TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
Clarification in respect of refund of tax specified in section 77(1) of the MGST Act and section 19(1) of the IGST Act
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....ued by the CBIC Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has issued the above referred circular. For the uniformity, it has been decided that the said circular issued by the CBIC is being made applicable, mutalis mutandis, in implementation of the MGST Act. 2017. Copy of the referred CBIC circular is attached herewith. This Trade Circular is clarificatory in nature. Difficulty if any, in the implementation of this Circular may be brought to the notice of the office of the Commissioner of State Tax, Maharashtra Yours faithfully, (RAJEEV KUMAR MITAL) Commissioner of State Tax, Maharashtra State, Mumbai. Circular No. 162/18/2021-GST F. No. CBIC-20001/8/2021-GST Government of India Ministry of ....
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....and State tax or, as the case may be, the Central tax and the Union territory tax on a transaction considered by him to be an intra-State supply, but which is subsequently held to be an inter-State supply, shall be refunded the amount of taxes so paid in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed. (2) A registered person who has paid integrated tax on a transaction considered by him to be an inter-State supply, but which is subsequently held to be an intra-State supply, shall not be required to pay any interest on the amount of central tax and State tax or, as the case may be, the Central tax and the Union territory tax payable." &nb....
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....tate or intra-State supply made by a taxpayer, is subsequently found by taxpayer himself as intra-State and inter-State respectively. 3.2 In this regard, it is clarified that the term "subsequently held" in section 77 of CGST Act, 2017 or under section 19 of IGST Act, 2017 covers both the cases where the inter-State or intra-State supply made by a taxpayer, is either subsequently found by taxpayer himself as intra-State or inter-State respectively or where the inter-State or intra-State supply made by a taxpayer is subsequently found/ held as intra-State or inter-State respectively by the tax officer in any proceeding. Accordingly, refund claim under the said sections can be claimed by the ta....
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....s from the date of payment of the tax on the inter-State supply, file an application electronically in FORM GST RFD-01 through the common portal, either directly or through a Facilitation Centre notified by the Commissioner: Provided that the said application may, as regard to any payment of tax on inter-State supply before coming into force of this sub-rule, be filed before the expiry of a period of two years from the date on which this sub-rule comes into force." 4.2 The aforementioned amendment in the rule 89 of CGST Rules, 2017 clarifies that the refund under section 77 of CGST Act/ Section 19 of IGST Act, 2017 can be claimed before the expiry of two year....
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.... application in FORM GST RFD-01 would be 23.09.23 (two years from date of notification) 2 Having realized on his own that the said transaction is an inter-State supply, "A" paid IGST in respect of the said transaction on 10.11.2021 i.e. after issuance of notification No. 35/2021-Central Tax dated 24.09.2021 Since "A" has paid the correct tax on 10.11.2021, in terms of rule 89 (1A) of the CGST Rules, the last date for filing refund application in FORM GST RFD-01 would be 09.11.2023 (two years from the date of payment of tax under the correct head, i.e. integrated tax) 3 Proper officer or adjudication authority or appellate authority of "A" has....