TMI BlogRecovery of demand through adjustment with refund claim when the appeal period of said demand not yet over.X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Please let us know whether the Department as per GST Act can recover the confirm demand either in the form of adjustment with assessee s refund claim or any other way , when the period to appeal against the said demand is yet to expire. If no, how the demand being reflected in the GST Portal be by-passed/ ignored to sanction the full refund - Reply By KASTURI SETHI - The Reply = ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... In this scenario, such demand is not in letter and spirit of GST Laws. It is the result of disharmony between Common Portal System and GST Acts. It is unconstitutional. The matter should be brought to the Notice of jurisdictional Commissioner and Nodal Officer, GSTN. - Reply By Amit Agrawal - The Reply = Kindly see sub-section 10 of Section 54 of the CGST Act, 2017 , which reads as un ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... der: Where any refund is due 7 [ **** ] to a registered person who has defaulted in furnishing any return or who is required to pay any tax, interest or penalty, which has not been stayed by any court, Tribunal or Appellate Authority by the specified date , the proper officer may- (a) withhold payment of refund due until the said person has furnished the return or paid the tax, int ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... erest or penalty, as the case may be; (b) deduct from the refund due, any tax, interest, penalty, fee or any other amount which the taxable person is liable to pay but which remains unpaid under this Act or under the existing law. Explanation. For the purposes of this sub-section, the expression specified date shall mean the last date for filing an appeal under this Act . In ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... view of above provision, Dept. sought to give you other eligible refund-claim in your situation. I am not sure if I understood what is real problem and valid legal reasons behind such problem (if any), which you facing. May you please elaborate. These are ex facie views of mine and the same should not be construed as professional advice / suggestion. - Reply By KASTURI SETHI - The Reply ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... = No coercive step can be taken until and unless appeal period is over. There is no doubt about it. - Reply By Shilpi Jain - The Reply = Agreed. Recovery cannot happen before expiry of the appeal period. - Recovery of demand through adjustment with refund claim when the appeal period of said demand not yet over. - Query Started By: - SUBIRKUMAR CHAKRABORTY Dated:- 11-1-2024 Last Replied Date ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... :- 19-1-2024 Goods and Services Tax - GST - Got 4 Replies - GST - Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing, reply post by an expert, personal opinion Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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