Meesho Receives Tax Order: ₹14.29 Crore Demand Upheld, Company Confident in Appeal
Meesho Limited received an Order-in-Appeal upholding a tax demand of ₹14.29 crore with interest and penalty related to TCS on its reseller model. The company is confident in its appeal to the GST Appellate Tribunal and believes the order has no material adverse impact.
The upheld tax demand of ₹14.29 crore, plus interest and penalty, represents a significant financial contingent liability, although the company believes it will not have a material adverse impact.
While a tax demand has been upheld, the company has strong grounds for appeal and expresses confidence in a favorable outcome, indicating a neutral stance on the immediate impact.
Meesho Limited has announced the receipt of an Order-in-Appeal from the Commissioner (Appeals), CGST – Thane Commissionerate, concerning the applicability of Tax Collected at Source (TCS) under Section 52 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. The order, received by the company on April 28, 2026, upholds a tax demand of approximately ₹14.29 crore, along with applicable interest and penalty. However, the penalty imposed under Section 122 of the CGST Act has been set aside.
The dispute pertains to the company's reseller model, where individual resellers share products from the Meesho platform with their own customers. The order alleges non-collection of TCS on supplies made by resellers to their customers outside the Meesho platform for the period between October 1, 2018, and March 31, 2020. Meesho clarified that it appropriately collects and deposits TCS on all supplies made through its platform.
The company is firm in its view that the demand is unsustainable and without merit, citing strong legal and factual grounds to challenge the order. Meesho plans to file an appeal before the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) within the prescribed timelines and is confident of a favorable outcome. This matter was previously disclosed in the company's prospectus filed on December 5, 2025. Meesho stated that the order has no material adverse impact on its financial position, operations, or business.
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