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GST Refunds: Types, Application Process & Documents Required

Goods and Services Tax : The article explains that GST refunds depend on correct statutory classification, documentation, and timelines. It highlights that...

July 4, 2026 357 Views 0 comment Print

Refunds Under GST Regime: A Legal Analysis of CGST Act, 2017

Goods and Services Tax : Learn the statutory framework governing GST refunds under Section 54 of the CGST Act, including eligibility, filing procedures, do...

June 24, 2026 885 Views 0 comment Print

GST Refund Limitation Amendment Cannot Apply Retrospectively to Curtail Vested Rights: Delhi HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Delhi High Court held that the amended limitation provision under Section 54 cannot be applied retrospectively to deny refund ...

June 20, 2026 384 Views 0 comment Print

GST Refunds Section 54(3): Export under LUT & Inverted Duty Structure

Goods and Services Tax : Section 54(3) permits refund of unutilised ITC for zero-rated supplies and inverted duty structures. The key takeaway is that refu...

June 5, 2026 855 Views 0 comment Print

GST Refund Filing: Annexure-B Offline Utility Mandatory from May 18, 2026

Goods and Services Tax : GSTN has permanently removed PDF-based Annexure-B filing for ITC refund claims and made the Excel-based Offline Utility compulsory...

May 26, 2026 5055 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Representation on Cancellation of GST Registration & Refund Processing

Goods and Services Tax : The representation highlights ambiguity in whether the ₹2.5 crore ITC threshold should be annual or cumulative. It emphasizes th...

April 23, 2026 3786 Views 0 comment Print

CBI Arrests Superintendent for Accepting Rs. 15,000 Bribe in GST Refund Case

Goods and Services Tax : CBI arrests Superintendent of Central GST & Central Excise in Berhampur for accepting Rs. 15,000 bribe from complainant regarding ...

July 13, 2024 1272 Views 1 comment Print

Option in Form RFD-01 to get refund arising out of excess payment in GSTR 4

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...

August 10, 2022 4695 Views 0 comment Print

Instructions for enabling Internal Control Mechanism for Refunds in GST

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...

February 15, 2022 6018 Views 0 comment Print

IFSC code Changes – Update Bank details on GSTN Portal & GST Refund Application

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-...

March 17, 2021 19887 Views 4 comments Print


Latest Judiciary


GST Refund Cannot Be Withheld Merely on Possibility of Future Appeal: Orissa HC

Goods and Services Tax : Orissa HC held that refund cannot be refused merely because the State might appeal, where no appeal or proceeding was pending on t...

July 4, 2026 219 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC Allows GST Refund Because Section 54 Amendment Is Prospective

Goods and Services Tax : The Bombay High Court held that the 2019 amendment to Section 54(1) of the GST Act applies prospectively and does not govern refun...

June 23, 2026 285 Views 0 comment Print

2019 Amendment to GST Refund Limitation Is Prospective, Not Retrospective: Delhi HC

Goods and Services Tax : Delhi High Court ruled that the amendment restricting Explanation 2(e) applies prospectively and cannot take away vested refund ri...

June 20, 2026 264 Views 0 comment Print

Telangana HC Directs GSTAT to Consider Delayed Refund Appeals

Goods and Services Tax : The Telangana High Court declined to examine the merits of GST refund rejection orders and directed the taxpayer to avail the stat...

June 15, 2026 252 Views 0 comment Print

No GST Refund as Foreign Group Entity Rendered Core Procurement Functions: GSTAT

Goods and Services Tax : The Tribunal held that procurement strategy, supplier oversight, and sourcing support formed part of a substantive procurement ser...

June 10, 2026 444 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


GST Portal Refund Validation Fixed for QRMP Taxpayers

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...

June 10, 2025 1905 Views 0 comment Print

GST Refund Process Updates for Specific Exports

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...

May 8, 2025 2271 Views 0 comment Print

GSTN Advisory on GST Refund Filing Process for Recipients of Deemed Export

Goods and Services Tax : GSTN announces changes to the refund process for deemed export recipients, removing chronological filing and modifying the refund ...

May 8, 2025 4488 Views 0 comment Print

Refund of Additional IGST Paid on Upward Goods Price Revision

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...

July 14, 2024 3003 Views 1 comment Print

Mechanism for Refund of Additional IGST Paid on Price Revision Post-Exports

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...

July 11, 2024 2871 Views 0 comment Print


GST refund cannot be denied merely for Mistake in Filing GSTR-3B

May 21, 2022 11499 Views 0 comment Print

Madras HC directs sanction of refund, which was not sanctioned due to non transmission of data from GST portal to Customs portal, due to entry of wrong details in GSTR 3B by the taxpayer.

HC Directs Dept to consider GST refund application on merits

May 18, 2022 1506 Views 0 comment Print

Heatworks Private Limited Vs Assistant Commissioner, State Tax (Calcutta High Court) In this writ petition, petitioner has challenged the impugned order dated January 18, 2022 passed by the respondent-GST authority rejecting the claim for refund to the petitioner on the ground of limitation. Learned advocate for the petitioner submits that the impugned order of rejection […]

Madras High Court- Allowed refund of unutilized ITC for zero-rated supplies effected by an SEZ unit

April 29, 2022 5451 Views 0 comment Print

Hon’ble High court in the instant case held that there is no merit in the impugned order passed by the authorities denying the benefit of refund of unutilized input tax credit of zero rated supplies effected by the petitioner. Hence, the petition has been allowed together with consequential relief and above observations.

Refund of accumulated IGST – Zero Rated Supply

April 29, 2022 4347 Views 0 comment Print

ATC Tires Private Limited Vs Joint Commissioner of GST & Central Excise (Appeals) (Madras High Court) The purpose of granting refund on zero rated supply is to ensure that the exports are competitive in the international market and such transactions are not burdened with taxes. The export by the petitioner from its SEZ unit in […]

GST Refund in case of Input Services

April 27, 2022 28641 Views 3 comments Print

GST Refund is only available if it is the case of zero rated supply or in case rate of tax on input is higher than the rate of output supply. The term used in the second case is Input and not Input services. This means, that by this section no refund of input services can be made when rate of of tax on input services is higher than the rate of tax on output supply of goods or services or both.

Clarification on refund of GST wrongfully collected & paid

April 20, 2022 10986 Views 0 comment Print

Refund under section 77 of the UPSGST Act / section: 19 of the IGST Act would not be available where the taxpayer has made tax adjustment through issuance of Credit note under section 34 of the UPSGST Act in respect of the said transaction’

VAT refund after 01.07.2017 must be Processed Under Section 142 (3) of CGST Act, 2017: HC

April 18, 2022 2685 Views 0 comment Print

Rainbow Stones Private Limited Vs Assistant Commissioner (ST) (Madras High Court) Under Section 142(3) of CGST Act, 2017, it is provided that, every claim for refund filed by any person before, on or after the appointed day (i.e. 01.07.2017), for refund of any amount of CENVAT credit, duty, tax, interest or any other amount paid […]

No denial of GST refund in case of tax payment of via electronic credit ledger

April 13, 2022 3423 Views 0 comment Print

Refund could not be denied only on the ground that only a part amount of the tax was paid through the electronic cash ledger as Respondents had failed to understand the distinction between the availment and the utilization of the input tax credit.

HC allows Refund of unutilized ITC accumulated on account of inverted tax structure on Bulk Gas

April 7, 2022 4686 Views 0 comment Print

Shivaco Associates & Anr. Vs Joint Commissioner of State Tax, (Calcutta High Court) The petitioners claim refund in accordance with Section 54(3) of the CGST Act, 2017 on the ground that credit has accumulated on account of rate of tax on inputs being higher than the rate of tax on output supplies. Admittedly, the rate of […]

HC set-aside order rejecting GST refund without giving a personal hearing

April 6, 2022 3300 Views 0 comment Print

Richie Rich Exim Solutions Vs Commissioner of CGST Delhi South (Delhi High Court) In this case GST refund was rejected without giving a personal hearing as per proviso to rule 92(3) of CGST Rules, 2017 and in view of the same Delhi High Court set aside the order. A perusal of the audit history does […]

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