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 tax systems in India have been rapidly changing and evolving over the last few years with the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax. A timely refund mechanism is essential in any tax administration, as it facilitates trade through the release of blocked funds for working capital, expansion, and modernisation of existing business. The […]
A refund of the accumulated input tax credit is available to the assessee wherein the accumulation is due to the fact that the rate of tax on inputs is higher than that of the rate of tax on outputs. The mechanism for calculation of the maximum refund amount is provided in rule 89(5) of CGST […]
Gujarat High Court declared Rule 89(5) of CGST Rules ultra vires the provisions of Section 54(3) of CGST Act, which denies the refund of ‘unutilised input tax’ paid on ‘input services’ as part of ‘input tax credit’ accumulated on account of inverted duty structure.
Reversal of ITC related to Fabric accumulated due to inverted duty structure According to natural law of justice if you are paying something you must get something in return or benefits out of it. In GST law, if a registered person paying for something to a registered person he must get the benefit of input […]
High Court held that by prescribing the formula in Sub-rule 5 of Rule 89 of the CGGST Rules,2017 to exclude refund of tax paid on ‘input service’ as part of the refund of unutilised input tax credit is contrary to the provisions of Sub-section 3 of Section 54 of the CGST Act,2017 which provides for claim of refund of ‘any unutilised input tax credit’.
Jain International Vs Commissioner of Delhi Goods (Delhi High Court) Admittedly, till date the petitioner‟s refund application dated 4th November, 2019 has not been processed. As neither any acknowledgment in FORM GST RFD-02 has been issued nor any deficiency memo has been issued in RFD-03 within time line of fifteen days, the refund application would […]
The issue under consideration is whether the non issuance of refund after 7 days from the date of acknowledgment in case of zero rated supply u/s 90 is justified in law?
Practical Issues faced while filing Inverted Duty Refund in Statement GST_ REFUND _S01A-Solutions to them… An inverted duty structure is a situation when the tax on inputs is higher than that on output leading to accumulation of credit. Refund under Inverted Duty Structure can be claimed as per Clause (ii) of sub-section (3) of section […]
Refund under GST is still perplexity for some people. Many registered person has no idea when they are eligible to get it, in which time period they should apply and what are the process for it. Here general idea of refund to simplify it . General Understanding: When an applicant can claim refund. Section 54(1): […]
The field officers have reported certain errors/issues in the RFD-01 B functionality. Since these issues were GSTN dependent ones and the same were taken up with GSTN for resolution. GSTN has recently fixed the following two errors/issues:
