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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


Refund Under Inverted Rate Structure

October 17, 2018 19164 Views 0 comment Print

Inverted rate structure specify that as the rate of tax on inputs is higher than the rate of tax on output supplies, credit gets accumulated in the electronic credit ledger which is granted as GST refund to the taxable person.

Delayed GST Refund attracts Interest: Gujarat HC issues notice to Centre, CBIC and GSTN

October 17, 2018 9828 Views 3 comments Print

While admitting a petition seeking interest / compensation for delay in both provisional as well as final refund of GST beyond stipulated period, the Gujarat High Court has issued notices to Centre, CBIC and GSTN.

Advisory for Taxpayers to file Refund for Multiple Tax period

October 17, 2018 26313 Views 5 comments Print

1. Refund application filing for multiple tax period is available for below grounds of refund:a. Export of Goods & Services-Without payment of Taxb. Supplies made to SEZUnit/SEZDeveloper-Without payment of Tax2. Refund application can be filed using refund application Form GST-RFD-01A & selecting a particular tax period 3. The multiple tax period application has following restrictions: a. Multiple tax period selection should be within financial year

Refund of accumulated credit on account of Zero rated supply without payment of tax

October 14, 2018 32559 Views 2 comments Print

1. GST Refund of unutilized or accumulated ITC Refund of unutilized or accumulated ITC is allowed only in following two cases: a. Zero rated supplies made without payment of tax Zero rated supply of goods or services or both under bond or Letter of Undertaking. Input procure in respect of such supply is not utilizing […]

GST Refund figure published in print media are exaggerated: MOF

October 13, 2018 615 Views 0 comment Print

It has been noticed that unverified reports of pending GST refunds on account of exports are published in the print media by trade bodies. These figures being put out in the public domain are exaggerated and thus inaccurate. It is a fact that a large number of exporters have been granted refunds so far while a few claims are still pending owing to deficiencies found in the claims.

IGST refunds cannot be claimed after claiming drawback

October 9, 2018 25284 Views 0 comment Print

It has been noted that exporters had availed the option to take drawback at higher rate in place of IGST refund out of their own volition. Considering the fact that exporters have made aforesaid declaration while claiming the higher rate of drawback, it has been decided that it would not be justified allowing exporters to avail IGST refund after initially claiming the benefit of higher drawback.

IGST refund to exporters receiving capital goods under EPCG scheme

October 9, 2018 30090 Views 1 comment Print

Seeks to make amendments (Twelfth Amendment, 2018) to the CGST Rules, 2017. This notification amends rule 96(10) to allow exporters who have received capital goods under the EPCG scheme to claim refund of the IGST paid on exports and align rule 89(4B) to make it consistent with rule 96(10). CBIC amends Rule 96(10) prospectively to […]

Central Goods and Services Tax (Eleventh Amendment) Rules, 2018

October 9, 2018 6480 Views 0 comment Print

1. (1) These rules may be called the Central Goods and Services Tax (Eleventh Amendment) Rules, 2018. (2) They shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 23rdOctober, 2017.

GST RFD-01A- On account of Refund by Supplier of deemed export

October 8, 2018 9435 Views 5 comments Print

The GSTN has introduced the new RFD-01A form for Refund by Supplier of deemed export. In this article we will see the detailed analysis related to the Refund form, Rules and how to file the nil and not a nil refund form online. √ Who can file a refund application in case of Deemed Exports […]

GST RFD-01A- Refund of CGST & SGST paid by treating supply as intra state supply which is subsequently held as inter-State supply & vice-versa

October 1, 2018 8391 Views 3 comments Print

GST RFD-01A- Refund on account of CGST & SGST paid by treating the supply as intra state supply which is subsequently held as inter-State supply and vice-versa The GSTN has introduced the new RFD-01A for Refund on account of CGST & SGST paid by treating the supply as intra state supply which is subsequently held […]

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