Deadline for GST Appeals Extended to July 31 Amid Technical Issues
Extension of GST Appeal Deadline
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New Delhi, June 30: The deadline for submitting appeals to the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) has been pushed to July 31. This decision follows feedback from stakeholders regarding technical challenges faced due to a significant increase in filings on the GSTAT platform, as announced by the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday.
This extension pertains to appeals submitted under Section 112(1) in conjunction with Section 112(3) of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act.
The Finance Ministry noted that the extension was prompted by numerous stakeholders who reported technical difficulties on the GSTAT portal, which experienced a surge in appeal submissions recently.
Previously, a notification issued on September 17, 2025, had set June 30 as the final date for filing appeals with the GST Appellate Tribunal.
In the last two weeks alone, approximately 30,000 appeals were lodged, with daily submissions reaching around 5,500.
Taxpayers are encouraged to file their appeals well ahead of the deadline to avoid congestion on the portal as the deadline approaches.
This extension comes at a time when the government is witnessing strong growth in tax revenues for the current financial year.
In related news, gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections saw a year-on-year increase of 3.2 percent, totaling Rs 1.94 lakh crore in May, despite ongoing geopolitical tensions in West Asia. Net GST collections rose by 3.3 percent to Rs 1.67 lakh crore, while GST refunds for the month increased by 2.6 percent to Rs 27,281 crore.
Furthermore, the Income Tax Department reported a 14.64 percent year-on-year rise in net direct tax collections, amounting to Rs 5.21 lakh crore during the period from April 1 to June 17 of FY27, compared to Rs 4.55 lakh crore collected in the same timeframe last year.
Gross direct tax collections also saw an increase of 12.46 percent, reaching Rs 6.10 lakh crore.