Section 55 of CGST Act 2017: Refund of Tax in Certain Cases

Provisions under Section 55 of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act, 2017 relating to “Refund of Tax in Certain Cases”:

Section 55 of CGST Act 2017: Refund of Tax in Certain Cases (CHAPTER XI – REFUNDS)

The Government may, on the recommendations of the Council, by notification, specify any specialised agency of the United Nations Organisation or any Multilateral Financial Institution and Organisation notified under the United Nations (Privileges and Immunities) Act, 1947, Consulate or Embassy of foreign countries and any other person or class of persons as may be specified in this behalf, who shall, subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed, be entitled to claim a refund of taxes paid on the notified supplies of goods or services or both received by them.

Note: CBEC notifies 01/07/2017 as the Commencement date for Sections 6 to 9, 11 to 21, 31 to 41, 42 [except proviso to sub-section (9)], 43 [except proviso to sub-section (9)], 44 to 50, 53 to 138, 140 to 145, 147 to 163 and 165 to 174 of the CGST Act 2017, vide Notification 9/2017.

Amendments History:

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Note: The CGST Act 2017 has been notified vide GOI Notification dt. 12/04/2017, which has subsequently been amended through CGST (Extension to J&K) Act 2017, Finance Act 2018, CGST Amendment Act 2018, Finance Act 2019, Finance Act 2020, Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation of Certain Provisions) Ordinance 2020, Finance Act 2021, Finance Act 2022, Finance Act 2023, CGST Amendment Act 2023, including various Notifications issued by the Govt./ CBIC from time to time, relating to the commencement dates of various Sections/ Provisions in the respective CGST/ Amendment Acts, wherever required. Information on this page is a Section-wise compilation of the Amendments made by various Notifications issued by CBIC from time to time, with best possible efforts for accuracy. In any case, E&OE. For official/ updated information, please visit CBIC website.

CBIC Updates (GST)
Index of GST Circulars, Notifications, Press Releases, Orders, etc. issued by CBIC from 2017 and onwards along with Section-wise/ Rule-wise Text of GST Acts/ Rules:
CGST: CGST Act/ Definitions, CGST Rules, GST Forms
IGST: IGST Act/ Definitions, IGST Rules
UTGST: UTGST Act/ Definitions, UTGST Rules
GST Circulars (CGST/ IGST/ UTGST): 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
GST Instructions: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
CGST Notifications: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
CGST Rate Notifications: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
IGST Notifications: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
IGST Rate Notifications: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
UT Tax/ UTGST Notifications: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
UT Tax/ UTGST Rate Notifications: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
Compensation Cess Notifications: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
Compensation Cess Rate Notifications: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
CBIC Orders (CGST/ IGST/ UTGST): 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
CBIC Press Releases: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
Note: For Official/ updated copy, please visit the CBIC website.

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