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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


COVID-19- Master Changes in GST Refund Process vide circular no. 135/05/2020

April 7, 2020 5898 Views 0 comment Print

Article analyses Changes in Refund Process vide Circular No. 135/05/2020 dated 31-03-2020 issued by CBIC- 1. Bunching of refund claims across Financial Years: – The restriction on clubbing of tax periods across different financial years was put in vide para 11.2 of the Circular No. 37/11/2018-GST dated 15.03.2018. The said circular was rescinded being subsumed in […]

Analysis of circular issued to clarify GST refund related issues

April 6, 2020 2697 Views 0 comment Print

The board has issued circular no.135/05/2020 dated 31st March 2020 (herein referred as “impugned circular”) to resolve the issues faced by the taxpayers applying for refund and has tried to redress them Let`s analyse the 5 issues, the clarification and its validity in this article: – 1. Clarification on clubbing of months of different financial […]

Changes in GST Refund – Process and Guidelines

April 4, 2020 18735 Views 0 comment Print

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) had issued Master Circular on Refunds No. 125/44/2019-GST dated 18.11.2019 rescinding all earlier circulars. Recently CBIC has issued Circular and brought amendment to CGST Rules, 2017 to bring major changes for claiming refund under GST. It include submission of additional details, realization of exports proceeds, documents […]

Limiting Turnover to 1.5 times for Refund under Zero rated supplies

April 3, 2020 24639 Views 0 comment Print

Section 16 of IGST Act 2017 deals with Refund and Rule 89 explains the procedural and calculation of Refund. Sub rule (4) of Rule 89 explains the formula for calculation of Refund under Zero rated supplies without payment of tax. The formula for calculation of refund under Zero rated supply without payment of tax is […]

Clarification on GST Refund Related Issues

April 2, 2020 5586 Views 0 comment Print

1. CBEC vide circular No. 135/05/2020- GST dated 31.03.2020 clarified following issues related to Refunds :- (a) Refund of accumulated Input Tax Credit (ITC ) on account of reduction in GST Rate (b) Guideline for Refund of Input Tax Credit under Sec 54(3) (c) New Requirement to mention HSN/SAC in Annexure ‘B’ (d) Change in […]

CBIC clarified certain issues related to refund under GST

April 2, 2020 1782 Views 0 comment Print

The CBIC issued Circular No. 135/05/2020-GST dated March 31, 2020 after receiving various representations seeking clarification on some of the issues relating to GST refunds: 1. Bunching of refund claims across Financial Years: – Issue: The restriction on clubbing of tax periods across different financial years was put in vide para 11.2 of the Circular No. 37/11/2018-GST dated […]

Refund Under GST Upto Date 31-03-2020– Detailed Analysis

April 2, 2020 141306 Views 19 comments Print

Article contains relevant sections, rules, circulars and gist of Circular No. 135/05/2020-GST Dated 31/03/2020 issued in regard of filing and processing of refund electronically. Refund is very important term under the GST for the person who is eligible to claim the refund and for the GST Authority who issues the refund order. Both persons i.e. who […]

Issues arising from GST Refund related Circular No. 135/05/2020

April 2, 2020 5196 Views 0 comment Print

Article analyses Issues arising from Refund related GST Circular No. 135/05/2020 dated 31-03-2020 issued by CBIC- 1. Bunching of Financial years has been allowed for the purpose of claiming refunds. Now this may result in assessee having applied for lesser refund as compared to refund actually admissible as per Circular. However, this Circular has not […]

Clarifications on refund related issues – Circular 135/05/2020-GST

April 1, 2020 10983 Views 0 comment Print

CBEC has issued Circular No. 135/05/2020-GST dated 31/03/2020 clarifying certain confusions under refund of GST. The summary of same reproduced below: 1. Bunching of refund claims across Financial Years: Vide circular No 125/44/2019-GST dated 18.11.2019, claiming refund by bunching across different Financial years was restricted. As per this circular, clubbing was possible only within the […]

Clubbing of GST Refund Claim across Financial Years is Permissible

April 1, 2020 10425 Views 0 comment Print

Need for clubbing of refund claim across financial years arises while claiming refund of  Input Tax Credit for exports, It is possible that input tax credit may be received in a month while exports may be made in subsequent month.

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