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MVAT Audit Report in Form e-704: Deadlines and Clauses

Corporate Law : Learn about significance of MVAT Audit Form 704, its important clauses, and deadline for submission. Ensure tax compliance and tra...

October 12, 2023 20406 Views 0 comment Print

Scheme for settlement of dues under Maharashtra Settlement of Arrears of Tax, Interest and Penalty Act 2023

Goods and Services Tax : Unlock benefits of Maharashtras Arrears Settlement Scheme 2023 for tax dues under MVAT, CST, and other acts pre-dating 30-06-2017....

March 22, 2023 9618 Views 0 comment Print

Lump sum payment under Maharashtra Settlement Act 2022

Goods and Services Tax : Unlock insights into the payment of lump sum amounts under the Maharashtra Settlement of Arrears of Tax, Interest, and Penalty Act...

September 17, 2022 3915 Views 0 comment Print

Whether condition of pre deposit mandatory for admission of appeal under MVAT

Goods and Services Tax : In this article conditions for filing of appeal for the period  prior  and after 15-04-2017 have been discussed with specific re...

July 21, 2022 12060 Views 1 comment Print

Scheme for settlement of dues under Maharashtra Settlement of Arrears of tax act 2022 

Goods and Services Tax : Settle your tax dues under the Maharashtra Settlement of Arrears of Tax Act 2022. Learn about the provisions and salient features ...

April 2, 2022 25266 Views 2 comments Print


Latest News


Maharashtra Amnesty Scheme, 2023 for Goods and Services Tax Department

Goods and Services Tax : HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MAHARASHTRA STATE BUDGET SPEECH DATED 9TH MARCH, 2023 BY HONOURABLE DEPUTY CHIEF MINISTER (FINANCE) SHRI DEVENDR...

March 9, 2023 116232 Views 8 comments Print

Proposal for Maharashtra VAT Amnesty Scheme by BJP CA Cell, Mumbai

Goods and Services Tax : The erstwhile MVA Government had announced the Amnesty Scheme for waiver of tax, interest and penalty payable under the MVAT and a...

March 9, 2023 8088 Views 0 comment Print

Maharashtra Sales Tax Amnesty Scheme 2022- Last date is 14.10.2022

Goods and Services Tax : Sales Tax Amnesty Scheme 2022 announced by the GST Department of the Government of Maharashtra has received an overwhelming respon...

October 10, 2022 10395 Views 1 comment Print

No further extension of Maharashtra Amnesty Scheme 2022

Goods and Services Tax : office of the Jt. Commissioner of State Tax. (HQ-1) F-Wing, 7th floor, New bldg, GST Bhavan, Mazgaon, Mumbai-400010. Tel No. 022 2...

September 13, 2022 26145 Views 3 comments Print

Issued faced during assessments & in functioning of Maharashtra VAT Website

Goods and Services Tax : AIMTPA has written a letter to Commissioner of State Tax and brought to his attention issues being faced during assessments under ...

July 22, 2021 1950 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Appellate Authority Cannot Use MVAT Mismatch To Deny TRAN-1 Credit: Bombay HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Bombay High Court held that the Appellate Authority could not reduce transitional credit by relying on MVAT mismatch figures o...

May 15, 2026 204 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC sets aside Settlement Order issued post- refund adjustment under MVAT Amnesty Scheme

Goods and Services Tax : The Bombay High Court set aside a settlement order where the department adjusted a refund of one tax period against dues of anothe...

March 13, 2026 378 Views 0 comment Print

MVAT Refund Cannot Be Adjusted Against Future Period Dues Settled Under Amnesty: Bombay HC

Goods and Services Tax : The Court held that once arrears for later years were settled under the Settlement Act, no outstanding demand survived. Adjusting ...

February 27, 2026 390 Views 0 comment Print

Pre-Deposit Must Include Protest Payments: SC Clarifies MVAT Rule

Income Tax : The Court held that amounts paid under protest before assessment must be considered when calculating the 10% pre-deposit required ...

November 22, 2025 2694 Views 0 comment Print

MVAT on TV channel subscription fees: Tax Officers Must Follow Precedents- HC

Goods and Services Tax : Bombay High Court sets aside tax order against Viacom 18, ruling that tax officers must follow earlier appellate decisions on taxi...

May 7, 2025 909 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Maharashtra Issues Profession Tax Compliance Relaxation Due to Portal Technical Issues

Goods and Services Tax : The State Tax Department allowed taxpayers to pay profession tax using PAN after system migration caused portal access issues. Reg...

March 13, 2026 16875 Views 0 comment Print

Maharashtra Extends Tax Arrears Settlement Deadline to March 2026 for Wider Relief

Goods and Services Tax : The amendment extends the deadline for settling tax arrears from 31 December 2025 to 31 March 2026, giving taxpayers additional ti...

March 10, 2026 1107 Views 0 comment Print

MVAT Act 2025 Amendments: Key Changes & Tax Implications

Corporate Law : Maharashtra amends MVAT Act with retrospective effect from 2005, clarifying tax exemptions, deemed sales, and first charge provisi...

January 27, 2025 2757 Views 0 comment Print

Maharashtra Sales Tax Tribunal Launches Official Website

Goods and Services Tax : Maharashtra Sales Tax Tribunal (MSTT) launches a website for case updates, hearings, and judgments, replacing physical cause lists...

January 24, 2025 2091 Views 0 comment Print

Maharashtra Value Added Tax (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2024

Goods and Services Tax : Explore the 2024 amendments to the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, introducing definitions, retrospective provisions, and recover...

December 18, 2024 1989 Views 0 comment Print


One time amnesty Scheme for pre-GST dues: Forms and how to submit

March 7, 2019 14211 Views 9 comments Print

Under Maharashtra Settlement of Arrears of Tax, Interest, Penalty or Late Fee Ordinance 2019 forms appended hereto to be the Forms for carrying out purposes of the settlement of aforesaid arrears under the Relevant Act, in respect of the period ending on or before the 30th June 2017

Amendments to Maharashtra VAT & PT Act, (Ordinance) 2019

March 6, 2019 4434 Views 0 comment Print

This Ordinance may be called the Maharashtra Tax Laws ( Amendment and Validation) Ordinance, 2019. It amends Amendment To Maharashtra State Tax On Professions, Trades, Callings And Employments Act, 1975

Maharashtra Settlement of Arrears of Tax, Interest, Penalty or Late Fee Ordinance, 2019

March 6, 2019 29496 Views 0 comment Print

AN ORDINANCE to provide for settlement of arrears of tax, interest, penalty or late fee which were levied, payable or imposed, respectively under various Acts administered by the Goods and Services Tax Department and for the matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Maharashtra VAT: Govt withdraws Pending Assessment Proceedings in 118731 cases

March 1, 2019 9942 Views 1 comment Print

For the effective utilization of the available manpower for the disposal of pending work under the Value Added Tax Act, the Central Sales Tax Act and also the work related to Goods and Services Tax, it has become necessary to formulate the criteria for withdrawal of the assessment proceedings where the likely revenue earnings in each such case is as determined with the use of the Business Intelligence Data Warehouse tools or such other electronic data mining tools, is less than the threshold as provided in clause 6 of notification referred at serial number 1.

One Time Payment of Tax Scheme, 2019 (Maharashtra Profession Tax)

February 22, 2019 63813 Views 0 comment Print

Maharashtra Profession Tax- (i) This Scheme shall be called the One Time Payment of Tax Scheme, 2019.(ii) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st April 2018. Government of Maharashtra, hereby makes the following scheme to provide an optional scheme for the payment of tax, in advance, for an enrolled person, under the said Act, as follows, namely :‑

Reg. Exemption from payment of late fee for delayed profession tax payment in Maharashtra

January 14, 2019 4086 Views 0 comment Print

If it is found that the employer has not fulfilled the conditions or has submitted false information to avail the benefit of exemption then, his exemption of late fee shall be revoked and action will be taken against him as per the provisions of law.

Revision in Criteria for Withdrawal of pending MVAT Assessment Proceeding

January 11, 2019 2415 Views 0 comment Print

Amendment to MVAT Notification-Criteria for Withdrawal of pending Assessment Proceeding,-Criteria as decided by Commissioner FINANCE DEPARTMENT Madam Cama Marg, Hutatma Rajguru Chowk Mantralaya, Mumbai 400 032, dated the 11th January 2019 NOTIFICATION MAHARASHTRA VALUE ADDED TAX ACT, 2002. No. VAT-1518/CR 23/Taxation-1.— In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (iii) of section 26B of the […]

Form e-704 MVAT Audit Report for FY 2017-18: Queries & Solutions

January 11, 2019 46677 Views 2 comments Print

In PART – 1 of Audit Report, Form Date and To Date are not entered as complete financial year, i.e. from data should be 01.04.2017 and To date should be 31.03.2018. Dealers who are migrated to GST wef 01.07.2017, has to download the latest template ( after clearing cache, cookies and history) and can enter the applicable VAT period ( viz., April to June 2017) to submit e704.

Change in due date of Maharashtra VAT Audit report in Form 704

January 9, 2019 50682 Views 0 comment Print

Maharashtra Government notifies Change in due date of Maharashtra VAT Audit report in Form 704 to on or before 28th February of the immediate succeeding Financial Year.

Amendment to Notification u/s 41(1) of MVAT Act [Refund to United Nations Organisations]

December 27, 2018 999 Views 0 comment Print

In the Schedule appended to the said notification, in column (3), under the heading, (I) United Nations organizations, In clause (ii ), for the words, within one month of the end of every quarter the words, after the end of every quarter shall be substituted.

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