New Delhi: In order to help exporters, the Centre has allowed them to manually file claims for GST refunds before tax officials as it looks to fast-track clearance of dues to ease liquidity stress faced by them.
Exporters of services who paid IGST and those making zero-rated supplies to SEZ units as well as those merchant exporters who want to claim refunds for input credit can approach their jurisdictional commissioner with their refund form.
In October, the GST Council had taken steps to ease cash crunch of the exporters who were not getting their refunds hitting their exports.
“Due to the non-availability of the refund module on the common portal, it has been decided by the competent authority... That the applications/documents/forms pertaining to refund claims on account of zero-rated supplies shall be filed and processed manually till further orders,” CBEC said. — PTI
