CGST Rule 51 of Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 – Refund voucher

The Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017

The Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017

Chapter-VI Tax Invoice, Credit and Debit Notes

Rule 51: Refund voucher.

51. A refund voucher referred to in clause (e) of sub-section (3) of section 31 shall contain the following particulars, namely:-

(a) name, address and Goods and Services Tax Identification Number of the supplier;

(b) a consecutive serial number not exceeding sixteen characters, in one or multiple series, containing alphabets or numerals or special characters hyphen or dash and slash symbolised as “-” and “/” respectively, and any combination thereof, unique for a financial year;

(c) date of its issue;

(d) name, address and Goods and Services Tax Identification Number or Unique Identity Number, if registered, of the recipient;

(e) number and date of receipt voucher issued in accordance with the provisions of rule 50;

(f) description of goods or services in respect of which refund is made;

(g) amount of refund made;

(h) rate of tax (central tax, State tax, integrated tax, Union territory tax or cess);

(i) amount of tax paid in respect of such goods or services (central tax, State tax, integrated tax, Union territory tax or cess);

(j) whether the tax is payable on reverse charge basis; and

(k) signature or digital signature of the supplier or his authorised representative.

References

Enforcement:

Enforced w.e.f. July 01, 2017 [Notification No. G.S.R. 663(E) dated 28.06.2017].

Circulars:

c1. For cases related to advanced received, goods returned, TDS, refund etc., refer Circular No. 137/07/2020-GST dated 13.04.2020.