Sale tax refunds to be released on declared stock statement: FBR

Sale tax refunds to be released on declared stock statement: FBR

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Monday said that refunds will be issued only on stock statement declared by sales tax registered persons.

The FBR issued Sales Tax Circular No. 04 of 2019 to explain the issuance of refund payment under FASTER refund module.

The FBR said that refund will be processed on the basis of entries in Annex-H.

Annexure H is a stock statement declared by a registered taxpayer through his return.

According to the FBR this annexure is mandatory for refund claimants and they may submit this statement within 120 days from due date of return filing of particular tax period; other registered persons are encouraged to provide these details.

The system will show and fill the relevant columns of those items whose closing balance will be greater than zero in proceeding return, but the registered person may add the new items and provide their data manually. The column wise filing details are as follows:

This annexure will be mandatory for refund claimants who will claim any amount of refund at serial 30 of main return and they may submit this statement within 120 days from due date of return filing of particular tax period.

In the latest circular No. 4, the FBR said that in wake of rescission of SRO 1125(I)/2011, it had committed with the exporters of the export oriented sectors i.e. textiles, leather, carpets, sports goods and surgical goods, that refunds shall be paid within 72 hours of filing of refund claim.

For this purpose, FASTER refund module has been developed, which will process claims of exporters of five export-oriented sectors for the tax period July, 2019, and onwards.

FBR has earlier clarified that submission of Annex-H, which is a form in the monthly sales tax return, shall be treated as submission of refund claim.

It is added that the number of refund claims received is not significant. The exporters are facing some difficulties in filing of their tax refund claims (Annex-H) under FASTER. Many claimants have approached the Board with request that they may be allowed revision of their return on the ground that the entries made in Annex-F do not match with those in Annex-H.

It is accordingly clarified that refund is processed on the basis of entries in Annex-H. The entries in Annex-F have no bearing on refund claim except that carry forward of value addition tax is excluded from refund amount.

Accordingly, the claimants are advised not to revise the returns on the ground that entries in Annex-F do not match with those in Annex-H.

They should submit Annex-H, if not already submitted so that their claims can be processed.

Further, field formations are advised not to draw an adverse inference if the Annex-F does not match with Annex-H in case of monthly returns already submitted.