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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


CBIC setup GST Refund Help Desk

February 17, 2022 9177 Views 0 comment Print

Setup of ‘GST Refund Help Desk’ in the office of Pr. CCA, CBIC 1. The office of Pr. CCA, CBIC has setup a ‘GST Refund Help Desk’ for addressing payment related problems faced by the taxpayers. Contact details of the Help Desk is as under: Name of Nodal Officer     : Ms Anita Rawat, Accounts Officer […]

Instructions for enabling Internal Control Mechanism for Refunds in GST

February 15, 2022 6018 Views 0 comment Print

Processing of Refund application of tax amount of more than Rs 2 Crore:- All the refund applications where the applicant has claimed more than Rs 2 Crore of total tax amount, the application shall be processed at the Ward level by the ETO-cum-Proper Officer and Tax Inspector in accordance with the provisions of the law and the instructions.

Application for GST refund cannot be rejected without recording any reasons

January 30, 2022 8628 Views 0 comment Print

Colgate Global Business Services Pvt. Ltd. Vs Union of India (Bombay High Court) A Perusal of the impugned Order indicates that the Respondent No.3 has rejected the application for refund without recording any reasons, though the same is mandatory under Rule 92(3) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017. In our view, the […]

Legally permissible refund cannot be denied for procedural lapse; HC allows manual filing

January 29, 2022 6390 Views 0 comment Print

Twin Disc Power Transmission Pvt. Ltd Vs Deputy Commissioner (ST), GST – Appeals (Madras High Court) Whether in some extraordinary or exceptional circumstance, a GST refund application can be permitted to be filed manually? He held that in some extraordinary or exceptional circumstance, a refund application can be permitted to be filed manually  and such […]

GST refund claim filed after 2 years from the payment of Tax gets time barred

January 28, 2022 22518 Views 0 comment Print

Quest Global Engineering Services Private Limited Vs Deputy Commissioner (Madras High Court) Neutralise alleged excess GST payments through credit note as refund application is time barred The Hon’ble Madras High Court in Quest Global Engineering Services Private Limited vs The Deputy Commissioner of GST and Central Excise [W.P. No. 12105 of 2020 and WMP No. […]

Rajasthan HC Upheld the provisions w.r.t claiming of refund of unutilized ITC

January 28, 2022 4692 Views 1 comment Print

Rajasthan High Court upheld the provisions w.r.t claiming of refund of unutilized Input Tax Credit (ITC) and asked the department to pass final order after taking into account the reply of the assessee.

Availment, utilisation and refund eligibility of ITC on capital goods on rendering of zero-rated supplies

January 18, 2022 63657 Views 1 comment Print

Availment, utilisation and refund eligibility of ITC on capital goods on rendering of zero-rated supplies by taxpayers registered as Regular or EOU/STPI/SEZ/HTP etc.: Brief background: Goods and Services Tax law provides specific mechanism to claim refund of tax paid on zero-rated supplies or refund of unutilized input tax credit ‘ITC’ on zero-rated supplies without payment […]

SC restored Limitation Extension order – Its Impact on GST Refund

January 13, 2022 40590 Views 4 comments Print

Hon’ble Supreme Court has restored the Limitation Extension order – Cognizance for Extension of Limitation, Suo Motu Writ (Civil) No. 3 of 2020. Final Order dated: 10-01-2022– What does it mean for Refund related issues under GST. In order to answer the above mute question and to have a better grip and understanding on the […]

GST refund cannot be rejected merely for Manual filing of refund application

January 13, 2022 3984 Views 0 comment Print

Ayana Pharma Limited Vs Union of India (Gujarat High Court) Section 54 of GST Act provides that any person claiming refund of any tax and interest, if any, paid on such tax or any amount paid by him, can make an application before the expiry of two years from the relevant date in any such […]

 SC Covid limitation suspension orders apply to limitation for GST refund application

January 12, 2022 8610 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court in Saiher Supply v UOI has held that the Covid limitation suspension orders of Supreme Court apply to limitation for refund application under Section 54 of GST Act. In this case, the 1st refund application was within time. Due to issuance of deficiency memo, a fresh application had to be filed.  

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