FAQs on Refund on Account of Supplies made to SEZ Unit/ SEZ Developer (With Payment of Tax)

FAQs > Refund on Account of Supplies made to SEZ Unit/ SEZ Developer (With Payment of Tax): 1. What are the preconditions for filing a refund application on account of supplies made to SEZ unit / SEZ developer (with payment of tax)

The following conditions must be met for being eligible to file form RFD-01A to claim refund on account of supplies made to SEZ unit / SEZ developer (with payment of tax):

1. The taxpayer is registered with GST Portal and holds an active GSTIN during the period for which refund is being applied for. 2. Form GSTR-1 and a Valid Form GSTR-3B must have been filed for the relevant tax period. 3. In Table 6B of the Form GSTR-1 filed for the relevant period, the details of supplies made to SEZ units or SEZ developer should have been mentioned by the taxpayer. 4. Tax payer has paid taxes at the time of supply to SEZ unit/developer, for which tax payer wants to claim refund. 5. It is to be declared by the refund claimant that the SEZ Unit /Developer has not availed input tax credit of the tax paid, which has been claimed as refund. 6. It is to be declared by refund claimant that such goods have been admitted in full in the SEZ for authorized operations / services have been received by SEZ for authorized operations. 2. What are the relied upon documents which I have to upload with refund on Account of Supplies made to SEZ Unit/ SEZ Developer (With Payment of Tax)

You have to upload documents as are required to be filed along with Form RFD-01A, as notified under CGST Rules or Circulars issued in the matter and other such documents the refund sanctioning authority may require.

Statement 4 shall be uploaded mandatorily with the details of supplies made to SEZ unit/ SEZ Developer with Integrated Tax. You can upload the statement as many times until the refund is filed on the GST Portal.

Taxpayers have an option to upload upto 4 documents with the refund application, of size up to 5MB each. Therefore, any supporting document can be uploaded by the taxpayer to substantiate the refund claim, if required.

3. To whom should I file my application with

The taxpayer shall file the refund application in Form RFD-01A on GST portal. Taxpayer shall choose ground of refund as Refund on account of Supplies to SEZ unit/ SEZ Developer (with payment of tax) for claiming refund. After filing, refund application shall be assigned to Refund Processing Officer and refund applicant can track the status of refund application.

4. Can I file for multiple tax period in one refund application

Yes, you can file for refund of multiple tax period in one refund application. E.g. If taxpayer wants to claim refund of Apr 2018, May 2018 and June 2018, then taxpayer can choose the period from Apr 2018 to June 2018 and file a single refund application.

5. Can I file nil refund for multiple tax period in one refund application

Yes, you can file for nil refund for multiple tax period in one refund application.

E.g. If taxpayer doesnt want to claim refund of Apr 2018, May 2018 and June 2018 as he doesn't have any invoices for this period, then taxpayer can choose the period from Apr 2018 to June 2018 and file a nil refund application for that period. After filing no refund application, taxpayer wont be able to file refund application for that period in future.

6. Can nil period of refund be combined with the period in which there is refund in one application

Yes, nil period of refund can be combined with the period in which there is refund in one application.

 Let us suppose you want to file tax refund from Apr-Sep month, where you want to file nil refund for May-Jun month. There are two ways in which you can file your refund application.

a. You can select Tax Period as Apr-Apr and file normal refund application. You can then select May-Jun and file Nil refund application. And, select Jul-Sep and file normal refund application. b. You can select Tax Period as Apr-Sep and file normal refund application. 7. Can a taxpayer file refund for those period for which he was not able to file refund application due to the mistake of wrongly mentioning zero rated tax amount in Table 3.1(a) instead of Table 3.1(b) in Form GSTR-3B return

Taxpayer is advised to mention the tax amount on zero rated supplies correctly in column 3.1(b) in Form GSTR-3B, else they would face issue while filing refund application.

However, for the tax periods commencing from 01.07.2017 to 31.03.2018, such registered persons will be allowed to file the refund application in FORM GST RFD-01A on the GST Portal subject to the condition that the amount of refund of integrated tax/cess claimed should not be more than the aggregate amount of integrated tax/cess mentioned in the Table under columns 3.1(a), 3.1(b) and 3.1(c) of Form GSTR-3B filed for the corresponding tax period and they have rightly shown such supplies in table 6(B) of Form GSTR-1 of the relevant period.

Tax periods commencing from 01.04.2018, registered persons will be allowed to file the refund application in Form GST RFD-01A on the GST Portal subject to the condition that the amount of refund of integrated tax/cess claimed should not be more than the amount of integrated tax/cess mentioned in the table under column 3.1(b) of Form GSTR-3B filed for the corresponding tax period.

8. Can I save the application for refund

Application for refund can be saved at any stage of completion for a maximum time period of 15 days from the date of creation of refund application. If the same is not filed within 15 days, the saved draft will be purged from the GST database.

Note: To view your saved application, navigate to Services > Refunds > My Saved/Filed Applications option.

9. Whether I would be able to file refund application without uploading statement of invoices

No, Statement 4 for invoice details of supplies made to SEZ unit/ SEZ Developer with payment of tax is mandatory for filing refund application.

The statement uploaded by taxpayer would be validated with the data already declared by the taxpayer while filing return Form GSTR-1 and Form GSTR-3B. Only after this data is validated, the taxpayer would be able to file the refund application.

10. From where can I download the utility to upload the statement

Offline utility can be downloaded from the refund application page itself.

Navigate to Services > Refunds > Application for Refund > Select the refund type as Refund on account of Supplies to SEZ unit/ SEZ Developer (with payment of tax) > Refund Application > Download Offline Utility link.

11. What is the purpose of Download Offline Utility to upload the statement

Download Offline Utility (Statement 4) is provided to upload details of supplies made to SEZ unit/ SEZ Developer with Integrated Tax for which refund is being claimed.

12. What is the significance of VALIDATE STATEMENT button

Validate Statement button is used to validate invoice data provided by the taxpayer. The invoice details of supplies made to SEZ unit/ SEZ Developer with Integrated Tax would be validated from the invoice details provided by taxpayer while filing Form GSTR-1.

13. Can I update/ edit data after clicking the VALIDATE STATEMENT button

Yes, you can update/ edit data even after you have validated the uploaded statement. If you want to update/delete the statement, then you would have to first delete the whole statement by clicking the DELETE STATEMENT button and upload a new statement of invoices again if needed.

In case, the refund amount claimed by the taxpayer as per the statement is more than the amount of tax paid as per Table 3.1 (b) of Form GSTR-3B, then the taxpayer would have to delete and upload the statement again as the refund can be claimed for the invoices having total value less than the amount paid in column 3.1(b) of Form GSTR-3B.

14. What is the purpose of Download Valid Invoices

To download the invoices that have been uploaded successfully on the GST Portal, you can click on the hyperlink Download Valid Invoices.

15. What is the purpose of Download Invalid Invoices

To download the invoices that have not been uploaded due to some error while uploading invoice details on the GST Portal, you can click on the hyperlink Download Invalid Invoices.

16. I am getting a message "validated with error" while uploading statement on the GST Portal. What do I do

In case any statement is validated with error, click the Download Invalid Invoice link. Open the invalid invoice excel sheet. Error details are displayed. You can only rectify the error details in the JSON file and upload on the GST Portal again by clicking the CLICK HERE TO UPLOAD button.

17. I have uploaded statement which has been validated on the GST Portal. I need to upload a new statement of invoices again. What do I do If you don't have any error and statement has been validated, and then you want to update/delete the statement, then you would have to first delete the whole statement by clicking the DELETE STATEMENT button and upload a new statement of invoices again if needed. 18. Can I preview the refund application before filing

Yes, you can preview the refund application in PDF format to check for any inconsistency or discrepancy before filing on the GST Portal.

19. In which bank account will the refund amount be credited Is it one of the accounts that I registered in GST Portal

Yes, the refund amount will be credited to one of the bank accounts that you have added while filing your registration application on the GST Portal. At the time of filling out form RFD-01A, you will be required to select a bank account from the list of your linked / registered accounts in the GST Portal for crediting refund to that account, from the dropdown available in refund application. In case you want refund in another preferred bank account which is not appearing in the drop down list, you will have to add that bank account by filing amendment of registered (non-core) form. The bank account added by amendment form will get added to the drop-down list.

20. How can I track the status of application for refund

To track your filed application, navigate to Services > Refunds > Track Application Status option.

21. What is ARN

Once the refund application is filed, Application Reference Number (ARN) receipt would be generated and ARN would be sent to your registered e-mail address and mobile number.

22. Where can I download my filed refund application

Navigate to Services > User Services > My Applications link to download your filed refund application.

23. What happens when refund application is filed - GST Portal generates an ARN and displays it in a confirmation message, indicating that the refund application has been successfully filed. - GST Portal sends the ARN to registered e-mail ID and mobile number of the registered taxpayer. 24. Whether there is any ledger entry on filing refund on Account of Supplies made to SEZ Unit/ SEZ Developer (With Payment of Tax)

There is no ledger entry passed on filing refund on account of Supplies made to SEZ Unit/ SEZ Developer (With Payment of Tax).

25. When / how will the refund Form RFD-01A be processed

Once the ARN is generated on filing of refund application in Form RFD-01A, the refund application along with the documents attached while filing the form would be assigned to Refund Processing Officer for processing the refund. Tax payer can track the status of refund application using track status functionality.

The application will be processed and refund will be disbursed by the Jurisdictional Authority after scrutiny.