TRADE CIRCULAR Trade Circular No. 18 T of 2009  Mumbai, Dated – 11.05.09 No. MVAT/e-Return/Returns Br./ Sub-   1) Mandatory filing of e-return 2) Acceptance of returns/challans not containing valid TINs. Ref-    1) Notification, bearing No. VAT/AMD-1007/ IB/Adm-6. dt. 04.03.2009, issued by the Commissioner of Sales Tax, M.S 2) Trade Circular No. 7 T of 2009, dtd. 05.02.09.  Gentlemen/Sir/ Madam,  1. Mandatory filing of [...]

TRADE CIRCULAR                                   Date: 15.04.2009   No.VAT-2005/ Noti/138/ Adm-6 Mumbai, Trade Cir. No.13 T of 2009   Sub:   Rate of tax on Timber from 1st April 2009. Ref:   1) Govt. Notification No. VAT-1508/CR- 44/Taxation- 1 dated 29.3.2008.    [...]

No. VAT.1508/CR- 5/Taxation- 1 – In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-entry (8) of Entry 107 of schedule C appended to the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 [Mah IX of 2005], the Government of Maharashtra hereby amends the Government Notification, Finance Department, No.VAT-1505/ CR-233/Taxation- 1, dated the 23rd November, 2005, with effect from 1st December 2008, as follows, namely: -

Trade Circular No. 6 T of 2008 Section 51 of the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 deals with grant of refunds. The corresponding Rules are Rule 60 and Rule 61 of the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Rules, 2005. The provisions of Bank Guarantee are prescribed in Rule 61. The Trade Circulars No. 33T of 2005 Dt. 21.10.2005 and 56 T Dt.23.08.2007 were issued by this office in respect of Bank Guarantee for the purpose of grant of refunds under the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002.

Trade Cir. No. 4 T of 2008 Section 31 of the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 provides for deduction of tax at Source. Section 31(1) (b) (ii) of the Act empowers the Commissioner of Sales Tax to grant certificate to a contractor who is not doing Works contract. Where an application is made by the contractor and if the Commissioner is satisfied that the contract is not a works contract, then, he shall grant him the certificate for non-deduction of tax at source. The Commissioner may, after giving the contractor a reasonable opportunity of being heard, reject the application or cancel or modify such certificate.