Punjab Value Added Tax – Reduced rate of tax now made applicable from 01.02.2014– stock as on 31.01.2014 to be declared In a public notice issued today on the website of the Department it now has been clarified that reduced rate of tax on iron and steel goods at the rate of 2.5% will now […]
Punjab Government has notified reduced rate of tax on Iron and steel goods as defined u/s 14 (iv) of Central Sales Tax Act, 1961 from 4.5% to 2.5% except on Non-CENVAT paid scrap.
Madras High Court in a very important case namely USA Agencies vs The Commercial Tax Officer has held that input tax credit under system of VAT is merely a concession granted by the Legislature under the sales tax law
In this article the implications of a latest amendment in the Punjab VAT Act, 2005 are analysed, whereby system of single point of taxation has been introduced in respect of certain goods by two notifications dated 13.12.2013, applicable w.e.f 01-01-2014.
Punjab Government has surprisingly introduced single stage tax system under the Punjab VAT Act, 2005. Punjab Government has notified certain goods, most of which are consumable goods, on which tax under Punjab VAT Act has been levied only at the first stage of its sale.
In an application u/s 85 of Punjab VAT Act, 2005 moved by me on behalf of my client, it has been held by the Excise and Taxation Commissioner, Punjab on 04-12-2013 that Judgment of Punjab & Haryana High Court in CWP 14797 of 2010 Larsen and Toubro vs. State of Haryana is binding on all concerned works contractors.
Amendment in section 51- Person in-charge included transporters: Section 51 which relates to the road side checking law has been amended so as to provide that the person incharge of goods shall also include the carrier of goods or agent of transport company or booking agency or any other bailee for transportation and in-charge or owner […]
In a series of articles on the analsyis of Punjab Value added Tax (Second Amendment) Act, 2013 this is a third article in which the major amendments under Punjab VAT Act, 2005 are discussed herebelow:
In continuation of my earlier article Analysis of major amendments under Punjab VAT (Second Amendment) Act, 2013 – Part-1 , here below the remaining provisions of the said Act are being discussed and analysed.
The Punjab Value Added Tax (Second Amendment) Act, 2013 (Punjab Act No. 38 of 2013) has brought about major and very important changes under the Punjab VAT Act, 2005.
