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Refund Appeal Procedure during the course of Merger of companies

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..... Refund Appeal Procedure during the course of Merger of companies
Query (Issue) Started By: - Ashiesh Prremji Dated:- 20-4-2022 Last Reply Date:- 2-5-2022 Goods and Services Tax - GST
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Dear Experts, I am in a situation, wherein the the dealer (hereinafter referred as Transferor company) filed a appeal in June 2021 against the GST Refund rejection. When the appeal was .....

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..... filed, the Transferor company was under the scheme of Merger with appointed date of April 01, 2021. Now, the Approval for Merger in April 2022 been issued by Regional Director effective the appointed date. Now, the query is, since the Transferor company has already filed appeal having admitted status on GSTN but the appellate authority hasn't yet given the date of hearing and thus no order fo .....

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..... r the said appeal is passed and by now since the Merger order has already come. What to be done for - 1. The appeal which already been filed, and 2. Since the refund has been rejected, the corresponding ITC, which been debited while filing Refund application, is also not there in Electronic Credit ledger. In such situation, How the appeal procedure will move on and since with the merger order, .....

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..... Transferor company stands dissolved, what's the way out? Is it possible now (after the above said appeal), to file Undertaking for PMT-03 to get the ITC back in ECL? You guidance will be highly helpful. Thanks, Ashiesh Reply By Ravinesh Sinha: The Reply: Whether new company has taken assest and liabilty after merger with intimation to department for transfer of credit.if yes claim the cre .....

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..... dit back. And accordingly the new company will file appeal if needed Reply By Ashiesh Prremji: The Reply: Dear Sir, Thanks for reply but Please explain your views as i am not able to get any correct way to approach. Merger Order has been passed by ROC (Regional Director) in April 22 w.e.f Appointed date 1.4.2021 of merger. In respect to Transfer of credit (i.e ITC-02) has not been filed becau .....

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..... se Credit Ledger is already debited when we filed Refund application only and PMT-03 not issued as we filed Appeal. Due to merger If we take this view that 'GST Refund Receivable' (B/S item) transferred to Transferee company then what option is available to transferee company to process such Refund against which Appeal is pending in name of Transferor company ? Intimation of merger to GS .....

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..... T Department can be given through Cancellation of Registration (by selecting merger reason to cancel ), correct me if i am wrong. Please suggest how to move ? Reply By Shilpi Jain: The Reply: In case you do not wish to pursue the refund anymore, you could intimate the department whereby the credit should be put back into your electronic credit ledger. After this the ITC form can be filed to tra .....

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..... nsfer the credit to the resultant company. Reply By Shilpi Jain: The Reply: 1. The appeal which already been filed, and The appeal filed will continue in the transferor company's name only since it is in the period during which time the merger is not effective under GST. 2. Since the refund has been rejected, the corresponding ITC, which been debited while filing Refund application, is als .....

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..... o not there in Electronic Credit ledger. In such situation, How the appeal procedure will move on and since with the merger order, Transferor company stands dissolved, what's the way out? Proceeding will still continue in Transferor company Reply By Ashiesh Prremji: The Reply: Thank you so much Ma'am for your kind suggestion. If I prefer to go as per Option 1 & do not wish for Refund .....

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..... , Please review once the Process mentioned below which need to follow as per my understanding - 1. Application will submitted to intimate Department & Officer will Reject my Appeal which is in acknowledged status on the basis of that application. 2. After Rejection of Appeal, we need to submit Undertaking to transfer Credit through PMT-03, will it get any issue as already appeal was filed ? 3. .....

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..... If its credited in ECL through PMT-03, then we need to file ITC-02. 4. Lastly, we need to file application for Registration cancellation of Transferor company with reason Transfer of Business due to Merger. Please correct if i am wrong in process anywhere, as any mistake from my side may result in no option to proceed further. Thank You ! Reply By Ashiesh Prremji: The Reply: Please reply !

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