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Goods and Services Tax : The GST Appellate Tribunal issued a detailed order constituting benches across India and classifying GST disputes into three categ...
Any dealer who files Audit Report on or after 1st October 2009 for any period shall file the same in the new Form-704. Now, it is mandatory for all the dealers who are required to get their books of account audited as per the provisions of the section 61 of the MVAT Act, 2002 to file Audit Report in Form-704 electronically.
Nothing in this paragraph shall apply to the said registered dealer unless he applies to the Joint Commissioner of Sales Tax (Returns), in Mumbai or as the case may be Joint Commissioner of Sales Tax (VAT Administration) in rest of the State.
Instructions for filing of e-704 1) It is necessary to use the downloaded form e 704 as is available on the web www.mahavat.gov.in 2) There are few easy steps for filing of e 704 First login to www.mahavat.gov.in Click on the menu “Downloads” Select Form e 704 from the menu
A writ petition challenging the decision of the State Government to implement e-filing of sales tax returns by dealers with effect from September 1 has been filed the Kerala High Court. The court on Tuesday adjourned hearing on the petition. The petitioner, Mr M.K. Haridas, who is the Manager of a Kochi-based partnership firm, submitted before […]
TRADE CIRCULAR Date: 25th Sept, 2009 NO. MVAT/ Registration / e-101 Mumbai, Trade circular No:- 25T of 2009 Subject: – Procedure for on line submission of application for obtaining registration under the MVAT Act, 2002 Ref: – Notification no. VAT/AMD-1009/ IB/Adm-6, dated 26 August 2009 Gentlemen/Sir/ Madam, Present Procedure: At present, the applications for registration […]
Present Procedure: At present, the applications for registration are being made manually to the Registering Authority. On the receipt of the application, the application and the enclosed documents are verified by the Registering Authority and TIN Allotment Letter is issued on the same day. Tin certificates are being issued afterwards.
States have finally reached a consensus on having two basic rates under the Goods and Services Tax, slated to be rolled out on April 1, 2010. There will be one standard rate of taxation and another low rate of taxation for essential commodities.
Having achieved 100 per cent e-filing of returns, the State Government has taken the next logical step of introducing ‘e-payment’ to all its registered VAT dealers. e-payment has been made mandatory for all TIN dealers from September 1. It was formally launched at a function here on Tuesday. According to the Finance Minister, Dr Thomas […]
As the principal arguments have been advanced in Civil Appeal No. 1879/2003, we take up the facts of that appeal which are thus, briefly put. M/s. Ashok Iron Works Private Limited (for short, ‘the company’) is a Private Limited Company and engaged in the activity of manufacture of iron products. The company applied for the supply of electrical energy (2500 KVA)
Refund audit of previous period: To become eligible under this Trade Circular, at least one refund audit of the claimant dealer should have been completed in respect of at least one previous period. This condition will however be not applicable to the newly registered dealers for refund claim of first year.
