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Circular No. 139/09/2020-GST

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CBEC-20/06/03-2020 -GST
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
GST Policy Wing
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New Delhi, Dated the 10
th
June, 2020

To,

The Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners/Principal Commissioners/
Commissioners of Central Tax (All)

The Principal Director Generals/ Director Generals (All)

Madam/Sir,

Subject: Clarification on refund related issues – reg.

Various representations have been received seeking clarification on the issue relating to
refund of accumulated ITC in respect of invoices whose details are not reflected in the FORM
GSTR-2A of the applicant. In order to clarify these issues and to ensure uniformity in the
implementation of the provisions of law in this regard across the field formations, the Board, in
exercise of its powers conferred by section 168 (1) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act,
2017 (hereinafter referred to as “CGST Act”), hereby clarifies the issues detailed hereunder:

2. Circular No.135/05/2020 – GST dated the 31st March, 2020 states that:

“5. Guidelines for refunds of Input Tax Credit under Section 54(3)
5.1 In terms of para 36 of circular No. 125/44/2019-GST dated 18.11.2019, the refund
of ITC availed in respect of invoices not reflected in FORM GSTR-2A was also
admissible and copies of such invoices were required to be uploaded. However, in wake
of insertion of sub-rule (4) to rule 36 of the CGST Rules, 2017 vide notification No.
49/2019-GST dated 09.10.2019, various references have been received from the field
formations regarding admissibility of refund of the ITC availed on the invoices which
are not reflecting in the FORM GSTR-2A of the applicant.

Circular No. 139/09/2020-GST

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5.2 The matter has been examined and it has been decided that the refund of
accumulated ITC shall be restricted to the ITC as per those invoices, the details of
which are uploaded by the supplier in FORM GSTR-1 and are reflected in the FORM
GSTR-2A of the applicant. Accordingly, para 36 of the circular No. 125/44/2019-GST,
dated 18.11.2019 stands modified to that extent.”
3.1 Representations have been received that in some cases, refund sanctioning authorities
have rejected the refund of accumulated ITC is respect of ITC availed onImports, ISD invoices,
RCM etc. citing the above-mentioned Circular on the basis that the details of the said invoices/
documents are not reflected in FORM GSTR-2A of the applicant.
3.2 In this context it is noteworthy that before the issuance of Circular No. 135/05/2020-
GST dated 31
st
March, 2020, refund was being granted even in respect of credit availed on the
strength of missing invoices (not reflected in FORM GSTR-2A) which were uploaded by the
applicant along with the refund application on the common portal. However, vide Circular
No.135/05/2020 – GST dated the 31st March, 2020, the refund related to these missing
invoices has been restricted. Now, the refund of accumulated ITC shall be restricted to the ITC
available on those invoices, the details of which are uploaded by the supplier in FORM
GSTR-1 and are reflected in the FORM GSTR-2A of the applicant.
4. The aforesaid circular does not in any way impact the refund of ITC availed on the
invoices / documents relating to imports, ISD invoices and the inward supplies liable to
Reverse Charge (RCM supplies) etc.. It is hereby clarified that the treatment of refund of such
ITC relating to imports, ISD invoices and the inward supplies liable to Reverse Charge (RCM
supplies) will continue to be same as it was before the issuance of Circular No. 135/05/2020-
GST dated 31
st
March, 2020.
5. It is requested that suitable trade notices may be issued to publicize the contents of this
circular.
6. Difficulty, if any, in implementation of this Circular may please be brought to the
notice of the Board. Hindi version would follow.


(Yogendra Garg)
Principal Commissioner
y.garg@nic.in