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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 852 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 3783 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 213 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


TNGST – SOP for Faceless Refund -certain guidelines issued

September 26, 2021 4194 Views 0 comment Print

At present, the refund process under GST Law is system-based, but the process requires involvement of the jurisdictional proper officer and his possible meeting with the taxpayers leading to possible harassment and other unwarranted situations.

CBIC clarifies on GST Refund under section 77/19 of CGST/IGST Act

September 25, 2021 17538 Views 0 comment Print

Refund under section 77 of the CGST 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 CGST Act in respect of the said transaction.

CBIC clarifies on issuance of debit note, physical copy of invoice & refund of unutilized ITC

September 20, 2021 19533 Views 0 comment Print

Whether carrying physical copy of invoice is compulsory during movement of goods in cases where suppliers have issued invoices in the manner prescribed under rule 48 (4) of the CGST Rules, 2017 (i.e. in cases of e-invoice).

Is Correction in Inverted Duty Structure Justified?

September 19, 2021 4239 Views 0 comment Print

Generally, it is being said that to live a normal life we need three basic things (1) Food, (2) Cloths and (3) House and over the period we have also understood the true meaning of the above three things in our life. But unfortunately, the officers working for the government misunderstood it. Time and again […]

GST Refund procedure and limitations

September 17, 2021 22065 Views 6 comments Print

GST refund can be claimed under various grounds by the exporters/taxpayers on ground of excess amount if they have paid more than the GST liability. Refund can be claimed on below mentioned grounds: Refund of unutilized input tax credit (ITC) on account of exports without payment of tax; Refund of tax paid on export of […]

SC strikes down Gujarat HC verdict on refund of ITC on input services

September 16, 2021 10770 Views 1 comment Print

Supreme Court (SC) strikes down the verdict of Gujarat High Court (HC) on refund of input tax credit (ITC) on input services. Division Bench of the Gujarat High Court in the case of VKC Footsteps India Pvt Ltd passed a favourable judgement in favour of the assessee and held that “Explanation (a) to Rule 89(5) […]

Gauhati HC ruling on refund of accumulated ITC in case of inverted duty

September 11, 2021 7041 Views 0 comment Print

BMG Informatics Pvt Ltd Vs Union of India (Gauhati High Court) In an important decision given by Justice A.M Bujor Barua of the Gauhati High Court in the case of W.P (C) 3880/2021 3878/2021 3675/2021 4120/2021 (BMG Informatics Pvt. Ltd. vs. Union of India) the Court as held that the circular no. CBEC-20/01/06/2019-GST dated 31.03.2020 […]

What is Inverted Duty Structure Refund and who can avail it Under GST?

September 5, 2021 2679 Views 2 comments Print

What is Inverted Duty Structure Refund and who can avail it Under GST? Inverted Duty structure is the condition where tax rate payable on inputs is higher than tax rate charged on output of sales. When the input credit has been accumulated on account of inverted tax structure, but supplies of labor and products or […]

Inverted Duty Structure Refund – Service Providers

August 27, 2021 21069 Views 5 comments Print

Introduction: > Where the credit has accumulated on account of rate of tax on inputs being higher than the rate of tax on Output supplies (other than nil rated or fully exempt supplies), except supplies of goods or services or both as may be notified by the Government on the recommendations of the Council. > […]

Time Limit for Refund Application under GST

August 27, 2021 250485 Views 9 comments Print

According to Section 54 of CGST Act, an application for claiming refund of any tax and interest can be made before the expiry of two years from the relevant date.  Here there is a question of what the relevant date is.  Don’t worry, the Act further provides an explanation for the relevant date for various […]

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