Accounting for refundable service tax

The company is an exporter and being an exporter Service tax, VAT etc are refundable to it. The company shows Service Tax / VAT refundable under current assets. The company has not received major portion of its refunds and huge amount has accumulated under the head service Tax / VAT refundable.

Now the company wants to change the accounting ST / VAT. It will debit the expenses including service tax to its PL A/c. On receipt of refund the amount will be credited to income.

Is it an allowable accounting policy?

Can a company debit to PL A/c its refundable Service Tax / VAT to PL A/c and credit to PL A/c on receipt of refund.

Pls. reply.

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Unless the refund claim is rejected it should not be transferred to P&L

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