Minimum salary limit for Profession Tax increased from Rs. 5000 to Rs. 7500. Turnover limit for registration under VAT increased from Rs. 5 lakhs to Rs. 10 lakhs. Tax Rate on Cotton reduced from 5 percent to 2 percent. Sugarcane Purchase Tax exempted for 20 13-14. Turnover limit for filing audit report increased from Rs.60 lakhs to Rs.1 c...

Introduction Of Rule 21 (8) Under The Punjab Vat Rules Inserted Vide Notification Dated 25.01.2014 W.E.F 01.02.2014 Is Ultra Vires As The Same Is Violative Of Article 14, 19(1)(g), 286 Of The Constitution Of India & Section 15 (b) Of The Central Sales Tax Act 1956. That Rule 21 (8) which has been introduced w.e.f. […]...

Schedule A and Schedule E have been amended to give effect to single stage taxation system. While Schedule A has its genesis in Section 16, Schedule E bears its roots in Section 8. As per Schedule A , specified commodities have been made tax free at wholesaler or distributor or retailer stage. However, section 16 bears no relation with st...

As per section 39A of Punjab VAT Act, 2005, the Punjab VAT Refund Fund has been constituted and the amount of tax collected as Advance Tax under Section 6(7) shall be credited directly into the said Fund. It has been provided that the Fund shall be maintained and operated by the Department of Excise and […]...

Dominant nature test” or overwhelming component test or the degrees of labour and service test are really not applicable. If the contract is a composite one which falls under the definition of Works contracts as engrafted under clause (29A)(b) of Article 366 of the Constitution, the incidental part as regards labour and service pales in...

Input tax credit is a concession granted by the State Government against the output tax liability on the sale or purchase of goods within the State jurisdiction. To avail such concession one has to fulfill the conditions imposed by the statue subject to which such concession is available. Amendment w.e.f. 01.04.2014: One of the most [&hel...

There are 3 methods of computation of VAT- 1. Addition method 2. Subtraction method 3. Invoice method. First 2 methods has many disadvantages and none of the countries have implemented it. However last method also called Input tax credit method has lots of advantages which most of the countries has implemented it. ...

Kaushal Agrawal In this lecture we shall learn 1. System of sales tax. 2. Advantages and disadvantages of different system of sales tax. 3. Meaning of VAT. 4. Advantage of VAT Useful for students who are appearing in CA inter, CMA inter or CS executive exam....

With the constraint of revising the whole Taxation subject during professional examination time, I would like to present smart, one pager note on VAT for students appearing in professional examinations like CA Final (For May'14), CA IPCC. In IPCC level of examination, VAT comprises of 25 marks whereas in the Final level, it usually ranges...

If you have an open property interest or if you have purchased a property in Haryana or if you a builder / Developer in Haryana, then you might have been aware about few frivolous issues viz, demand notice that the builders are raising on the buyers on account of additional Haryana VAT and recent case […]...