Service Tax Refund Online - Everything you need to know

All individuals and businesses who are liable to pay service tax or who have service tax registration can apply for a service tax refund through online means. This can be done in the event the individual or business in question has paid service tax in excess of what was necessary to be paid.

Procedure For Online Service Tax Refund

Refund of service tax can be done online as per the following procedure:

1. Visit the official Automation of Central Excise and Service Tax (ACES) website
2. Click the 'Service Tax' tab in the menu located at the top of the screen
3. On the following screen, the applicant will be required to log in to his or her service tax account with his or her user name and password
4. Once logged in, head to the 'REF' tab
5. Click on the 'Refund Request' tab followed by the 'Create' tab
6. A window will open up showing service tax refund form
7. All relevant details are required to be entered in the form by the applicant
8. After entering these details the request is to be submitted by clicking the 'Submit' button
9. Following the submission of the form, the assessee will receive a refund request number, which will be automatically generated.