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GST Refund for Broadway (PIN 600001)

Qualified GST Refund for Broadway (PIN 600001) and adjacent Parrys Corner — handled by a qualified, in-house team

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How is a GST refund application filed in Broadway, Chennai?

Refund is filed in Form RFD-01 on the GST portal under Services > Refunds. The taxpayer selects the refund category, tax period, attaches Statement-3 (for exports) or Statement-1 (for inverted duty) along with declarations, undertakings and supporting documents. ARN is generated and the application is auto-routed to the jurisdictional refund officer.

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Low Volume Business
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Online Refund Application
₹4,999/per claim

  • Refund Application RFD-01
  • Inverted Duty Structure Refund
  • Excess Cash Balance Refund
  • GSTR-2B vs 3B Reconciliation
  • Response to Deficiency Memo RFD-03
  • Personal Hearing Representation
  • LUT / Bond Filing for Exporters (Add-on)
  • Bank Realisation Certificate Review
  • Refund Status Tracking
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Refund + follow-up
₹14,999/per claim

  • Refund Application RFD-01
  • Inverted Duty Structure Refund
  • Excess Cash Balance Refund
  • GSTR-2B vs 3B Reconciliation
  • Response to Deficiency Memo RFD-03
  • Personal Hearing Representation
  • LUT / Bond Filing for Exporters (Add-on)
  • Bank Realisation Certificate Review
  • Refund Status Tracking
High Volume Business
Exporter
Quarterly refund + Regular Follow-up
₹24,999/per claim

  • Refund Application RFD-01
  • Inverted Duty Structure Refund
  • Excess Cash Balance Refund
  • GSTR-2B vs 3B Reconciliation
  • Response to Deficiency Memo RFD-03
  • Personal Hearing Representation
  • LUT / Bond Filing for Exporters (Add-on)
  • Bank Realisation Certificate Review
  • Refund Status Tracking

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RFD-01 Within 2-Year Limitation

Every refund application is filed well within the Section 54(1) 2-year limitation from the relevant date. Broadway clients have zero time-bar rejections on record.

Rule 91 Provisional Refund Pursued

For Broadway exporters under Rule 89, provisional refund of 90% is pursued in RFD-04 within 7 days of acknowledgement — releasing working capital while the balance 10% is processed in detail.

Statement-3 Tied to Shipping Bills

Every Statement-3 invoice line is tied to GSTR-1 Table 6A and shipping bill EGM data. Mismatches are amended via Table 9A in the next GSTR-1 before refund officer scrutiny.

RFD-03 Reply Within 15 Days

Where the refund officer issues a deficiency memo, RFD-03 is replied with a fresh RFD-01 within 15 days under Rule 90(3) — limitation under Section 54(1) preserved, fresh ARN obtained promptly.

Rule 89(5) Formula Applied Correctly

For inverted duty refunds in Broadway, Rule 89(5) is applied with the Supreme Court VKC Footsteps ratio — Net ITC restricted to input goods only, excluding input services and capital goods.

RFD-06 Sanction Tracked

Each refund file is tracked till RFD-06 sanction order. Where the 60-day Section 54(7) window is breached, Section 56 interest at 6% (or 9% on appellate orders) is claimed expressly.

Key Benefits

What Broadway Clients Get

Every GST Refund engagement delivers measurable, guaranteed outcomes — expert professionals, on time, every time.

Inverted Duty Refund Maximised
For Broadway manufacturers, the Rule 89(5) formula is applied accurately period-wise — Net ITC on inputs computed and refund quantum maximised within VKC Footsteps boundaries.
IGST Auto-Refund Unblocked
Where IGST refund on exports is held up due to GSTR-1 Table 6A vs shipping bill EGM mismatch, we file Table 9A amendment in the next GSTR-1 and the system auto-disburses in the next cycle.
LUT Filed Annually
Letter of Undertaking in Form RFD-11 is filed annually for Broadway exporters at the start of each financial year — exports continue without IGST payment, accumulated ITC route activated.
Section 107 Appeal Where Needed
RFD-06 rejection orders are reviewed for appealability under Section 107. Where merits exist, APL-01 appeal filed at First Appellate Authority within 3 months with 10% pre-deposit.
Section 56 Interest Recovered
Where the 60-day RFD-06 window is breached, interest at 6% under Section 56 (or 9% on orders flowing from appeal) is computed and claimed. Department pays for the delay.
Multi-Period Refund Bunching
Where it improves the formula yield, refund is bunched across consecutive tax periods under Rule 89(1) — single RFD-01 covering up to 12 months for Broadway clients.
Comparison

Inverted Duty Refund vs Export Refund (Zero-Rated)

Why this matters here — In Broadway, the business activity radiating outward from Broadway Bus Terminus and nearby commercial pockets; with quick access via Broadway Bus Terminus and feeder routes connecting Broadway to the rest of Chennai.

AspectInverted Duty RefundExport Refund (Zero-Rated)
Foreign exchange realisation proofNot applicableFIRC or BRC mandatory for service exports under Section 2(6) IGST Act; for goods, shipping bill and EGM suffice at sanction stage
Common rejection groundInclusion of input services in Net ITC, claim on capital goods ITC, or inverted output already partly exemptTable 6A mismatch with shipping bill EGM, FIRC not produced for service export, or LUT not on record for the relevant period
Appellate route on rejectionFirst appeal under Section 107 within three months with ten per cent pre-deposit; writ before Madras HC under Article 226 on jurisdictional groundsFirst appeal under Section 107 within three months; for IGST-route auto-disbursement holds, writ jurisdiction is often invoked since no formal RFD-06 is passed
Statutory provisionSection 54(3)(ii) read with Rule 89(5) of the CGST RulesSection 54(3)(i) and Section 16 IGST Act read with Rule 89(4) or Rule 96 of the CGST Rules
Triggering supplyOutput supply taxed at a lower rate than inputs, producing accumulated unutilised ITC on inputsExport of goods or services and supply to SEZ developer or unit treated as zero-rated under Section 16 IGST Act
Forms usedRFD-01 with Statement-1 and Statement-1A invoice-level detailsRFD-01 with Statement-3 (LUT route) or system-generated shipping-bill-as-application route under Rule 96 (IGST route)
Relevant date for limitationDue date for furnishing return under Section 39 for the period in which the claim arises, per Explanation (e) to Section 54Date of shipping bill or date of receipt of convertible foreign exchange or date of issue of invoice, whichever is later, per Explanation (a) to Section 54
Net ITC computed underNet ITC restricted to ITC on inputs only, after the Supreme Court ruling in VKC Footsteps IndiaNet ITC under Rule 89(4) covers ITC on inputs and input services availed during the relevant period
Capital goods ITCExcluded from Net ITC by Rule 89(5) clause (B); remains in credit ledger for output set-offExcluded from Net ITC under Rule 89(4)(B); remains in credit ledger for output set-off
Provisional refund availabilityNot available; full quantum is decided after Rule 92 scrutiny within sixty daysRule 91 provisional refund of ninety per cent within seven days of acknowledgement in Form RFD-04
Auto-disbursement mechanismNo auto route; the proper officer must pass RFD-06 after evaluating Statement-1 and supporting ledgersIGST route is auto-disbursed by the customs ICEGATE system once GSTR-1 Table 6A, GSTR-3B and EGM are matched
LUT requirementNot applicable; refund is of accumulated domestic ITC and no foreign element is involvedLUT in Form RFD-11 required annually if exports are made without IGST payment; otherwise IGST is paid and refunded under Rule 96
Documents Required

Documents for GST Refund

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Shipping bills with EGM filed (export of goods)
FIRC / BRC evidencing receipt of foreign exchange
GSTR-1 reflecting export invoices in Table 6A
GSTR-3B for the relevant tax period(s)
RFD-11 Letter of Undertaking (LUT) for current FY
Statement-3 invoice-wise export details (Annexure to RFD-01)
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Statutory Deadlines

Compliance deadlines that matter

Miss any of these and the next consequence kicks in automatically.

Deadlines in this neighbourhood — In Broadway, the cluster of wholesale trade, transport, hospitality businesses that defines Broadway's commercial fabric.

Trigger eventDaysFormConsequence
Filing of refund application for any refund category covered by Section 54730 daysRFD-01Application becomes time-barred and is liable to be rejected on limitation grounds without merits being examined
Receipt of complete refund application by the proper officer15 daysRFD-02Acknowledgement clock starts the sixty-day Section 54(7) sanction window and triggers Rule 91 provisional refund eligibility
Issuance of acknowledgement in RFD-02 for a zero-rated supply refund7 daysRFD-04Where the seven-day window is not met by the officer, working capital release for the exporter is delayed; the substantive ninety-per-cent entitlement remains intact
Officer finds application defective at scrutiny stage15 daysRFD-03Deficiency memo treats the original application as not filed; applicant must rectify and file a fresh RFD-01 within the residual Section 54(1) limitation
Receipt of complete refund application — final order to be passed60 daysRFD-06Lapse of sixty days without RFD-06 triggers interest at six per cent under Section 56 from day sixty-one till the date of refund
Rejection of refund in RFD-06 — first appeal to Appellate Authority90 daysAPL-01Statutory limitation; appellate authority may condone a further one month under Section 107(4); pre-deposit of ten per cent of disputed tax is mandatory
Filing of Letter of Undertaking for export without payment of IGSTOn due dateRFD-11LUT to be furnished before the first export of the financial year; absence of LUT mandates the IGST-payment route and corresponding cash blockage
Claim of Section 56 interest where principal refund delayed beyond sixty daysOn due dateWritten communication to jurisdictional officer plus RFD-06 supplementaryInterest is not auto-disbursed; express claim is required and the supplementary order is appealable if not passed

Deadline pressure points we see in Broadway: Closer to Broadway, for Broadway businesses balancing growth ambitions with tight statutory compliance.

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Forms used in this engagement

Forms most asked about here — In Broadway, where wholesale trade businesses dominate the local compliance profile.

RFD-01AApplication for refund (legacy manual filing format)

Legacy manual filing format used during the early GST years before RFD-01 went fully online — retained for transitional and historic claims; current filings use RFD-01

Not in current use; legacy applications only Jurisdictional refund officer (legacy)
RFD-02Acknowledgement of refund application

System-generated acknowledgement once the proper officer is satisfied that the application is complete in all respects — starts the sixty-day Section 54(7) sanction clock and the seven-day Rule 91 provisional refund clock

Within fifteen days of RFD-01 submission under Rule 90(2) Common Portal — officer-side action
RFD-03Deficiency memo

Memo issued by the proper officer where the RFD-01 application is found defective on documentary or computational grounds — the application is treated as not filed and a fresh RFD-01 is required after rectification

Within fifteen days of RFD-01 receipt; only one RFD-03 per claim is permitted per Circular 125/44/2019 Jurisdictional refund officer
RFD-04Order for grant of provisional refund

Order sanctioning ninety per cent of the claimed refund amount on a provisional basis for zero-rated supply categories — the balance ten per cent is sanctioned in the final RFD-06 after detailed scrutiny

Within seven days of acknowledgement in RFD-02 under Rule 91(2) Jurisdictional refund officer
RFD-05Payment advice

Payment advice generated post-sanction (provisional or final) routed to PFMS for credit to the applicant's GSTIN-linked bank account

Generated alongside RFD-04 or RFD-06 sanction orders Common Portal — PFMS interface
RFD-06Order sanctioning refund or rejecting refund

Final adjudicatory order on the refund claim — sanctions the eligible refund in full or in part, or rejects the claim on stated grounds; appealable under Section 107

Within sixty days of receipt of complete application under Section 54(7) Jurisdictional refund officer
RFD-07Order for complete adjustment or withholding of refund

Part A used for withholding refund under Section 54(10) or 54(11); Part B used to communicate adjustment of sanctioned refund against demand outstanding on the applicant

Issued contemporaneously with the withholding or adjustment action Jurisdictional officer (Part A) or proper officer (Part B)
RFD-08Notice for rejection of application for refund

Show-cause notice issued by the proper officer where the officer proposes to reject the refund claim in whole or in part — the applicant gets an opportunity to file a reply in RFD-09 before the RFD-06 rejection order

Issued before the sixty-day sanction window expires Jurisdictional refund officer

GST Refund in Broadway, Chennai 600001

Broadway (PIN 600001) falls under the Broadway Division of the Chennai North, the jurisdiction that handles statutory matters for businesses at this PIN. Broadway is the central transport interchange for north Chennai with wholesale shops freight forwarders and budget hotels surrounding the bus terminus. Records we prepare for Broadway carry the geo-zone 600xx tag and coordinates 13.0918, 80.2867, which map each submission back to this locality. Businesses registered in Broadway share the Chennai North jurisdiction, and their statutory matters route through the same Broadway Division each time.

Most commerce in Broadway — invoices, expenses, purchases and statutory records — eventually surfaces in the GST Refund working file we maintain for clients here. Each GST Refund cycle for Broadway reflects its commercial rhythm — invoices generated near Madras High Court, expenses routed through the Broadway Bus Terminus freight network. Freight and foot traffic from the Broadway Bus Terminus hub pull steady daily commerce through Broadway, so there is rarely a quiet filing month in this central transport and wholesale hub pocket. The central transport and wholesale hub mix of Broadway shapes what lands in our workpapers — a blend of wholesale trade activity and the commercial pulse around Madras High Court.

The business mix in Broadway centres on retail, and that sector carries its own GST Refund quirks we plan for in advance. For a retail business in Broadway, the GST Refund scope is rarely generic; we tailor the checklist to how that sector actually transacts. GST Refund for retail businesses in Broadway hinges on getting the sector's recurring entries right the first time. Because Broadway hosts a cluster of retail businesses, we benchmark each new GST Refund engagement against patterns we already track for the locality.

The qualified-review step on every Broadway GST Refund file is where errors get caught before they reach the portal. Turnaround for Broadway GST Refund is deterministic — fixed fee, a scoped timeline, and a same-business-day acknowledgement once filed. From the first GST Refund cycle, a Broadway engagement is set up to be audit-ready rather than reconstructed under pressure later. The Broadway GST Refund workflow is documented end-to-end: WhatsApp document intake, a working file, qualified review, and a filed acknowledgement back to you.

We treat Broadway and George Town as one catchment for GST Refund, which keeps documentation and turnaround consistent. Group companies spread across Broadway and George Town consolidate their GST Refund under one engagement with us. Proximity to George Town means a Broadway engagement can extend across the locality cluster with no change in cadence. GST Refund clients in George Town are handled by the same practitioners who run our Broadway desk.

Patterns we track for Broadway include wholesale trade documentation gaps, timing mismatches, and the questions the Broadway Division tends to raise. Common patterns in the Broadway Division give Broadway businesses an early-warning map we use to pre-empt GST Refund issues. The GST Refund mistakes we see most in Broadway are avoidable with disciplined intake, which our checklist enforces. The longer we serve Broadway, the more precisely we predict where a GST Refund file needs attention.

Shifting principal place of business to Broadway means updating jurisdiction to the Chennai North, and we manage the paperwork end-to-end. First-time GST Refund for a Broadway business is where getting the basics right saves years of cleanup later. A startup setting up near Madras High Court in Broadway gets a GST Refund foundation built for the Broadway Division from day one. When a Parrys Corner business expands into Broadway, we extend its GST Refund setup to PIN 600001 without disruption.

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GST Refund in Broadway — Complete Guide

GST Refund Filing in Broadway (600001) is filed by qualified professionals at FilingPro under Section 54 of the CGST Act within the 2-year limitation. Each engagement covers refund category selection (Rule 89 accumulated ITC, Rule 96 IGST on exports, inverted duty under Rule 89(5), or excess cash ledger balance), Statement-3 preparation tied to GSTR-1 Table 6A and shipping bills, and 60-day RFD-06 sanction follow-up.

GST Refund Filing in Broadway, Chennai

Refund of IGST paid on exports under Rule 96, accumulated ITC on zero-rated supplies under Rule 89 and inverted duty structure refund under Rule 89(5) for Broadway businesses are filed in RFD-01 with Statement-3 within the Section 54(1) 2-year limitation.

GST Refund Consultant in Broadway — RFD-01 to RFD-06

A dedicated GST refund consultant in Broadway prepares RFD-01, replies RFD-03 deficiency memos within 15 days, follows up the 60-day RFD-06 sanction, and pursues Section 56 interest where the department delays disbursement.

Export Refund and LUT Compliance in Broadway

Exporters in Broadway are advised on the LUT (RFD-11) versus IGST-payment route, Rule 91 provisional refund of 90% within 7 days, and auto-disbursement of IGST refund on shipping bill once GSTR-1 Table 6A and EGM are aligned.

Inverted Duty Refund Expert in Broadway — Rule 89(5) Formula

For Broadway manufacturers facing inverted rates, Rule 89(5) refund is computed on Net ITC on inputs (Supreme Court VKC Footsteps ratio applied), Statement-1 prepared period-wise and unjust-enrichment exception under Section 54(8)(b) invoked.

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Key Facts — GST Refund in Broadway
RFD-01 filed within Section 54(1) 2-year limitation — no time-bar rejection on Broadway client refunds.
Statement-3 invoice-wise export details cross-tied with GSTR-1 Table 6A and shipping bill EGM — Rule 96 IGST refund auto-disbursed.
Rule 89(5) inverted duty formula applied with VKC Footsteps ratio (input goods only) — accurate Net ITC quantum claimed.
RFD-03 deficiency memo replied within 15 days under Rule 90(3) — fresh RFD-01 filed on the same day, limitation preserved.
Rule 91 provisional refund of 90% pursued within 7 days for Broadway exporters — working capital released early.
60-day RFD-06 sanction tracked; Section 56 interest at 6% (9% on appellate order) claimed where department delays.
LUT (RFD-11) filed annually — exports without IGST payment, accumulated ITC refund route used for high-volume exporters.
GSTR-2B vs purchase register reconciled before claim — Net ITC under Rule 89(4) only on supplier-filed invoices.
FIRC / BRC obtained from authorised dealer bank for service exports — Section 2(6) IGST Act realisation proof complete.
Section 107 appeal at First Appellate Authority drafted within 3 months of RFD-06 rejection — 10% pre-deposit computed and paid.
People Also Ask — GST Refund in Broadway
Who can claim a GST refund under Section 54?
Any registered person who has paid tax in excess of liability, accumulated unutilised ITC on zero-rated supplies (Rule 89), accumulated ITC due to inverted duty structure (Rule 89(5)), excess balance in cash ledger, or tax paid by mistake (Section 77) can claim refund. Notified categories under Section 55 (embassies, UN agencies) follow Rule 95.
How long does a GST refund take to be sanctioned?
Section 54(7) read with Rule 92 mandates sanction within 60 days from receipt of a complete RFD-01. For zero-rated supplies, Rule 91 grants 90% provisional refund within 7 days through RFD-04. If the 60-day window is breached, Section 56 interest at 6% per annum (9% on appellate orders) accrues till disbursement.
What is the difference between Rule 89 and Rule 96 refunds?
Rule 89 governs refund of accumulated ITC where exports are under LUT (without IGST payment) or where inverted duty structure exists; filed in RFD-01 with Statement-3 or Statement-1. Rule 96 governs auto-disbursement of IGST refund where exports are made on payment of IGST; the shipping bill itself is the application, no separate RFD-01.
Can a refund rejection order be appealed?
Yes. RFD-06 rejection is an order under Section 54 and is appealable to the First Appellate Authority under Section 107 within 3 months (condonable up to 1 month). Pre-deposit of 10% of disputed tax (capped at ₹20 crore CGST + ₹20 crore SGST) is required. Second appeal to the GST Tribunal lies under Section 112 once it is operational.
Is refund of input services allowed under inverted duty structure?
No. The Supreme Court in Union of India v. VKC Footsteps India Pvt. Ltd. (2021) 13 SCC 332 upheld Rule 89(5) which restricts refund under inverted duty structure to ITC on input goods only. ITC on input services and capital goods, although available for set-off, is not refundable in cash under this category.
Does the deficiency memo RFD-03 extend the 2-year limitation?
No. Rule 90(3) makes it clear that on issue of RFD-03 the original RFD-01 is treated as not filed and the limitation clock under Section 54(1) continues to run. The taxpayer must rectify deficiencies and file a fresh RFD-01 within the residual limitation period; a deficiency memo close to the 2-year mark is fatal if not addressed promptly.
How is the formula under Rule 89(5) for inverted duty refund computed?

Maximum Refund = (Turnover of inverted-rated supply x Net ITC) / Adjusted Total Turnover minus the output tax on such inverted-rated supply. Per the VKC Footsteps ratio, Net ITC takes inputs only. Statement-1 captures the run period by period.

What is the appeal remedy against an RFD-06 rejection?

The first appeal under Section 107 lies before the Joint Commissioner (Appeals) within ninety days, condonable by another thirty, after a ten per cent pre-deposit on the disputed tax quantum. Onward, Section 112 takes the matter to the GST Tribunal once functional.

When can refund be withheld by the department?

Two statutory pegs exist — sub-section (10) where the taxpayer is in default on returns or dues, and sub-section (11) where a demand proceeding is alive and the Commissioner records adverse-to-revenue reasoning. A written, speaking withholding order is mandatory.

What is unjust enrichment under Section 54(8)?

If the GST suffered has been recovered downstream from the buyer, the refund is diverted to the Consumer Welfare Fund unless the applicant falls in the carved-out categories — zero-rated cases, accumulated ITC, cash-ledger excess. Proof is a chartered accountant's certificate where the amount exceeds the ₹2 lakh threshold; a self-declaration suffices below that.

How does IGST auto-refund on exports work?

For the IGST-paid route, Rule 96 deems the shipping bill itself to be the refund claim. The ICEGATE-GSTN bridge matches three data points — Table 6A of GSTR-1, the IGST output reflected in GSTR-3B, and the carrier-filed EGM — before scrolling the credit.

What is the SB000 error in IGST refund?

SB000 is the ICEGATE flag indicating that the shipping-bill data and the Table 6A entry do not reconcile. The fix is to push a Table 9A correction through the subsequent GSTR-1; the next scroll cycle then picks up the harmonised data and releases the refund.

What Broadway clients want to know before signing: Closer to Broadway, around the Broadway Bus Terminus catchment of Broadway, which is why where wholesale trade businesses dominate the local compliance profile.

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What is GST refund and the architecture of Section 54

Categories recognised under Section 54

Section 54 read with Rule 89(2) and the explanation to Section 54 recognises several distinct refund categories — IGST paid on export of goods refunded under Rule 96; accumulated ITC on zero-rated supplies without payment of tax claimed through Rule 89(4); accumulated ITC under inverted duty structure claimed through Rule 89(5); the surplus carried in the electronic cash ledger; tax mistakenly remitted under the wrong head per Section 77 read alongside Section 19 IGST Act; deemed-export supplies notified through Notification 48/2017-Central Tax; supplies to SEZ developers and units; finalisation of provisional assessment under Section 60; specified embassies and UN agencies under Section 55; and amounts arising from orders of an appellate forum, the tribunal or the courts. Each category embodies a distinct statutory schema with its own eligibility test, document set and procedural cadence. The Broadway entity must first determine its applicable category before designing the refund workflow.

Policy rationale for the refund mechanism

The policy rationale for the refund mechanism in Section 54 traces back to the destination principle in consumption taxation, articulated in the OECD International VAT/GST Guidelines and adopted by India through the GST Council architecture under Article 246A and Article 279A of the Constitution. The destination principle requires that tax burden rest with the jurisdiction of consumption, not production. For exports, since consumption occurs outside India, the entire embedded tax must be refunded for the supply to be genuinely zero-rated. For inverted-duty structures, the accumulated credit represents tax that the consumer has not borne, and retention by the State would amount to a hidden tax on the supplier. The Empowered Committee 2009 First Discussion Paper explicitly identified both situations as warranting refund to preserve the credit-method neutrality. The GST Council in its 47th meeting at Chandigarh reaffirmed this rationale when revising the refund formula for inverted-duty under Rule 89(5). The Broadway taxpayer thus exercises a constitutionally-grounded entitlement rather than a discretionary concession.

Statutory foundation under Section 54 of the CGST Act

GST refund in India is governed primarily by Section 54 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act 2017 read with Sections 55 and 56 and the procedural framework in Rules 89 to 97 of the CGST Rules. Section 54(1) is the operative provision permitting any person to claim refund of any tax, interest, penalty, fees or any other amount paid by such person by making an application in the prescribed form within two years from the relevant date. The architecture deliberately distinguishes between categories — refund of unutilised input tax credit under Section 54(3) is permitted only in two limbs (zero-rated supplies without payment of tax, and accumulated credit on account of rate inversion), whereas refund of excess balance in the electronic cash ledger flows through a different procedural channel without the two-year horizon. The OECD International VAT/GST Guidelines treat timely refund as an integral element of the destination principle in a credit-method consumption tax, and the Indian construct in Section 54 closely mirrors that recommended template. The Broadway registered person engaging with refund must first identify which limb governs the claim before any further procedural step.

GSTR-1, GSTR-3B and GSTR-2B reconciliation requirements

GSTR-2B as the credit anchor post Section 16(2)(aa)

Following the legislative entrenchment of Section 16(2)(aa) and the substitution of Rule 36(4) through Notification 39/2021-Central Tax, the recipient's input tax credit is admissible only to the extent reflected in the recipient's GSTR-2B. The shift from the earlier flexible Rule 36(4) (which permitted credit up to a percentage in excess of GSTR-2B-reflected amount) to a strict GSTR-2B anchor has tightened the refund-officer scrutiny considerably. Refund applications now require Net ITC to be entirely traceable to GSTR-2B entries, with no provisional credit. The Broadway applicant should reconcile every supplier-side filing through the GST portal's supplier-history view before including the corresponding credit in any refund application.

GSTR-1 Table 9A amendments and refund impact

Where defects are discovered in GSTR-1 Table 6A export entries after filing, Table 9A of the subsequent GSTR-1 permits amendment within the Section 39(9) cut-off (30th November of the following financial year). Amendments to invoice number, invoice date, port code or shipping bill data flow through the Table 9A mechanism, and timely amendment cures otherwise refund-defeating mismatches with shipping-bill data at ICEGATE. Failure to amend within the Section 39(9) window forecloses the correction, and the underlying refund may be permanently lost to mismatch grounds. The Broadway exporter should reconcile monthly against ICEGATE shipping-bill data and route corrections through Table 9A in the next return period rather than wait.

Implications of supplier non-filing on refund eligibility

Where a supplier whose invoice forms part of the Net ITC pool has not filed GSTR-1 or has filed but not discharged the corresponding GSTR-3B liability, the credit may not appear in the recipient's GSTR-2B. Several High Courts have held — notably the Calcutta High Court in Suncraft Energy v Assistant Commissioner — that the recipient cannot be denied credit solely on supplier-side non-compliance where the substantive transaction is genuine and tax has been paid. The Department's standing position at the refund stage however remains GSTR-2B-anchored, and the recipient must either pursue supplier remediation or contest the denial through Section 107 appeal. The Broadway applicant facing such facts should document the supplier-payment trail thoroughly to support the substantive eligibility argument.

Refund sanction order RFD-06

Sixty-day window under Section 54(7)

Section 54(7) obliges the proper officer to issue the adjudicatory order in Form RFD-06, either allowing or denying the claim, within sixty days reckoned from the day a properly completed application is received. The sixty-day horizon runs from acknowledgement under Rule 90(2), not from the original RFD-01 submission, and the deficiency-memo cycle under Rule 90(3) effectively restarts the clock with each fresh filing. Where the officer fails to pass the RFD-06 within sixty days, interest at six percent per annum is statutorily due under Section 56, computed from the day after that horizon lapses until the actual date of disbursement. The Broadway applicant should calendar the sixty-day horizon precisely and document the interest-claim working paper before approaching the officer.

Content and form of the sanction order

Form RFD-06 captures the final adjudication on the refund application — the sanctioned amount, the rejected amount with reasons, the apportionment between CGST, SGST, IGST, interest and penalty heads, and the bank account to which disbursement will flow through PFMS. The order is appealable under Section 107 of the CGST Act if rejection or scale-down is contested. The order must be reasoned — bare conclusions without reference to the application material attract scrutiny under the Supreme Court ruling in Kranti Associates v Masood Ahmed Khan that mandates speaking orders in administrative adjudication. The Broadway applicant receiving an inadequately reasoned RFD-06 has a clear path to appellate intervention.

PFMS disbursement and bank-account validation

Following RFD-06 sanction, the disbursement flows through the Public Financial Management System to the bank account linked to the applicant's GSTIN. The PFMS validation tests IFSC, account number and name match before crediting. Where the bank account has been amended after RFD-01 filing but the validation reference still points to the older account, the disbursement fails and the applicant must update bank-account details through REG-14 amendment before re-disbursement. The validation failure consumes additional time beyond the sixty-day Section 54(7) window. The Broadway applicant should verify bank-account particulars in the GST portal at the time of each refund filing and update through REG-14 well before the projected RFD-06 sanction date to pre-empt PFMS failures.

Post-audit and Section 54(11) recovery

Voluntary disclosure through DRC-03 if errors identified

Where the applicant subsequently identifies that a sanctioned refund was overstated — whether through internal review, statutory audit or tax-counsel re-examination — voluntary disclosure through Form DRC-03 is the recommended remediation pathway. DRC-03 permits payment of the differential with interest under Section 50(3) before any departmental proceeding crystallises. The voluntary route avoids the higher Section 74 penalty exposure that fraudulent-suppression characterisation would attract. Circular 134/04/2020-GST has clarified the voluntary-disclosure framework. The Broadway applicant should treat DRC-03 as a strategic tool rather than a procedural last resort, especially where post-audit cycles or supplier-side reconciliations are likely to surface the issue.

Post-audit of sanctioned refunds

Refunds sanctioned through RFD-06 are subject to post-audit by the jurisdictional Commissioner's office under Section 65 of the CGST Act read with Rule 101. The post-audit examines whether the refund was correctly computed, whether the eligibility under Rule 89(4) or 89(5) was correctly tested, whether the documentation was adequate and whether any unjust enrichment under Section 54(8) ought to have triggered. Departmental Circulars including Circular 24/24/2017-GST and subsequent clarifications have framed the post-audit cadence. Where the post-audit identifies that the refund was erroneously sanctioned, Section 54(11) read with Section 73 or 74 permits recovery. The Broadway applicant should treat the post-audit horizon as an extension of the original refund examination and retain documentation accordingly.

Section 54(11) recovery framework

Section 54(11) empowers the Commissioner to withhold disbursement or to recover an already-sanctioned refund where demand-related proceedings are open and the Commissioner forms the view that sanction or non-recovery would prejudicially affect revenue. The provision applies both pre-sanction (withholding) and post-sanction (recovery). Recovery follows the Section 73 or 74 framework — Section 73 for non-fraudulent cases with a three-year limitation from the due date of the annual return, Section 74 for fraudulent cases with a five-year limitation. The recovery proceeds with interest under Section 50(3) at eighteen percent per annum from the date of erroneous sanction. The Broadway applicant facing Section 54(11) action should engage through the show-cause-notice response framework rather than wait for the demand order.

What Broadway clients usually ask next: Closer to Broadway, where wholesale trade businesses dominate the local compliance profile, which is why for Broadway businesses balancing growth ambitions with tight statutory compliance.

Glossary

Plain-English glossary for this service

Terms you will hear in this area — In Broadway, where wholesale trade businesses dominate the local compliance profile.

SEZ Supply Refund

SEZ Supply Refund is the refund claim arising from supplies of goods or services to a Special Economic Zone developer or unit. Section 16 of the IGST Act treats these as zero-rated. The DTA supplier files RFD-01 along with an invoice endorsed by the SEZ-side specified officer confirming that the goods or services were received for authorised operations.

Unjust Enrichment

Unjust Enrichment is the doctrine codified in Section 54(8) that bars a refund where the economic burden of the tax has effectively been transferred onto a downstream party, save for specified excluded categories. For non-zero-rated refunds above two lakh rupees, a chartered accountant's certificate is required; below two lakh a self-declaration suffices. Excess cash ledger and Section 77 refunds are outside the test.

Consumer Welfare Fund

Consumer Welfare Fund is the corpus established under Section 57 of the CGST Act into which refund amounts that fail the unjust-enrichment test are credited. The fund is used for activities for the welfare of consumers as notified by the Government. Section 58 governs its administration. A refund credited to the fund is not lost forever — applications can be made for utilisation.

RFD-08 Show Cause Notice

RFD-08 Show Cause Notice is the procedural notice issued by the proper officer under Rule 92(3) where the officer proposes to reject the refund claim in whole or in part. It precedes the final RFD-06 rejection order and grants the applicant fifteen days to file a reply in Form RFD-09. Non-reply within the window leads to an ex parte adverse RFD-06.

RFD-07 Withholding Order

RFD-07 Withholding Order is the order under Section 54(10) or Section 54(11) where the refund is sanctioned but disbursement is withheld pending cure of return-filing default or pending an appellate order that may affect the refund. Part A covers withholding and Part B covers adjustment against existing demand. The order is appealable.

Refund of Pre-Deposit

Refund of Pre-Deposit covers the refund claim that arises when a taxpayer succeeds in appeal and the ten-per-cent pre-deposit made under Section 107(6) at first appeal stage (or further pre-deposit at Tribunal stage under Section 112(8)) becomes refundable. Interest at six per cent under Section 35FF of the Central Excise Act (read into GST by way of analogy) is generally claimed.

Circular 125/44/2019-GST

Circular 125/44/2019-GST is the consolidated CBIC clarification on procedural aspects of refund applications. It harmonised disclosure norms across categories, prescribed standardised undertakings, limited deficiency memos to one per claim and clarified the running of limitation post deficiency memo. Continues to be the procedural touchstone for refund officers nationally.

Circular 135/05/2020-GST

Circular 135/05/2020-GST clarified that refund of accumulated ITC under Rule 89(4) on zero-rated supplies is admissible only where the tax invoice issued by the supplier reflects in the recipient's GSTR-2A or GSTR-2B. The supplier-non-filing risk on refund quantum is operationalised through this circular. Subsequent jurisprudence (Suncraft Energy, Calcutta HC) has tempered the rigour of this position.

Notification 48/2017-CT

Notification 48/2017-Central Tax notifies the categories of supplies deemed to be exports for purposes of Section 147 read with Section 54 — supplies to EOU/STP/EHTP units, supplies against advance authorisation, supplies of capital goods against EPCG, supplies to UN agencies and notified bilateral arrangements. Refund of tax paid on such supplies is claimable by either the supplier or the recipient.

Notification 49/2017-CT

Notification 49/2017-Central Tax notifies the documentary evidence required to be furnished by a supplier of deemed export goods for claiming refund of tax paid on such supplies — acknowledgement of receipt by the recipient, undertaking by the recipient that it will not claim refund or ITC and undertaking that the supply is for authorised operations as the case may be.

Notification 37/2017-CT

Notification 37/2017-Central Tax extends the facility of furnishing a Letter of Undertaking in Form RFD-11 to every registered exporter who has not been prosecuted for evasion of two hundred and fifty lakh rupees or more during the preceding five-year window. The LUT replaces the earlier bond-and-bank-guarantee requirement and dramatically simplified the export workflow.

QRMP Refund Cycle

QRMP Refund Cycle is the timing constraint for refund claimants under the Quarterly Return Monthly Payment scheme. Since GSTR-1 is filed quarterly under QRMP, the Table 6A export-invoice data also becomes available only quarterly. IGST refunds under Rule 96 therefore disburse on a quarterly rhythm rather than monthly for QRMP taxpayers.

Cost of Non-Compliance

Real-world penalty exposure

Numerical examples showing tax + interest + penalty across common default scenarios.

ScenarioBase taxInterestPenaltyTotal
Deemed export refund of ₹5.6 lakh denied because recipient also claimed ITC on the same supply₹5,60,000 disallowedNilNotification 49/2017-CT condition — recipient must not claim ITC₹5,60,000 disallowed
Section 56 interest claim on refund of ₹11 lakh delayed eighty days — department did not auto-computeNil₹36,164 interest payable but not auto-paid; required representationNil — administrative non-payment₹36,164 to assessee after representation
Refund of inverted duty of ₹7.8 lakh on fabric processing claimed for period prior to Notification 14/2022-CT(R) — denial by retrospective application of post-notification positionNil — full refund eventually sanctionedNilNil — Rule 89(5) applied period-wise₹7,80,000 sanctioned after appeal
RFD-08 show cause not replied within fifteen days — refund of ₹4.3 lakh rejected ex-parte in RFD-06₹4,30,000 disallowedNilRule 92(3) ex-parte rejection₹4,30,000 disallowed at first round
Refund of ₹3.4 lakh on advance returned to customer — buyer had already availed ITC on the original invoice₹3,40,000 sanctioned conditional on ITC reversalNilSection 34 credit-note ITC reversal precondition₹3,40,000 sanctioned after buyer's reversal
Section 107 appeal pre-deposit of ten per cent computed wrongly on tax-plus-interest base; ₹1.8 lakh shortfallNil — appeal rejected as defectiveNilSection 107(6) ten per cent pre-deposit threshold not metAppeal rejected; merits not considered

How Broadway businesses typically avoid these: Closer to Broadway, the business activity radiating outward from Broadway Bus Terminus and nearby commercial pockets, which is why for Broadway businesses balancing growth ambitions with tight statutory compliance.

By Industry

Industry-specific patterns in Broadway

How the local trade mix shapes this — In Broadway, where wholesale trade businesses dominate the local compliance profile; the business activity radiating outward from Broadway Bus Terminus and nearby commercial pockets.

Retail
Common issue: Multi-store retailers occasionally file refund of excess electronic cash ledger balance under Section 54 without first netting off all liability tabs in the cash ledger. Where IGST, CGST, SGST, interest, late fee and penalty heads carry uneven balances, claiming refund of the gross balance produces partial sanctions and reopens the working paper for officer queries.
How we handle it: Use Form PMT-09 first to consolidate balances across heads as permitted under Section 49(10) before filing the refund application; identify the genuinely excess head and apply for refund only on that head; reconcile against the electronic cash ledger statement attached to the RFD-01 to ensure consistency with the system-displayed balance on the filing date.
Retail
Common issue: Apparel and footwear retailers whose stock-keeping units span the rate-restructuring announced at the 47th GST Council meeting at Chandigarh face inverted-duty refund opportunities on pre-revision stock taxed at a higher input rate than the revised output rate. The opportunity expires within the Section 54(1) two-year limitation, and retailers frequently realise the position only at the next year-end stocktake.
How we handle it: Reconcile the pre-revision and post-revision rate matrix immediately on each Council notification; identify SKUs where the post-revision output rate is below the input rate and compute the Rule 89(5) formula on the relevant tax periods; file the inverted-duty refund within the limitation window measured from the statutory GSTR-3B due date applicable to that tax period.
Hospitality
Common issue: Hotels supplying convention and banqueting services to overseas event organisers occasionally treat the receipt as zero-rated under Section 16 IGST Act and seek refund under Rule 89(4). Section 13(5) IGST Act however deems place of supply for event services to be where the event is physically held, and where the venue is in India the supply is domestic taxable, defeating the refund claim.
How we handle it: Apply Section 13(5) IGST Act at the contract-formation stage to determine place of supply by reference to event venue; where the venue is in India, raise CGST/SGST or IGST appropriately and do not seek refund; restrict zero-rated refund applications to genuinely cross-border supplies where the venue or the recipient is outside India and the Section 2(6) limbs are independently satisfied.
Hospitality
Common issue: Restaurant arms within hotels paying tax at five percent without ITC under Notification 11/2017-CT(R) sometimes seek refund of accumulated ITC on housekeeping and utilities apportioned to the restaurant. The scheme bar in the Notification prevents ITC availment in the first place, and refund of credit that was never legitimately availed is not a category recognised under Section 54.
How we handle it: Disable ITC entries for restaurant-attributable inputs at the procurement stage so the credit ledger reflects only legitimately availed credit; where credit has been wrongfully claimed, reverse through DRC-03 with interest under Section 50(3) rather than seek refund; reserve refund applications for genuinely refundable categories under Section 54(3) or Section 54(8).
Engineering
Common issue: EPC contractors executing turnkey projects for SEZ developers occasionally treat the entire contract as zero-rated under Section 16 IGST Act and claim refund under Rule 89(4). Rule 89(1) read with the SEZ specified-officer endorsement requirement permits refund only where the SEZ developer or unit has confirmed receipt of supplies for authorised operations, and the endorsement is frequently missed in refund filings.
How we handle it: Obtain the specified-officer endorsement on the invoice copy from the SEZ Letter of Approval-holder before filing Rule 89(4) refund; align the authorised-operations description on the endorsement with the invoice line items; retain the endorsed invoice as primary documentation under Section 36 for the seven-year retention horizon prescribed by Rule 56.
Case Studies

Anonymised engagements we have handled

Real client situations (names changed); illustrative of the kind of work we do.

A flavour of cases we handle nearby — In Broadway, where wholesale trade businesses dominate the local compliance profile.

Excess cash ledgerRetail

Excess cash ledger balance refund post-cancellation

Issue: A small retail proprietorship in Mylapore surrendered its GST registration after closure of business with approximately ₹1.85 lakh lying as unutilised balance in the electronic cash ledger across IGST, CGST and SGST heads. The proprietor was unaware that excess cash ledger refund has no statutory limitation.
Approach: We filed RFD-01 under the excess balance in electronic cash ledger category supported by the cancellation order in REG-19, GSTR-10 final return acknowledgement and bank account pre-validation in the GSTIN. The application also enclosed a self-declaration of no unjust enrichment given the cash ledger nature.
Outcome: Refund of ₹1.85 lakh sanctioned in RFD-06 within thirty-eight days and credited via PFMS to the proprietor's pre-validated bank account.
Embassy refundHospitality

Embassy refund under Notification 16/2017-IT(R)

Issue: A Chennai banquet venue had supplied catering services to a Consulate General which carries a UIN under Section 25(9). The supplier had collected GST on the invoice and the UIN-holder sought refund of the tax paid as embodied in Notification 16/2017-IT(R) and the corresponding CGST notifications.
Approach: We assisted the UIN holder in filing RFD-10 quarterly with invoice-wise details, the UIN-holder declaration of receipt for official purposes, and reciprocity certification from the Ministry of External Affairs. Statement-3A was reconciled with the supplier's GSTR-1 Table 4A entries.
Outcome: Refund of approximately ₹2.1 lakh sanctioned within fifty days of acknowledgement; quarterly filing template established for the UIN holder.
Closure refundHospitality

Refund on closure of business with carry-forward ITC

Issue: A Chennai restaurant group permanently shut down operations and applied for GST cancellation in REG-16. After cancellation the cash ledger held approximately ₹2.7 lakh and the credit ledger held approximately ₹8.4 lakh of accumulated ITC. The cash ledger portion was refundable; the credit ledger position was tested in law.
Approach: We filed RFD-01 for the cash ledger balance under the excess cash balance category and a separate RFD-01 for the credit ledger under Rule 86(4A). On the credit ledger we relied on Rule 86(4A) read with Section 54(3) and noted that the High Court positions on credit-ledger refund on closure were unsettled.
Outcome: Cash ledger refund of ₹2.7 lakh sanctioned in RFD-06 within thirty-six days; credit ledger refund of ₹8.4 lakh declined by the department; appeal kept open under Section 107.
Excess cash ledgerRestaurants

Restaurant chain claims excess cash-ledger refund post-closure

Issue: A three-outlet restaurant group in Alwarpet closed two underperforming outlets and consolidated operations into one. Excess balance of ₹6.8 lakh was sitting in the electronic cash ledger across IGST, CGST and SGST heads. The owner believed cash-ledger balances were trapped and would expire.
Approach: We filed RFD-01 under the 'excess balance in electronic cash ledger' category — this is one of the cleanest refund routes since there is no Rule 89(4) zero-rated formula complication. Reconciled the closing balance head-wise, ensured no pending demands or DRC-07 orders existed against the GSTIN, and included a brief covering note.
Outcome: Refund credited in 28 days to the bank account on record; full ₹6.8 lakh recovered; no deficiency memo since the cash-ledger category rarely attracts scrutiny.

Why these Broadway engagements look the way they do: Closer to Broadway, the cluster of wholesale trade, transport, hospitality businesses that defines Broadway's commercial fabric, which is why for Broadway businesses balancing growth ambitions with tight statutory compliance.

Client Reviews

What Broadway Clients Say

Sridhar K
GST Refund
“We export auto components from Ambattur and had ₹38 lakh of accumulated ITC stuck for 14 months under the LUT route. FilingPro filed RFD-01 with Statement-3 cleanly tied to our shipping bills and GSTR-1 Table 6A. Provisional 90% sanctioned in 9 days, balance in 47 days. No deficiency memo.”
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Vinoth Kumar M
GST Refund
“Our textile unit faced inverted duty structure for 18 months — output at 5% on fabric, inputs at 12% on yarn. FilingPro applied the Rule 89(5) formula correctly post-VKC Footsteps and recovered ₹22 lakh in cash. Statement-1 was airtight; the officer sanctioned RFD-06 without a single query.”
3 months agoVerified Client
Ramanathan S
GST Refund
“Department issued RFD-03 deficiency memo on a technicality — they wanted realised value matched in INR rather than foreign currency on Statement-3. FilingPro filed the corrected RFD-01 within 11 days. Sanction came through in the 60-day window. Limitation was preserved.”
6 weeks agoVerified Client
Dhanalakshmi V
GST Refund
“Refund of ₹6.4 lakh for excess balance in cash ledger — sanctioned by jurisdictional officer in 41 days flat. No unjust-enrichment hassle since this category is exempt under Section 54(8). FilingPro handled documentation, ARN tracking and bank credit advice end-to-end.”
1 month agoVerified Client
Gopinath B
GST Refund
“IGST refund on goods exports was stuck because of GSTR-1 Table 6A vs shipping bill mismatch on port code. FilingPro identified the mismatch, filed amendment in next month's GSTR-1 (Table 9A), and the system auto-disbursed ₹14 lakh under Rule 96 within the next cycle.”
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GST Refund
“Our refund was rejected in RFD-06 on grounds of unjust enrichment. FilingPro drafted Section 107 appeal within 80 days, computed 10% pre-deposit correctly, and represented at the First Appellate Authority hearing. Order set aside and refund sanctioned with Section 56 interest at 9%.”
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Common Questions

GST Refund FAQ — Broadway

Common questions from Broadway clients. Call 9566-068-468 for specific queries.

Refund is filed in Form RFD-01 on the GST portal under Services > Refunds. The taxpayer selects the refund category, tax period, attaches Statement-3 (for exports) or Statement-1 (for inverted duty) along with declarations, undertakings and supporting documents. ARN is generated and the application is auto-routed to the jurisdictional refund officer.
If the refund officer finds the application incomplete or improperly filed, a deficiency memo in Form RFD-03 is issued within 15 days under Rule 90(3). The application is treated as not filed; the taxpayer must rectify the deficiencies and file a fresh RFD-01. The 2-year limitation continues to run; deficiency memo does not extend it.
Very likely yes — Broadway has a central transport and wholesale hub profile where hospitality and allied activity creates exactly the compliance needs GST Refund addresses. We see these requirements here often and handle them efficiently. If it does not apply to you, we will say so.
Section 54 of the CGST Act recognises refund of IGST paid on exports under Rule 96, accumulated unutilised ITC on zero-rated supplies under Rule 89, accumulated ITC due to inverted duty structure under Rule 89(5), excess balance in the electronic cash ledger, refund on finalisation of provisional assessment, deemed exports refund, embassy/UN agency refund, and refund of tax paid by mistake. Each category has its own eligibility test and documentation set.
Section 107 provides a first appeal to the Appellate Authority against an RFD-06 rejection within 3 months from the order, condonable up to a further 1 month. Pre-deposit of 10% of disputed tax is required (capped at ₹20 crore CGST + ₹20 crore SGST). Second appeal lies to the GST Appellate Tribunal under Section 112 once it is functional.
Our GST Refund fees are fixed and shared in writing before any work starts — no hourly billing and no surprises. Pricing depends on the complexity of your case, not your location, so Broadway clients pay the same transparent rates as everyone else. See the pricing section above or call 9566-068-468 for an exact figure.
No, interest under Section 56 is not auto-credited. The taxpayer must claim it expressly. Where the principal refund is sanctioned beyond 60 days, the taxpayer files a separate request or includes the interest claim in subsequent correspondence. Interest is computed at 6% (or 9% on appellate order) on the principal from day 61 till actual disbursement.
Shipping bill (with EGM filed), export invoice, FIRC or BRC evidencing receipt of foreign exchange, GSTR-1 reflecting the export invoice in Table 6A, GSTR-3B for the period, and a self-declaration that the goods are not subject to export duty. For services, FIRC plus invoice and contract suffice.
Yes. Broadway has an active base of hospitality and allied businesses, and we regularly handle GST Refund for exactly these kinds of clients. We tailor the approach to your line of work rather than applying a one-size template.
Yes. Where IGST has been paid instead of CGST+SGST or vice versa, Section 77 of the CGST Act and Section 19 of the IGST Act allow refund without imposing the limitation under Section 54(1). The taxpayer can pay the correct tax and claim the wrongly paid tax as refund.
Under Rule 96, when exports are made on payment of IGST, the shipping bill itself is treated as a refund application. Once GSTR-1 (Table 6A) and GSTR-3B are filed and EGM is filed by the carrier, the system auto-disburses the IGST refund to the exporter's bank account. No separate RFD-01 is required for this category.
Call or WhatsApp 9566-068-468 with a one-line description of your requirement. We confirm exactly which documents your Broadway case needs, share a fixed quote upfront, and start once you approve. The first discussion is free.
LUT in Form GST RFD-11 allows export of goods or services without payment of IGST under Rule 96A. It is filed annually by exporters who have not been prosecuted for tax evasion above ₹2.5 crore. Under LUT, the exporter claims refund of accumulated ITC under Rule 89; without LUT, the exporter pays IGST and claims refund under Rule 96.
Section 54(1) prescribes a 2-year limitation from the relevant date for filing RFD-01. The relevant date varies by category — for exports it is the date of shipping bill or receipt of payment in convertible foreign exchange (whichever is later); for inverted duty refund it is the due date of the return for the tax period; for excess cash ledger balance there is no limitation. Applications filed after 2 years are time-barred.
Rule 91 provides for grant of provisional refund of 90% of the claimed amount within 7 days of acknowledgement, for refund arising from zero-rated supplies (exports and SEZ). The balance 10% is sanctioned after detailed scrutiny in RFD-06. Provisional refund is sanctioned in Form RFD-04 subject to the applicant not being prosecuted for tax evasion above ₹2.5 crore in the preceding 5 years.
Section 35 read with Rule 56 requires retention for 6 years from the due date of annual return. For refunds, retain the RFD-01 acknowledgement, Statement-1/3, shipping bills, FIRC/BRC, RFD-06 sanction order, bank credit advice and any RFD-03 deficiency replies. Department may re-open under Section 73/74 within the limitation window.
GST Refund near Broadway:

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