The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) will roll out an app to alert officials about timely disposition of tax appeals by tracking all cases under the litigation process, officials said. The initiative will greatly reduce the litigation time, CBIC officials said. The app was launched during the National Coordination Meeting held last month and will be formally made available to officials from January 15, officials said. “Our focus is to reduce the litigation time and this technology through the app will help to achieve this,” said the official cited above. When the department raises a claim against a GST payer, the latter can contest the claim at various levels, starting from the adjudicating officer followed by appellate authority (commissioner of appeals) and then can move to tribunals.

Source: Economic Times January 11, 2024 13:14 UTC