GST Portal Enables Offline Utility for Filing Annexure-B in Accumulated ITC Refund Claims

May 18th, 2026

Until now, while filing refund applications under specific categories involving accumulated Input Tax Credit (ITC), taxpayers were uploading Annexure-B in a PDF format, in terms of extant guidelines. In order to further automate the refund filing process and enable system-based verification of invoices and documents, a standardized Annexure-B Offline Utility has now been deployed on the portal. In order to bring uniformity, taxpayers are required to furnish Annexure-B through this prescribed utility going forward.

Taxpayers are advised to carefully note the following instructions while filing refund applications under the below mentioned refund categories where refund is claimed on account of accumulated Input Tax Credit (ITC).

1. Introduction of Annexure-B in Offline Utility for following categories

Annexure-B is required to be furnished through an offline utility for the following refund categories:

• • Exports of Goods/Services without payment of tax (accumulated ITC) (excluding electricity)

• • Supplies made to SEZ Unit/SEZ Developer without payment of tax

• • ITC accumulated due to Inverted Tax Structure [Clause (ii) of first proviso to section 54(3)]

• • Export of Electricity without payment of tax (accumulated ITC)

2. Annexure-B OAline Utility

An offline utility in Excel format has been introduced to enable taxpayers to enter invoice-wise details of inward supplies for which refund is claimed. The details in the offline utility are required to be reported HSN/SAC-wise, by segregating invoices into separate line items based on distinct HSN/SAC codes and categories of input supplies (Inputs, Input Services, Capital Goods), wherever applicable.

Further, all other columns in the utility must be filled specifically with respect to the HSN/SAC code and category of input supply reported in that line item, including the corresponding taxable value, tax amount, and whether such ITC is blocked under section 17(5) of the CGST Act or otherwise. A maximum of 10,000 entries can be made in one offline utility file. If there are more than 10,000 entries, the user should use multiple oHline utility files to enter the data.