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Delay in receipt of income tax returns is the most registered grievance of taxpayers in the national capital with the I-T Ombudsman receiving almost 85 per cent complaints in this regard. The I-T Ombudsman, during 2007-09, has also come across complaints of tax refunds being lost in transit and taxpayers receiving empty refund envelopes.
Trade Cir. No.33T of 2009 Electronic Filing of Refund Application in Form-501 has been mandatory from 1st of December 2009. Therefore, any dealer who desires to file Refund Application in Form-501, on or after 1st of December 2009 for any period(including period prior to 1-12-2009) shall file the same electronically.
In suppression of the Government Notification, Finance Department, No.VAT-1507/ CR-41/ Taxation-1, dated the 25th June 2007, the Government of Maharashtra hereby provides for grant of refund of the tax, collected by any registered dealer on his sales made to the diplomatic authorities and international bodies or organisations mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule appended hereto, subject to the conditions specified against each of them in column (3) of the said Schedule:—
The I-T department has decided to extend the Refund Banker Scheme that allows refund of excess tax money to taxpayers to nine more cities, including Ahmedabad and Kochi.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule (2) of rule 17A of the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Rules, 2005, the requisite notification cited at reference was issued. As a result of this notification every registered dealer who is entitled to claim refund as provided under section 51 of Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 was required to file refund application in Form-501 electronically. The electronic filing of said application was made mandatory with effect from 1st October 2009.
Information has been received from several quarters that people are receiving electronic mails informing them of their income-tax refunds and seeking their credit card details. The e-mail is sent from the following or similar mailing addresses.
Refund scheme to exporters was introduced by notification no. 41/2007 dated 6th Oct 2007. The scope of refund was enhanced from time to time along with the procedural changes. To make the scheme simple and ensure speedier disposal, two notifications 17-2009-ST and 18-2009-ST have been issued on 7th July 2009 superseding the earlier scheme.
Even as income-tax payers grapple with non-acceptance of their returns, it’s surely not a good time to expect refunds. Refunds across the country will be enormously delayed as the software at the new Centralised Processing Centre (CPC) of the I-T department is yet to be rid of bugs. The net result is that processing tax returns […]
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.
Learn about the new amended form No. 704 under the MVAT and the issues surrounding it. Get insights into additional responsibilities for auditors and welcome changes in this blog post.
