Goods and service Tax News, Articles and Notification

Delhi Value Added Tax - Notification for change in tax period wef F.Y. 2012-13. No more half yearly/yearly returns, compulsory on line 2A/2B Full Article

Punjab & Haryana High Court in M/s Balaji Bricks Industries & Another v State of Punjab [VSTI 2012 P&H B-238] has held that lump sum scheme for payment of sales tax on the basis of production capacity of Brick Klin owners is ultra vires of Article 246 read with Entry 54, List-II-State List of Seventh [...] Full Article

Trade Cir. No. 7T of 2012 This office is in receipt of various representations from the Trade and Associations. These representations with other queries also seek clarification with regards to the submission of Annexures by dealers covered under composition scheme in terms of Notification cited at Ref. 1 and 2 above. The issues have been examined. Full Article

Who is liable to pay Profession Tax?Every person engaged actively or otherwise in any profession, trade, callings or employment and falling under one or the other of the classes mentioned in the second column of Schedule I appended to Profession Tax Act, is liable to pay Profession Tax. Full Article

Please explain sale in course of import by transfer of documents of title to goods before the goods crosses Custom Frontiers of India ((High Seas Sale) with special reference to when the goods crosses Custom Frontiers of India. Full Article

Excise and Taxation Department, Punjab has launched a special drive for finding out the unregistered dealers by way of survey u/s 48 of Punjab VAT Act, 2005, who are eligible for registration under Punjab VAT Act but may not have registered as yet. Full Article

In term of notification No- 458L dt. 31/03/2012, am amendment has been brought in in the Schedule amended to the West Bengal State Tax on Professions, Trade, Callings and Employments Act,1979 allowing further exemption from payment of profession tax to the category of salary & wages earners whose monthly salaries or wages fall between Rs.3000/- to Rs.5000/- Full Article

With effect from 1st April 2012, amends the Notification No. JC(HQ)1/ VAT/2005/97, dated 29th August 2005, as follows, namely :— In the Schedule appended to the said notification at Serial No. 1, in column (3), for the words four percent the words five percent shall be substituted. Full Article