GST refund guides
for service exporters.
Find the question you need to resolve: preparing records, proving exports, checking purchase credit, calculating the claim or fixing an upload.
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Compare refund tools, provider models and data connections before sharing records or buying a plan.
5 MyGSTRefund alternatives for service-export GST refunds
Compare five ways to prepare a service-export GST refund: GST portal utilities, Gen GST, Zoho Books, a CA-led workflow and Fast GST Refund.
Read the guide Compare refund providersMyGSTRefund vs Gen GST: which refund workflow fits?
Compare MyGSTRefund, Gen GST and Fast GST Refund by public evidence, operating model, account access, pricing questions and service-export fit.
Read the guide Review a refund providerMyGSTRefund review: features, fees and questions to ask
An independent review of MyGSTRefund's public GST refund offering, including its advertised workflow, service model, pricing questions and fit for exporters.
Read the guide Shortlist refund tools5 best GST refund tools and workflows for service exporters
Compare five routes for service-export GST refunds, including official utilities, practitioner software, managed services, accounting data and Fast GST Refund.
Read the guide Software for CA practicesGST refund software for Chartered Accountants: a buying checklist
Evaluate GST refund software for a CA practice using client controls, Statement 3, Annexure B, reconciliation, review evidence and total cost.
Read the guide Export data from Zoho BooksHow to export Zoho Books data for a GST refund
Export invoices, bills and GSTR-2B reconciliation from Zoho Books, then add the bank and GST records needed for a service-export refund under LUT.
Read the guide Connect an AI assistantGST refund software with an MCP connection: what to check
Understand what an MCP connection should expose for GST refund work, how it differs from an API, and what Fast GST Refund currently offers to AI assistants.
Read the guide Compare refund servicesFast GST Refund vs MyGSTRefund: self-serve automation or managed service?
Compare Fast GST Refund's self-serve workflow with MyGSTRefund's advertised platform-and-service model, including availability, access and pricing.
Read the guide Compare refund toolsFast GST Refund vs Gen GST: self-serve automation or practitioner software?
Compare Fast GST Refund's focused self-serve workflow with Gen GST's available operator-led GST software, including scope, outputs and availability.
Read the guide Choose refund software5 Gen GST alternatives for GST refund preparation
Compare alternatives to Gen GST for refund preparation: official GST utilities, MyGSTRefund, Zoho Books, a CA workflow and Fast GST Refund.
Read the guide Review GST softwareGen GST review for refund work: features, price and fit
An independent public-information review of Gen GST for GST refund preparation, including Annexure B generation, pricing questions and CA-practice fit.
Read the guideStart and assemble your claim
Understand the LUT, collect records and see how the application fits together.
GST refund documents for software exporters: a preparation checklist
Gather the invoices, bank evidence, returns and ITC working needed to prepare a service-export refund under LUT, with a clear check for missing records.
Read the guide Know the statementsStatement 3 and Annexure B: what goes where?
Export invoices on one side, inward supplies and input tax credit on the other. Understand the two statements before preparing them.
Read the guide Before you exportLUT filing for service exporters: steps, validity and what comes next
File your service-export LUT in RFD-11, select the right financial year, save the ARN and prepare the records needed for a separate ITC refund claim.
Read the guide Assemble the applicationWhat does a service-export GST refund claim actually contain?
See how Statement 3, Annexure B, Statement 3A, ledger limits and supporting documents fit together in one RFD-01 claim under LUT.
Read the guide Choose the claim periodWhich GST refund period should I choose: monthly or combined?
Choose a service-export ITC refund period using return frequency, payment dates, ITC availment, previous claims and the two-year filing limit.
Read the guidePrepare export invoices and receipt evidence
Issue the right invoice, obtain bank evidence and explain which receipts settle which exports.
How to get FIRC or bank evidence for a service-export GST refund
Find the bank or provider that can issue your missing remittance evidence, request the right document, and reconcile grouped payments, partial receipts and fees.
Read the guide App Store export recordsApp Store GST invoices: who to invoice and how to match Apple payouts
Identify the recipient, explain gross sales versus net Apple payouts, and connect financial reports, export invoices and bank evidence for Statement 3.
Read the guide Match invoices and receiptsStatement 3 worked example: export invoices and FIRC receipts
Fill Statement 3 using two export invoices and two receipts. See separate document and bank rows, grouped payments, partial receipts and reconciliation checks.
Read the guide Foreign-client invoicesExport service invoice: what to issue when a foreign client has no GSTIN
A fictional export invoice under LUT, with the right customer details, GST treatment and records to carry into GSTR-1 and Statement 3.
Read the guideCheck purchase credit and fill Annexure B
Reconcile returns, handle imported services and separate capital-goods credit from the refund.
GST returns vs Zoho Books: reconcile your refund records
Prepare a service-export refund by matching books, GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, GSTR-2B and receipts. A worked example explains why their totals can differ.
Read the guide Fill the purchase statementAnnexure B worked example: ads, imported services and capital goods
See Annexure B entries for Indian advertising invoices, a foreign-service self-invoice and a capitalised inverter, including tax heads, 2B periods and exclusions.
Read the guide Separate capital-goods creditGST refund on capital goods: how to report an inverter or laptop
Capital-goods ITC can be eligible credit yet excluded from an LUT export refund. See an inverter example, Annexure B entries and the Net ITC adjustment.
Read the guide Imported purchasesGST on Reddit ads and imported services: self-invoice, RCM and refund
A worked example for a GST-registered business buying services from a foreign supplier: create a self-invoice, pay IGST in cash, claim eligible ITC and prepare Annexure B.
Read the guide Choose the correct periodWhich GSTR-2B period should you enter in Annexure B?
Separate invoice date, GSTR-2B period, ITC availment and refund period, with an example and the exceptions for imported services and unregistered RCM.
Read the guide Review purchase eligibilityAnnexure B ITC eligibility: which invoices and reversals to include
Work through eligible, partly eligible, blocked and capital-goods credit in Annexure B, and reconcile GSTR-3B reversals without deducting the same amount twice.
Read the guideCalculate and explain the refund
Work through the export proportion, eligible Net ITC and both credit-ledger limits.
Resolve utility and upload errors
Identify the failing stage and correct the right records before uploading again.
Track progress and handle notices
Understand the stages and timelines, then follow the correct correction or reply process.
GST refund deficiency memo: RFD-03, RFD-08 and your next step
Identify whether to correct and refile RFD-01 or reply in RFD-09. A worked correction pack explains the evidence, deadlines and credit-ledger recredit.
Read the guide Track the applicationGST refund stages and timelines: from RFD-01 to payment
Understand GST refund stages, official deadlines, real applicant delays, the 15-day saved-draft limit and the checks to make before final submission.
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