Goods and Services Tax : The updated Annexure B utility has introduced strict validation checks, mandatory JSON uploads, and automated GST refund processin...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTN has made offline Annexure-B filing mandatory for specified GST refund claims with invoice-wise validation through GSTR-2B. Th...
Goods and Services Tax : GST authorities have strengthened reconciliation checks, invoice validation, and ITC scrutiny for export refunds from 01-04-2026. ...
Goods and Services Tax : The article argues that refunds arising from the Supreme Court’s ruling in Mohit Minerals fall squarely within the proviso to Se...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTN has replaced manual Annexure-B filing with a JSON-based automated validation utility linked directly to Form RFD-01. The new ...
Goods and Services Tax : The representation highlights ambiguity in whether the ₹2.5 crore ITC threshold should be annual or cumulative. It emphasizes th...
Goods and Services Tax : CBI arrests Superintendent of Central GST & Central Excise in Berhampur for accepting Rs. 15,000 bribe from complainant regarding ...
Goods and Services Tax : While filing Annual Return GSTR-4, if composition taxpayers have deposited excess tax, they will now be able to file for GST refu...
Goods and Services Tax : Processing of Refund application of tax amount of more than Rs 2 Crore:- All the refund applications where the applicant has cl...
Goods and Services Tax : Important GST Update IFSC of below 8 banks are changed due to merger. Taxpayers may update their Bank Account details through non-...
Goods and Services Tax : The High Court held that refund rejection orders must contain specific findings and proper reasoning. Since the appellate authorit...
Goods and Services Tax : The Court ruled that refund claims under inverted duty structure cannot be restricted using the earlier anomalous formula once Rul...
Goods and Services Tax : The applicant sought clarity on refund eligibility after filing NIL claims but later withdrew the application citing procedural co...
Goods and Services Tax : The court held that the 2-year time limit under Section 54 is mandatory and binding on authorities. However, delay can be condoned...
Goods and Services Tax : The SC declined to interfere with the High Courts order granting IGST refund despite return filing error. It upheld that refund ca...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTN resolved a technical issue for QRMP taxpayers on the GST Portal. Refund applications can now be filed, provided GSTR-3B for r...
Goods and Services Tax : Learn about recent GSTN changes for refund filing on service exports with tax, SEZ supplies with tax, and deemed export supplier r...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTN announces changes to the refund process for deemed export recipients, removing chronological filing and modifying the refund ...
Goods and Services Tax : Learn how exporters can claim refund of additional IGST paid due to price increases post-export. Details on application process an...
Goods and Services Tax : Circular No. 226/20/2024-GST outlines a procedure for refunding additional IGST paid due to upward price revisions post-export. Le...
The Karnataka High Court held that non-submission of LUT/Bond prior to export is a curable procedural lapse. Refund claims cannot be rejected solely on that ground and must be reconsidered.
The Gujarat High Court directed refund of IGST paid under Entry No.10 of Notification 10/2017 after it was declared ultra vires the IGST Act. The refund was ordered with statutory interest within four weeks.
Calcutta High Court held that GST circulars issued in 2022 cannot retrospectively restrict refund claims when the taxpayer’s right to claim refund had already accrued and the application was filed within the statutory limitation period under Section 54.
The Court observed that show cause notices had clearly provided opportunities for personal hearing and submission of documents. It directed payment of costs after finding the allegation of denial of natural justice to be false.
The High Court held that omission of Rule 96(10) without a saving clause applies to all pending cases. Refund claims for IGST paid on exports were directed to be processed.
The Court held that deletion of Rule 96(10) and Rule 89(4B) without a saving clause renders them inapplicable to all pending cases. Refund rejections and related proceedings not finalized as on 8 October 2024 were declared lapsed.
The Court held that the two-year limitation under Section 54 of the CGST Act begins from the date of payment under the correct head. Refund rejection as time-barred was quashed.
Export refunds often get delayed due to GSTN-ICEGATE data mismatches. This guide explains error codes and corrective steps to unlock your IGST refund.
The Supreme Court held that refund of GST collected and passed on to consumers must be credited to the Consumer Welfare Fund. It ruled that courts cannot create alternative refund mechanisms outside Section 54 of the CGST Act.
The court accepted an undertaking to decide a pending GST refund within four weeks and flagged interest liability for prolonged delay under the CGST Act.
