https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=16487 GSTAT has extended relaxed scrutiny norms for portal appeals up to 31 December 2026, requiring only substantive defects to be raised and permitting soft copies of essential documents without certification where GSTN-generated documents are uploaded. It has also prescribed that all pending and future appeals first be listed before a Division Bench, which will decide whether transfer to a Single Bench is appropriate, and has classified appeals into core tax disputes, procedural or compliance matters, and ancillary proceedings. GSTN has also made revised Annexure-B mandatory for specified ITC refund categories, while the e-way bill portal has been upgraded with distance auto-calculation, duplicate prevention, validity extension, expiry tracking, vehicle validation and dual-portal interoperability. en-us Sun, 24 May 2026 23:10:56 +0530 Sun, 24 May 2026 23:10:56 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=16487 GSTAT has extended relaxed scrutiny norms for portal appeals up to 31 December 2026, requiring only substantive defects to be raised and permitting soft copies of essential documents without certification where GSTN-generated documents are uploaded. It has also prescribed that all pending and future appeals first be listed before a Division Bench, which will decide whether transfer to a Single Bench is appropriate, and has classified appeals into core tax disputes, procedural or compliance matters, and ancillary proceedings. GSTN has also made revised Annexure-B mandatory for specified ITC refund categories, while the e-way bill portal has been upgraded with distance auto-calculation, duplicate prevention, validity extension, expiry tracking, vehicle validation and dual-portal interoperability. Articles Goods and Services Tax - GST Sun, 24 May 2026 23:10:56 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=16487