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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 354 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 5052 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 2868 Views 0 comment Print


9 Key Highlights of 39th GST Council Meeting

March 15, 2020 8718 Views 1 comment Print

Key Highlights of 39th GST Council Meeting – 14th March, 2020 1. Current return filing system: GSTR-1, GSTR-3B continue till 30th September, 2020. New return filing deferred till 30th Sept, 2020. 2. E-invoicing: E-invoicing Extended till 01st October, 2020. Exempted certain classes of persons from generating E-invoicing. 3. Interest on net cash liability: Interest for […]

39th GST Council recommendations on Law & Procedures

March 14, 2020 43626 Views 3 comments Print

a. Interest for delay in payment of GST to be charged on the net cash tax liability w.e.f. 01.07.2017 (Law to be amended retrospectively). b. Where registrations have been cancelled till 14.03.2020, application for revocation of cancellation of registration can be filled up to 30.06.2020 (extension of period of application as one-time measure to facilitate those who want to conduct business).

Case registered for fraudulently claiming IGST refunds

March 7, 2020 753 Views 0 comment Print

DGGI (Hqrs.) booked a case on 06.03.2020 against M/s Aastha Apparels Pvt Ltd & others. Aforesaid companies have fraudulently claimed IGST refunds on export of goods to the tune of more than Rs. 61 Crores.

Refund Under GST- Scope and Types

March 6, 2020 29925 Views 2 comments Print

Several types of GST refund : Excess payment of tax due to mistake or inadvertence, Excess balance in Electronic Cash Ledger, Export with payment of IGST or under Bond/ LUT, Supplies made to SEZ unit/developer on payment of IGST or under Bond/LUT, Inverted duty structure, Deemed Exports, Persons holding UIN and Miscellaneous refunds

GST Refunds under Rule 89(4) Vis-À-Vis Rule 89(4a)/(4b) –An Analysis

March 2, 2020 159645 Views 6 comments Print

1. Manufacturer-exporters before the advent of GST were permitted to procure duty free inputs under the scheme of Advance Authorization as contained under Chapter 4 of the Foreign Trade Policy. Briefly the manufacturer-exporters under the Advance Authorization Scheme were granted upfront exemption from the payment of duties on procurement of inputs (whether imported or domestic) […]

IGST refund allowed even if CG imported under EPCG Scheme for the period of 01.07.2017 to 12.10.2017

February 29, 2020 12528 Views 1 comment Print

IGST refund allowed even if CG imported under EPCG Scheme for the period of July 1, 2017 to October 12, 2017 The Hon’ble HC, Gujarat in the matter of M/S Prince Spintex Pvt Ltd v. Union of India [R/Special Civil Application No. 20756 of 2018 dated February 3, 2020] allowed refund of IGST paid on […]

No IGST liability on ocean freight and hence collected IGST will be refunded

February 26, 2020 3288 Views 0 comment Print

Gokul Agro Resources Ltd. Vs Union of India (Gujarat High Court) In the given case the HC have reached to the conclusion that no tax is leviable under the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, on the ocean freight for the services provided by a person located in a non-taxable territory by way of […]

Problems faced by Tax Professionals of Bhilwara in GST Refund related Work

February 19, 2020 1788 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Bar Association has made a representation Regarding the problems faced by the members of Tax Bar Association, Bhilwara in the work of GST Refund. Problems includes unprofessional attitude of person in charge of GST Refund, Delay in GST Refund Process and Centralised System Of Authority To Approved GST Refund. Tax Bar Association BHILWARA — […]

GST Refund Period can be Spread over Two Financial Years

February 14, 2020 26928 Views 2 comments Print

Pitambra Books Pvt. Ltd. Vs Union of India & Ors. (Delhi High Court); W.P.(C) 627/2020; Dated: 21/01/2020 The Delhi High Court, has stayed the Paragraph 8 of Circular No. 125/44/2019-GST dated 18.11.2019 which stated  that Refund Period can’t be spread across Two Financial Years and to be filed in Chronological Order. Introduction :- The petitioner […]

IGST refund cannot be denied for clerical error in shipping bills; HC ask dept to look into the issue

February 12, 2020 2391 Views 0 comment Print

उrievance of the writ-applicant is that -authorities are not responding to request with regard to the sanction of refund of IGST paid in connection with the goods exported,

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