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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 8085 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 16872 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 1983 Views 0 comment Print


MVAT Return to be filed on new portal even for period prior to 1st April 2016

February 26, 2018 39207 Views 8 comments Print

The dealers file their returns under the MVAT Act 2002 and the CST Act, 1956 for the periods from 1st April 2016 on the new web portal of the Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax Department (MGSTD) viz., www.mahagst.gov.in.

MVAT Audit Acknowledgement submission date extended to 26.02.2018

February 23, 2018 2208 Views 0 comment Print

Due to public holidays on 24th and 25th February 2018, last date for submission of physical copy of acknowledgment of Form e-704 is extended by one day i.e. up to 26.02.2018. Source- https://mahagst.gov.in/en/due-public-holidays-24th-and-25th-february-2018-last-date-submission-physical-copy-acknowledgment

Criteria for Selection of cases for Assessment under MVAT Act, 2002

February 23, 2018 4947 Views 0 comment Print

The criteria for Selection (on the basis of probable revenue earning) of the cases for Assessment Scheme-2018- This Scheme may be called the Maharashtra Criteria for Selection (on the basis of probable revenue earnings) of the cases for Assessment Scheme, 2018.

Manual filing & processing of GST refund of inverted tax structure & deemed exports

February 21, 2018 15558 Views 0 comment Print

As explained earlier, due to the non-availability of the refund module on the common portal, it has been decided, on the recommendations of the Council, that the applications /documents /forms pertaining to refund claims on account of inverted tax structure and deemed exports shall be filed and processed manually till further orders.

Single revised return for year 2016-17 onwards under MVAT Act

February 17, 2018 73251 Views 6 comments Print

The new single revised return filing process envisages preparation of invoice-wise sales and purchase annexure. For this dealer is required to visit to MGSTD Web-site and download the return template form. The new process of filing of single revised returns for the periods starting from Apr 2016 is being explained in the latter part of this Trade Circular.

Procedure to obtain CST declarations for period starting from 01/04/2016

February 14, 2018 27576 Views 1 comment Print

he dealers registered under the CST Act, 1956, on or after 25.05.2016 can apply for eCST declarations for the periods starting from 01.04.2016 on the SAP System available on the web Portal mahagst.gov.in. The process of raising, downloading and cancelling CST declarations has been explained in Trade Circular No 8T of 2017.

Modification to Circular No. 37T of 2017 dated 24th August 2017

February 9, 2018 7920 Views 0 comment Print

VAT registration of the dealers not selling the goods mentioned above are deemed to be cancelled from 30 June 2017, it has become necessary to allow the dealers to remain registered under the MVAT/ CST Act if they sell the above mentioned goods

Postponement of introduction of E-way bill under GST in Maharashtra

February 5, 2018 2184 Views 0 comment Print

Government of Maharashtra hereby rescinds, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such rescission, the notification of the Maharashtra Government, Finance Department No. MGST1018/C. R.-04/Taxation-1 [Notification No. 74/2017 –(State Tax)] dated the 29th December, 2017

SAP based e-CST module on MAHAGST portal for dealers registered before 25.05.2016

February 1, 2018 3264 Views 0 comment Print

The date on which the utility of obtaining the e-CST declarations shall start on MAHAGST portal will be notified soon through a Trade Circular. In the meantime, the nodal officers with whom the e-CST applications of the dealers registered prior to 25/05/2016, for periods up to 30 /06/2017 are pending have been instructed to dispose off the pending application expeditiously.

MGST Notification No. 09/2018-ST(R)- Amendment to Notification No. 45/2017-SGST (Rate)

January 25, 2018 1632 Views 0 comment Print

Government of Maharashtra makes the following amendments in Notification No. 45/2017- State Tax (Rate)], dated the 14th November, 2017, published in the Maharashtra Government Gazette, Extra-ordinary, Part IV-B, No. 374, dated the 14th November, 2017, namely :—

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