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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 5058 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 225 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


HC set aside GST Refund cancellation order as FORM GST RFD-02 was not issued

November 24, 2020 2973 Views 0 comment Print

SHCPLRJV Vs ACCT (Andhra Pradesh High Court) Having regard to the fact that there is a default in compliance of Rule 90(1) read with para 2(d) of Circular No. 79, and since the acknowledgment in FORM GST RFD-02 was not issued within 15 days, the order under challenge is set aside and the matter is […]

HC directs dept to issue refund of unutilized Input Tax Credit

November 23, 2020 2043 Views 0 comment Print

Vinod Oil and General Mills Vs Union of India and others (Punjab & Haryana High Court) According to the Petitioner, despite applying for refund of unutilized Input Tax Credit amounting to Rs. 14,21,479/- accumulated on account of inverted tax structure, in form RFD-01, under Section 54 (3) (b) of the Central Goods and Service Tax […]

GST: Sanction of refund on the lower value – reg.

November 16, 2020 6261 Views 0 comment Print

Value of the goods declared in the GST invoice and the value in the corresponding shipping bill / bill of export should be examined and the lower of the two values should be sanctioned as refund. ‘Moreover, it has been specifically clarified in the Circular dated 15th March, 2018 that the clarification given in the, circular applies to exports made on or after 1st July 2017.

Denial of IGST refund for export goods through Foreign Post Offices

November 10, 2020 2937 Views 0 comment Print

Petitioner states that the refund has been denied to the petitioner on the sole ground that petitioner had exported goods through Foreign Post Offices in August and September 2017, while Notification dated 04th June, 2018 read with circular no. 14/2018-Customs dated 04.06.2018 has notified exports by post Regulations, 2018 w.e.f. 21st June, 2018 which provides for an entry to be presented to proper officer at the Foreign Post Office of clearance.

Refund for Export of Goods Can’t be Rejected Merely for export of Goods through Foreign Post Office

November 10, 2020 3012 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the denial of the refund to the petitioner against exports of goods outside India on the sole ground that petitioner had exported goods through Foreign Post Offices is justified in law?

Complete Procedure for claiming Refund under Inverted Duty Structure!!

November 6, 2020 56844 Views 3 comments Print

Accumulation of Input Tax Credit happens when the tax paid on inputs is more than the output tax liability. Such accumulation will have to be carried over to the next financial year till such time as it can be utilised by the registered person for payment of output tax liability. However, the GST Law permits […]

Manual View Submitted or Saved Application for GST Refund

November 6, 2020 3579 Views 0 comment Print

How can I view my submitted or saved application for refund on the GST Portal? 1. To view your submitted application, navigate to Services >Refunds >My Saved/Filed Applications option. 2. The Saved/Filed Application page is displayed. Note: You can download the ARN receipt by clicking on the ARN hyperlink to take the print out of the ARN Receipt. […]

Adjustment and Withholing of Refund under GST Act

October 29, 2020 20034 Views 0 comment Print

INTRODUCTION Section 54 of CGST act provides for grant of refund  to any person  of any tax and interest if any or any other amount paid by him subject to provision of the act and  rules  to any person. However, during the course of sanctioning refund, sometimes, refund is adjusted to the outstanding demand under […]

How to Track GST Refund Status- Procedure & FAQs

October 27, 2020 154128 Views 13 comments Print

Article contains FAQs on Tracking GST Refund Status, Manual on Track Refund Status Post-Login, Manual on Track GST Refund Status  Pre-Login and Manual to Track Refund Status for IGST paid on account of Export of Goods. It also explains different status types of refund application for IGST and Cess paid on account of Export of […]

Don’t lose your GST refund due to errors!!! Resolve It.

October 27, 2020 58923 Views 5 comments Print

When the exporters have declared properly paid IGST on export supplies in their Form GSTR – 3B and the same matches with the liability declared in Form GSTR-1, then the data will be transmitted to the Customs system wherein the GST return data is matched with the shipping bill data.

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