GST
Cash balance left after cancelling GST registration
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Facts
A cancelled taxpayer can still log in and file a refund of excess cash ledger balance in RFD-01, after filing the final return GSTR-10. Sec 29(3) keeps earlier dues alive, so the officer will check that all dues are paid.
Provisions and law
- Sec 49(6), CGST Act 2017Balance left in the cash or credit ledger after paying dues may be refunded under Sec 54
- Sec 29(3), CGST Act 2017Cancellation does not wipe out tax and other dues for earlier periods
- Sec 54(10), CGST Act 2017Refund may be withheld or adjusted where returns are pending or dues are unpaid
Analysis
If your cancelled GSTIN has ₹65,000 in cash, file GSTR-10 if not already filed, then file RFD-01 for the excess. If you have another GSTIN under the same PAN, a PMT-09 transfer of IGST and CGST may be faster. Keep the bank account in the cancelled registration valid.
Conclusion
- Log in with the cancelled GSTIN
- File GSTR-10 if pending
- Check for any open demand
- File RFD-01 for the excess or transfer to another GSTIN of the same PAN
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