Thursday, 28 December 2017

GST Refunds – Manual Filing

GST Refunds – Manual Filing

As the portal GSTN is not ready so manual filing of GST Refunds has been enabled vide inserting rule 97A in CGST Rules 2017 vide NotfnNo. 55/2017 CT dt15.11.2017. The following types of GST Refunds are covered under manual filing viz., GST Refund of Excess balance in electronic cash ledger, Export of services with payment of tax, accumulated ITC in case of Export of goods/services without payment of accumulated ITC due to inverted tax structure, on supplies made to SEZ with payment of tax, accumulated ITC in case of supplies made to SEZ without payment of tax and on deemed exports.
 
The relevant provisions of GST Refunds have been complied and place below which I hope will be helpful for both trade as well as the departmental officers in filing/handling GST refund claims.

Section
54 of CGST Act, 2017
Rules
Rule 89 to 97A of CGST Rules, 2017
Procedural Circulars
Circular No. 17/17/2017 CST dt 15.11.2017
Circular No. 24/24/2017-GST dt 21.12.2017
Periodicity
For any tax period( monthly) (quarterly for those under 1.5 Cr)
Time limit
Before expiry of two years.
Relevant date
Ref. Sec 54(14) of CGST Act.
Minimum GST refund to be claimed
Rs.1000/-
Authority to whom before filed Central/State
Jurisdictional GST AC/DC
Payment of the sanctioned amount of GST Refund
The payment of sanctioned amount in respect of CGST/IGST/CESS shall be made by the Centre and SGST/UTGST shall be made by the respective States/UTs
Registers to be maintained by the jurisdictional officer
Three Registers:
Table -1 : Receipt and Acknowledgement

Table -2 : Deficiency memo, Provisional order, payment advice

Table -3 : SCN, Sanction/Rejection Final Order
Things to keep in mind while filing for GST Refund
>Documentary evidence as listed in rule 89(2) shall accompany every claim

>Return for the period must have been filed before filing the claim (GSTR 1, GSTR 3B)

>Only one deficiency memo shall be issued

>Resubmission of claim on receipt of deficiency memo shall be treated as new one, however the ARN and debit entry generated earlier shall be used





Types of GST Refund (Categories covered)
Procedure for filing
Document/ Statement to be attached with GST Refund Application
Procedure to be followed by the GST dept for issue of GST Refund
Supply of goods on payment of IGST to SEZ
1) RFD01A to be filed manually
1) Declaration –rule 89(2)(f)(non availment of ITC by receiver)

2)Self Declaration –rule 89(2)(l) (unjust enrichment)

3) Declaration to the effect that no prosecution initiated for last 5 years
1) On ascertaining the completeness in all respects, the acknowledgement in Form RFD -02 shall be issued within 15 days from the date of filing the claim

(Otherwise deficiency memo in Form RFD -03 shall be issued)

2) If the application is not filed afresh within 30 days of receipt of deficiency memo order shall be passed in Form PMT-03 and re credit of the amount claimed shall be done through Form RFD -01B

3) Provisional refund (90%) order in RFD – 04 shall be passed within 7 days of acknowledgement.

4) Payment advice to be issued in Form RFD -05

5)Notice for rejection of refund to be issued in Form RFD – 08

6)Refund sanction / rejection order to be issued in Form RFD -06 within 60 days



7)Order for complete adjustment/withholding of sanctioned refund to be issued in Form RFD- 07
Export of services on payment of IGST
1) RFD01A to be filed manually
1) Statement containing details of Invoices and relevant BRC/FIRC

2) Declaration to the effect that no prosecution initiated for last 5 years.
Supply of services on payment of IGST to SEZ
1) RFD01A to be filed manually
1) Declaration –rule 89(2)(f)(non availment of ITC by receiver)

2)Self Declaration –rule 89(2)(l) (unjust enrichment)

3) Declaration to the effect that no prosecution initiated for last 5 years.
GST Refund of unutilized ITC used in making zero rated supplies of goods/services for export and to SEZ
1) RFD01A to be filed in portal

2) ARN to be generated as proof for debit entry in credit ledger.

3) RFD01A to be filed manually along with ARN generated
1)Declaration under second proviso to sec. 54(3) –(goods not subjected to export duty, Non availment of drawback on goods/services)

2)Declaration under sec.54(3)(ii)

3) Statement 3A(rule 89(4)) –in case of exports

Statement 5A(rule 89(4) – in case of supplies to SEZ

4) Statement containing shipping bill wise details of goods exported

5) In case of services statement containing details of Invoices and relevant BRC/FIRC

6) Declaration to the effect that no refund is claimed against the invoices involved in the claim

7) Declaration to the effect that no prosecution initiated for last 5 years.
GST Refund claim arising due to inverted duty structure (accumulated ITC)
1) RFD01A to be filed in portal

2) ARN to be generated as proof for debit entry in credit ledger.

3) RFD01A to be filed manually along with ARN generated
1) Statement -1(rule 89(5))

2) Statement 1A(rule 89(2)(h))

3)Declaration to the effect that no refund is claimed against the invoices involved in the claim

4) Declaration to the effect that no prosecution initiated for last 5 years


GST Refunds on accounts of deemed exports
1) RFD01A to be filed manually
1) Statement -5B(rule 89(2)(g))

2) Declaration (rule 89(2)(g)) by supplier or receiver as the case may be with “Undertaking”

3) Declaration to the effect that no prosecution initiated for last 5 years

GST Refunds on balance in electronic cash ledger
1) RFD01A to be filed in portal

2) ARN to be generated as proof for debit entry in credit ledger.

3) RFD01A to be filed manually along with ARN generated
1) Declaration to the effect that no prosecution initiated for last 5 years



 Formula for GST Refund

GST Refund amount in case of zero rated supply of goods/services or both (rule 89(4):

 Refund Amount = (Turnover of zero-rated supply of goods + Turnover of zero-rated supply of  services) x Net ITC ÷Adjusted Total Turnover

 Where,-

 (A) “Refund amount” means the maximum refund that is admissible;

(B) “Net ITC” means input tax credit availed on inputs and input services during the relevant period;

(C) “Turnover of zero-rated supply of goods” means the value of zero-rated supply of goods made during the relevant period without payment of tax under bond or letter of undertaking;

 (D) “Turnover of zero-rated supply of services” means the value of zero-rated supply of services made without payment of tax under bond or letter of undertaking, calculated in the following manner, namely:-

 Zero-rated supply of services is the aggregate of the payments received during the relevant period for zero-rated supply of services and zero-rated supply of services where supply has been completed for which payment had been received in advance in any period prior to the relevant period reduced by advances received for zero-rated supply of services for which the supply of services has not been completed during the relevant period;

(E) “Adjusted Total turnover” means the turnover in a State or a Union territory, as defined under clause (112) of section 2, excluding the value of exempt supplies other than zero-rated supplies, during the relevant period;

(F) “Relevant period” means the period for which the claim has been filed.

GST Refund on account of inverted duty structure, refund of input tax credit shall be granted as per the following formula (rule 89(5)–

Maximum Refund Amount = {(Turnover of inverted rated supply of goods) x Net ITC ÷ Adjusted Total Turnover} – tax payable on such inverted rated supply of goods


 Explanation.- For the purposes of this sub rule, the expressions “Net ITC” and “Adjusted Total turnover” shall have the same meanings as assigned to them in sub-rule (4) of rule 89.

Wednesday, 29 November 2017

Home Loan Tax Benefit FY2017-18, AY2018-19



Home Loan Tax Benefit FY2017-18, AY2018-19




Tax Benefits
On Principal Repaid
On Interest Paid
First Home – Self Occupied
Actual principal repaid subject to a maximum of Rs. 1,50,000 (Rs. 2 lakh for senior citizens) can be claimed as investment eligible for tax deduction under section 80C.
  • Actual home loan interest paid subject to a maximum of Rs. 2 lakh (Rs. 3 lakh for senior citizens) if house construction completed within 5 years from the end of the financial year in which loan is taken
  • If construction of house not completed within five years then Rs. 30,000 is tax exempt
  • Additional exemption of upto Rs. 50,000 on interest paid for loans upto Rs. 35 lakh with cost of home upto Rs. 50 lakh.

First Home – Rented/ Vacant (deemed to be let out property)
Upto Rs. 1,50,000 (Rs. 2 lakh for senior citizens) eligible for tax deduction under Section 80 C. The deduction is available only if the property owner is staying in a different city for work.
·         For current assessment year 2018-19: Exemption on interest has been capped at lower of two, a) Rs. 2,00,000 or b) actual interest paid for all properties owned by a tax payer.
Second Home or Additional Property
None
·         For current assessment year 2018-19: Exemption on interest has been capped at lower of two, a) Rs. 2,00,000 or b) actual interest paid for all properties owned by a tax payer
Under Constrn.
None
·         The interest paid can be claimed in equal parts in five financial years post completion or handing over of property within the overall annual limit of Rs. 2 lakh.




Tax Benefit on Home Loan Principal Repayment
For first residential property which is self occupied, rented or vacant

How to avail home loan tax exemption
  • Principal repayment of up to Rs. 1.5 lakh (Rs. 2 lakh for senior citizens) can be clubbed under the overall limit for tax saving instruments eligible under Section 80C to claim tax benefit of upto Rs. 50,985 per annum

  • Deduction available for purchase or construction of first residential property which is self occupied or is rented as the tax payer has to live in a different city due to his work

  • Any amount paid towards partial or full prepayment of home loan is also eligible for tax benefit 
 

Tax Benefit on Home Loan Interest

For first self occupied home 

How to avail home loan tax exemption
  • Annual interest component of up to Rs. 2 lakh (Rs. 3 lakh for senior citizens) can be claimed as deduction against income under section 24
  • Tax liability can be reduced by upto Rs. 67,980 depending upon your tax slab
  • Additional exemption of up to Rs. 50,000 can be claimed as deduction against income from FY 2016-17 and AY 2017-18 on first home provided the sanctioned loan amount is upto Rs. 35 lakh and cost of house is upto Rs. 50 lakh
  • Available for purchase/ construction/ repair/ renewal/ reconstruction of a residential house property
  • Benefit available only for self occupied property
  • Deduction is available on an accrual basis and not on a payment basis. Hence, deduction under Section 24 can be claimed on yearly basis even if no payment has been made during the year but interest has accrued
For under construction property before possession

According to Section 24 of IT Act, you can claim deduction against the interest amount that you have paid on your residential property during the pre construction period.
  • Similar Deduction not available on principal repayment under Section 80C, for payments done during pre construction period
  • Total interest paid during the pre construction period can be claimed as tax deductible in five equal installments during five successive years from the year in which construction is completed and property is handed over to you.
  • Total allowable deduction stands capped at Rs. 2 lakh per year for self occupied house.
  • There is no limit on interest that can be claimed as tax deductible in case of let out property and deemed to be let out property for Assessment Year 2017-18. However, from AY 2018-19, there will be a limit of Rs 2 lakh on amount of total interest that can be claimed against income from let out or deemed to be let out property
  • Tax deduction during construction period is not allowed for loan taken for repair or renewal of a residential property.
For rented or vacant property

Tax treatment on vacant property
  • Vacant property - As per Income Tax rule (Section 24), you will be required to account for deemed rent on the property as taxable income. Deemed rent is notional rent based on market rental values in the vicinity. Interest paid on loan taken to buy the property can be set off from the taxable income. In FY16-17 (AY 17-18), 100% of the interest is eligible for deduction on such properties. Starting from FY17-18 (AY18-19), the interest benefit cannot exceed Rs. 200,000 per individual.
  • Property not self occupied for reason of employment, business or profession in different place or other city - As per Income Tax Rule (Section 24) tax deduction allowed is capped at Rs. 2 Lakh.
  • Property is part self occupied and part is rented out - The interest must be spilt in proportion of the size of the two parts and tax benefit shall be split proportionately.
How to avail tax exemption
  • In case you own more than 1 property, one of which is self occupied and others are rented out or lying vacant, till Assessment Year 2016-17, entire interest paid on such property can be set it off from rent received or deemed rent on such properties
  • In case the interest on home loan together with other deductible expenses (such as repairs, house tax, standard deduction of 30% on rented property etc) is higher than rental income/ deemed rental income, the loss can be adjusted against other income heads including salary income, business income, interest income; thus reducing the overall tax liability.
  • In case there is unabsorbed loss even after these adjustments, same can be carried forward for up to 8 years to be adjusted against taxable income in future years.
  • Starting FY2017-18 (AY 2018-19)- the maximum set off for interest paid on all properties, including self occupied, rented and vacant properties has been capped at Rs. 200,000 per taxpayer, irrespective of the number of properties owned by the individual.
Joint home loan tax benefit : for co-applicant, co-borrower and joint owner

If the home loan that you have taken is in joint names then you can save more tax as compared to when you have taken home loan individually.
  • Each applicant and the co-applicants (any number) can avail tax benefit individually for a property in which they are joint owners
  • Each applicant and co-applicant can separately claim a maximum tax deduction of Rs. 1.50 lakh per annum for principal repayment under Section 80C and Rs. 2 lakh per annum for interest payment, under Section 24. However, the total tax benefit by all joint owners cannot exceed the total principal repayment and interest payment during the year.
Budget 2017-18 for AY 2018-19

In the union budget announced on 1st Feb 2017, the Finance Minister has made three significant changes with respect to income tax benefit on home loan and capital gains on sale of house property.
  • Change in long term capital gains definition - Upto 31st Mar 2017, any property sold within 3 years of purchase used to attract short term capital gains tax at marginal tax rate (30%). Starting FY 2017-18, a house property sale will qualify under long term capital gains if it is held for a minimum period of 3 years instead of 2 years and hence, be eligible for concessional tax rate of 20% with indexation benefit or 10% without indexation benefit. Further, the long term capital gains so accrued shall continue to be eligible for tax exemption by way of investment under capital gains bonds under section 54E. For more, refer to
·         ·  Maximum interest exemption for tax benefit on home loan capped at Rs 2 lakh including that on rented property - Earlier, interest paid on capital borrowed to purchase a house or any other property for investment purpose (property that was not self occupied but was let out or lying vacant) was eligible to be set off from rental income without any limit. Further, loss as a result of interest expense being more than the rental income was eligible to be set off from income under any head such as salary, business or interest. From FY 2017-18 and AY 2018-19, the maximum allowable deduction for interest on house property has been capped at Rs. 200,000 (Rs. 2 lakh only).This limit of Rs. 2 lakh is applicable to each tax payer and is the maximum deduction available for interest paid on all properties owned by the tax payer. However, this provision is not applicable for entities that are in the business of owning real estate.
For more details, refer to the latter part of this page under the heading "Deduction of interest paid on home loan taken to purchase a property that is either rented out or not self occupied." 

·         ·  TDS on rent paid by individuals – So far, only the corporate entities were required to deduct TDS at 10% on rent paid in excess of Rs. 2 lakh per annum. As per Budget 2017, effective 1st June 2017, individuals, professionals and businessmen will also be required to deduct TDS at the rate of 5% on rent paid in excess of Rs. 50,000 per month.



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