{"act":{"id":"bihar-goods-services-tax-act-2017","short_title":"The Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017","long_title":null,"act_number":"12","act_year":2017,"enact_date":null,"enforcement_date":null,"ministry":null,"department":null,"jurisdiction":"Bihar","unit":"section","section_count":299,"in_force":true,"spent":false,"spent_note":null,"duplicate_of":null,"text_source":"ocr","scan_url":"https://indiacode.ecourtsindia.com/scan/f974bd0f-6917-411d-b94d-973d638aa448.pdf","url":"https://indiacode.ecourtsindia.com/bihar-goods-services-tax-act-2017/"},"unit":"section","section":{"number":"170","heading":null,"text":"Inserted by The Bihar Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2019 (Bihar Act no. 21 of 2019) vide Notification No. 1329 Dated 12th December, 2019. Compiled by Commercial Taxes Department, Bihar in Association with National Law Book Publications, Ghaziabad CHAPTER XI REFUNDS 54. Refund of tax .- (1) Any person claiming refund of any tax and interest, if any, paid on such tax or any other amount paid by him, may make an application before the expiry of two years from the relevant date in such form and manner as may be prescribed: Provided that a registered person, claiming refund of any balance in the electronic cash ledger in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (6) of section 49, may claim such refund in the [such form and]171 manner as may be prescribed. (2) A specialized agency of the United Nations Organization or any Multilateral Financial Institution and Organization notified under the United Nations (Privileges and Immunities) Act, 1947 ( Act No. 46 of 1947), Consulate or Embassy of foreign countries or any other person or class of persons, as notified under section 55, entitled to a refund of tax paid by it on inward supplies of goods or services or both, may make an application for such refund, in such form and manner as may be prescribed, before the expiry of [Two Years]172 from the last day of the quarter in which such supply was received. (3) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (10), a registered person may claim refund of any unutilised input tax credit at the end of any tax period: Provided that no refund of unutilised input tax credit shall be allowed in cases other than- (i) zero-rated supplies made without payment of tax; (ii) where the credit has accumulated on account of rate of tax on in puts being higher than the rate of tax on output supplies (other than nil rated or fully exempt supplies), except supplies of goods or services or both as may be notified by the Government on the recommendations of the Council: Provided further that no refund of unutilised input tax credit shall be allowed in cases where the goods exported out of India are subjected to export duty: (4) The application shall be accompanied by-","html":"

Inserted by The Bihar Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2019 (Bihar Act no. 21 of 2019) vide Notification No. 1329 Dated 12th December, 2019. Compiled by Commercial Taxes Department, Bihar in Association with National Law Book Publications, Ghaziabad CHAPTER XI REFUNDS 54. Refund of tax .- (1) Any person claiming refund of any tax and interest, if any, paid on such tax or any other amount paid by him, may make an application before the expiry of two years from the relevant date in such form and manner as may be prescribed: Provided that a registered person, claiming refund of any balance in the electronic cash ledger in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (6) of section 49, may claim such refund in the [such form and]171 manner as may be prescribed. (2) A specialized agency of the United Nations Organization or any Multilateral Financial Institution and Organization notified under the United Nations (Privileges and Immunities) Act, 1947 ( Act No. 46 of 1947), Consulate or Embassy of foreign countries or any other person or class of persons, as notified under section 55, entitled to a refund of tax paid by it on inward supplies of goods or services or both, may make an application for such refund, in such form and manner as may be prescribed, before the expiry of [Two Years]172 from the last day of the quarter in which such supply was received. (3) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (10), a registered person may claim refund of any unutilised input tax credit at the end of any tax period: Provided that no refund of unutilised input tax credit shall be allowed in cases other than- (i) zero-rated supplies made without payment of tax; (ii) where the credit has accumulated on account of rate of tax on in puts being higher than the rate of tax on output supplies (other than nil rated or fully exempt supplies), except supplies of goods or services or both as may be notified by the Government on the recommendations of the Council: Provided further that no refund of unutilised input tax credit shall be allowed in cases where the goods exported out of India are subjected to export duty: (4) The application shall be accompanied by-

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