Reduction In Amount Of Pre-Deposit Required To Be Paid For Filing Of GST Appeals: 53rd GST Council Meet

The 53rd GST Council Meeting headed by the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed an amendment in Section 107 and Section 112 of CGST Act for reducing the amount of pre-deposit required to be paid for filing of appeals under GST.

The GST Council recommended reducing the amount of pre-deposit for filing of appeals under GST to ease cash flow and working capital blockage for the taxpayers. The maximum amount for filing an appeal with the appellate authority has been reduced from Rs. 25 crores CGST and Rs. 25 crores SGST to Rs. 20 crores CGST and Rs. 20 crores SGST.

Tthe amount of pre-deposit for filing appeal with the Appellate Tribunal has been reduced from 20% with a maximum amount of Rs. 50 crores CGST and Rs. 50 crores SGST to 10 % with a maximum of Rs. 20 crores CGST and Rs. 20 crores SGST.

Section 107 of the CGST Act provides the remedy of appeal to an assesee aggrieved by any decision or order passed under the CGST Act.

Sub-section (1) of Section 112 of CGST/SGST Act provides that any person aggrieved by an order passed against him under section 107 or 108 of the Act may file an appeal to the Appellate Tribunal against such order within three months from the date on which the order sought to be appealed against is communicated to him.