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Refund of GST paid erroneously

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..... As per Circular No.177/09/2022 dt:03/08/2022 , it is clarified that no GST is attracted if plots are sold after completing development works. In many cases, layout developers have collected and remitted GST on sale of plots done even after development. Similarly there are instances that layout developers have paid GST after receipt of notice from GST dept. even for sale of developed plots. .....

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..... Is there any provision claiming refund of GST erroneously paid due to wrong understanding of Law. - Reply By Shilpi Jain - The Reply = Refund will be available u/s 54 of CGST Act. This would be a payment which is not tax and thereby as per article 254 of the CoI department cannot retain it. No tax can be collected without authority of law. Refund can be claimed. Just ensure that it i .....

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..... s claimed within time limit. - Reply By Ganeshan Kalyani - The Reply = In my view the tax that is collected from customer and paid to govt. cannot be taken back as refund. It would be unjust enrichment. - Reply By Ganeshan Kalyani - The Reply = Going forward you need not charge tax based on said circular. - Reply By PAWAN KUMAR - The Reply = Dear sir, As per my view you may apply for ref .....

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..... und within 2 years from the date of payment of tax(relevant date) under section 54(8)(e) . Refund can be applied but it will be sanctioned to CWF as per my view since you have passed on the GST to your respectively customers. The circular clarified that sale of developed lands also cover under sale of land and neither supply of goods nor supply of service under schedule-III CGST, Act, 2017. .....

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..... - Reply By Ethirajan Parthasarathy - The Reply = The idea of getting refund is not to retain it, but to return to customers who have paid the GST earlier. If the refund will be credited only to CWF, the good intention of the registered person is not served. Thanks to everyone who responded to my query. - Reply By Amit Agrawal - The Reply = W.r.t. last post by the querist about 'good .....

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..... intention' of the tax-payer etc., kindly note that bar on unjust enrichment ( transfer of amount to 'consumer welfare fund') does not apply to end-consumer. And such end-consumer can directly apply for refund to the jurisdictional officer where tax-paper had paid taxes erroneously. So, such tax-paper can advice assist its customers (presumably, end-consumers, who has not availed IT .....

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..... C against taxes so charged earlier and borne cost thereof themselves) to get refund of taxes paid erroneously. These are ex facie views of mine and the same should not be construed as professional advice / suggestion. - Reply By Padmanathan Kollengode - The Reply = going ahead, the 48th GST Council Meeting has recommended for application of refund by unregistered person. Therefore, the end c .....

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..... ustomer (presumably unregistered) can apply for refund directly, once the modalities are updated in the GSTN portal - Refund of GST paid erroneously - Query Started By: - Ethirajan Parthasarathy Dated:- 23-11-2022 Goods and Services Tax - GST - Got 7 Replies - GST - Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing, reply post by an expert, personal opinion Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxm .....

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