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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


Dealer cannot be denied benefit due to cancellation of R.C. of other dealer, unless published in official gazette

October 20, 2014 4824 Views 0 comment Print

Punjab & Haryana High Court in an older case namely Arjan Radio House vs Assessing Authority had held that a person’s registration certificate shall be deemed to have been cancelled w.e.f date of publication of the factum of cancellation in the official Gazette as a busy seller cannot be supposed to know whether the registration certificate […]

Registration under MVAT Act, 2002

October 15, 2014 93381 Views 15 comments Print

INTRODUCTION OF MVAT ACT, 2002 ¨The Maharashtra Value Added Tax 2002 (Herein after called as MVAT Act) has replaced the Bombay Sales Tax Act, 1959 on & w. e. f. 1st April 2005 and now the sales tax is collected by the Maharashtra Government under MVAT Act, 2002. Up to 31st March 2005 the sales […]

Practical Approach to Interpretation of Schedule Entries Under MVAT Act

October 15, 2014 5256 Views 0 comment Print

Agenda Provisions related to Schedule, Notifications and DDQ . General contents of Schedules and Important Notifications. Theories of interpretation of Schedule Entries. How to read and interpret Schedule Entry. Provisions regarding Schedule Entry / Notifications

Purchases cannot be bogus for mere listing of supplier as hawala dealer

August 25, 2014 30679 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai has in the case of Shri Rajeev G. Kalathil Vs. DCIT held that Purchases can not be termed as bogus by the AO merely because the supplier was listed as a hawala dealer by the Vat authorities.

Why is Maharashtra States Businessmen’s mood OFF? It’s due to issues of MVAT SETOFF.

August 25, 2014 4751 Views 0 comment Print

Businessmen of Maharashtra State are facing a question, whether they should purchase goods from Maharashtra or not? It seems that due to provisions of MVAT Setoff carrying out business in Maharashtra has become difficult.

Lease Rent Not Liable to Service Tax if Vat Is Charged

August 18, 2014 64631 Views 8 comments Print

A. PERCEPTIVE OF TERMING IT AS SALE Article 366(29A)(c) of Constitution: Such delivery of goods on hire purchase or any system of payment on installment shall be deemed as “Sale of Goods” 2. Power to levy tax on sales is vested to State Governments under Entry 54 of List II and thus VAT has been […]

Recent Amendments In Maharashtra VAT, PT & Luxury Tax

August 12, 2014 91799 Views 0 comment Print

PART 1: AMENDMENTS IN PROFESSION TAX New Rate schedule w.e.f. 01/07/2014 for employers paying salary Monthly Salary Rate Rs. 0 – 7,500 NIL Rs. 7,501-10,000 Rs.175 p.m. Above 10,000 Rs.200 p.m. (Rs.300 for Feb) Section 27(A)(e) substituted: Any person with Intellectual and Development Disabilities (mental retardation) specified in the rules, which is certified by a […]

For MVAT Taxpayers No “Raksha” Only “Bandhan”

August 11, 2014 3140 Views 0 comment Print

Arjuna, Raksha Bandhan means expressing love, strengthening relations between brothers and sisters. Elder should save the younger. But Sales Tax department has done opposite of this. The department instead of saving the dealer who follows the VAT laws brought Bandhan for the year 2011-12.

Amendments to various Acts administered by Sales Tax Department

August 6, 2014 1643 Views 0 comment Print

The amended provision has been informed to Sugar Commissioner. If the Sugar Commissioner informs to Commissioner of Sales Tax that a sugar factory has not paid fair and remunerative price to the farmers, then the exemption availed/granted shall stand withdrawn.

MVAT – Computerized Desk Audit (CDA)

August 6, 2014 35836 Views 0 comment Print

The department has selected the cases for comprehensive assessment for the year 2011/12. The facility of CDA will not be available to these assesses. Assesses, in these cases, will be required to attend before the assessing authority for the complete verification of their books of accounts.

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