Introduction: Entry Tax is a tax levied under the Punjab Tax on Entry of Goods into Local Areas Act, 2000. It is levied u/s 3-A of the said Act on a dealer who is bringing the goods into local areas of Punjab.Entry tax can be claimed as input tax credit by a person paying such […]
Punjab Government levied an annual processing fee of Rs. 800 last year by way of Rule 40-A of Punjab VAT Rules, 2005 on all the taxable persons. Rule 40-A of Punjab VAT Rules, 2005 runs as under:
The area of trade, commerce and business is at present under a rigourous administrative regulation. Broad powers to regulate trade and commerce have been conferred on administrative authorities through statutes or rules. Legislature sometimes leave a large amount of discretion in the hands of administrative authorities. Legislation conferring powers on the executive sometimes is drafted […]
Many a times I receive queries on a common problem faced by many dealers all over India that what to do when the interstate purchaser of goods refuses or does not issue the requisite C forms after purchasing the goods at concessional rate of CST @ 2%.
Andhra Pradesh High court in Prathista Industries Limited vs Commercial tax Officer [2013] 61 VST 58 (AP) has held that Authority for advance ruling under State VAT Act cannot act as Authority for Advance Ruling under Central sales Tax Act, 1956.
The revenue and the builders have always been at dispute when comes to leviability of service tax on the consideration received in advance by the builders/developers from the prospective buyers of immovable property to be constructed. After the negative list regime the construction of a complex, building, civil structure or a part thereof, including a […]
Punjab VAT Tribunal in The 21st Century Builders and Engineers vs State of Punjab VSTI 2013 17 C-388 has held that input tax credit cannot be disallowed merely on the technical ground that VAT has not been charged separately in VAT invoice, when tax charged on such VAT invoice is duly deposited by the seller.
Provisions of section 33 of Punjab VAT Act and Rule 36 makes the law confusing regarding the criteria for determining the periodicity of the payment of taxes by a taxable person.
Entry tax on automobiles in Punjab, no more cheaper vehicles from other States due to difference in rate of tax Punjab Government has levied entry tax on all motor vehicles purchased from outside the State of Punjab but brought into the local areas of Punjab for registration under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 vide notification dated […]
Punjab VAT Act, 2005 has been amended empowering the Excise & Taxation Commissioner, Punjab to implement electronic governance for carrying out various provisions of the Act. This may be a step towards implementation of E-Trip in Punjab. A new Section 3-A under the Punjab VAT Act, 2005 has been inserted which runs as follows:
