GST Appellate Tribunal Set to be Operational by End of 2024, Early 2025

• GST Appellate Tribunals may be functional by year end, early 2025
• Finance ministry sought applications for 96 posts in the GST Appellate Tribunals in February
• The objective is to ensure operationalization of the GST Appellate Tribunal at the earliest
• Justice (Retd) Sanjaya Kumar Mishra appointed as President of the GST Appellate Tribunal
• GSTAT will have one principal bench at Delhi and 31 state benches at various locations
• The Centre notified the benches of the GST Appellate Tribunal in September last year
• The tribunal is expected to help in faster resolution of GST disputes and reduce burden on higher courts
• Over 14,000 appeals regarding Central GST are pending with High Courts by August 2023
• GST taxpayers can approach the High Court for relief in case of disputes on tax demands and orders

Source:

• businesstoday.in
• A2ztaxcorp

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.

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