The decision highlights that Section 171 does not apply without a pre-GST to post-GST comparison.
