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Indian Penal Code Provisions cannot be invoked for offence under Punjab VAT

Goods and Services Tax : Tax evasion attempt is punishable under Indian Penal Code. Learn how Deepak Kumar v. State of Punjab proved that Indian Penal Code...

December 28, 2022 1353 Views 0 comment Print

Step to apply for Registration under Punjab Profession Tax

Goods and Services Tax : User Manual For Registration of Profession Tax Steps to navigate through Single Window Portal to apply for Registration under Prof...

March 10, 2021 8475 Views 0 comment Print

One Time Settlement Scheme under Punjab VAT Act & CST Act

Goods and Services Tax : With the advent of GST and dawn of old indirect tax regime in the form of  VAT, service tax and central excise etc, the State and...

January 25, 2021 15459 Views 4 comments Print

Punjab Development Tax Registration Rules, Punjab Professional Tax Registration Rules And Forms

Goods and Services Tax : Punjab State Development Tax Rules, 2018 Background: On 16th April 2018 Governor of Punjab gave assent to new act called THE PUNJA...

October 1, 2018 27630 Views 5 comments Print

GST Transition- Input Tax Credit of Excise Duty to VAT Dealers

Goods and Services Tax : The First step towards the transaction of GST will be the carry forwarding of the Inputs held in stock on the appointed day and it...

May 3, 2017 76578 Views 12 comments Print


Latest News


Request to implement OTS in Punjab VAT Assessment cases of small taxpayers

Goods and Services Tax : Request to implement One Time Settlement (OTS) in VAT Assessment cases of small taxpayers from Punjab i.e. below annual turnover O...

November 19, 2020 1917 Views 0 comment Print

Punjab VAT Annual Return due date extended to 8th December 2017

Goods and Services Tax : Extension of Due date of filing of Punjab VAT Annual return VAT-20 for year 2016-17 from 30th November 2017 to 08th December 2017...

November 30, 2017 5913 Views 0 comment Print

WCT Rate in Punjab enhanced from 5% to 6%

Goods and Services Tax : Advocate Amit Bajaj Section 27 of the Punjab VAT Act, 2005 has been amended to enhance the rate of Works Contract Tax i.e   tax t...

April 10, 2013 14714 Views 5 comments Print

Punjab VAT- proposing to amend forms VAT-1, VAT-4, VAT-15, VAT-18, VAT-19, VAT-23, VAT-24 and VAT 56 and to introduce forms VAT 61 and VAT 62

Goods and Services Tax : Punjab VAT has notified all Tax Payers, VAT consultants, CA’s and all other stake holders that Department of Excise and Taxation...

May 22, 2012 2015 Views 0 comment Print

Uploading of Information relating to some intra state transactions made compulsory w.e.f. 1-6-2011 in Punjab

Goods and Services Tax : At present, the information regarding goods being brought into and moving out of the state of Punjab (Inter-state transactions) is...

May 8, 2011 922 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Rule 21(8) of Punjab VAT Rules cannot apply retrospectively: SC

Goods and Services Tax : Supreme Court upholds P&H HC ruling: Rule 21(8) of Punjab VAT Rules cannot apply retrospectively. ITC rights are protected before ...

February 18, 2025 888 Views 0 comment Print

HC Empowered to Ease Assessee’s Pre-Deposit Amid Financial Hardship

Goods and Services Tax : Explore the Shiva TexFabs Ltd. vs. State of Punjab case. Learn how Punjab & Haryana High Court reduced pre-deposit under VAT Act d...

December 13, 2023 1767 Views 0 comment Print

Punjab VAT Act doesn’t provide registration of FIR hence IPC provisions not invocable

Goods and Services Tax : Punjab and Haryana High Court held that if a special provision has been made qua a particular subject (here Value Added Tax), the ...

December 5, 2022 2322 Views 0 comment Print

PVAT: HC deletes penalty imposed for carrying Invoice in Mobile instead of Hard Copy

Goods and Services Tax : Rakesh Jewellers Vs State of Punjab (VAT Appellate Tribunal, Punjab) Brief facts relevant for the decision of the present appeal a...

May 5, 2022 897 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal allows adjustment of pre-deposit u/s 62(5) of PVAT Act 2005

Goods and Services Tax : Sunyana Sales Corporation Vs State of Punjab (Punjab VAT Tribunal) The Hon’ble Punjab VAT Tribunal allows adjustment of pre-...

February 12, 2022 2838 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Punjab One Time Settlement (Amendment) Scheme for Recovery of Outstanding Dues, 2024

Goods and Services Tax : Government of Punjab introduces amendments to the One Time Settlement Scheme for Recovery of Outstanding Dues 2023, enhancing tran...

March 10, 2024 7857 Views 0 comment Print

Punjab One Time Settlement of Outstanding Dues (Second) Scheme, 2021

Corporate Law : (1) This scheme may be called the Punjab One Time Settlement of Outstanding Dues (Second) Scheme, 2021. (2) It extends to the w...

December 17, 2021 11274 Views 0 comment Print

Clarification on Rajasthan Amnesty Scheme-2021

Goods and Services Tax : Outstanding demands or disputed amounts which pertain to regular assessment and its escaped  assessment,   if any, and are   ...

March 19, 2021 7941 Views 1 comment Print

Punjab State Development Tax (Amendment) Rules, 2021

Corporate Law : Here is the summary of the latest amendment made under Punjab State Development Tax (Amendment) Rules, 2021 (PSDT) NOTIFICATION No...

February 26, 2021 8445 Views 0 comment Print

Punjab One Time Settlement of Outstanding Dues, 2021

Goods and Services Tax : (1) This scheme may be called the Punjab One Time Settlement of Outstanding Dues, 2021. (2) It extends to the whole of the Stat...

January 18, 2021 18315 Views 0 comment Print


Deployment of ATM machines for banks is not transfer of right to use goods

November 15, 2013 4089 Views 0 comment Print

The penalty in this case has been levied and further upheld by the lower appellate authority on the ground that providing ATM machine to bank after bringing them from outside the State of Punjab, is a transfer of right to use goods and is covered by the definition of sale as per Section 2 (zf) (iv) of the Punjab Value Added Tax Act, 2005

Validity of Revision of Processing Fee under Punjab Vat Rules, 2005

October 7, 2013 1242 Views 0 comment Print

Governments may charge certain fee such as user fee, toll tax or other types of assessments in exchange of particular goods, services, or use of property. These are generally not considered taxes, as long as they are levied as payment for a direct benefit to the individual paying.

Punjab Govt withdraws Entry tax & Imposes Advance tax

October 6, 2013 8054 Views 0 comment Print

Punjab Government has withdrawn the Entry tax under the Punjab Tax on Entry of Goods into Local areas Act, 2000, which was under judicial scrutiny and was cause of continous litigation between the Government and the VAT dealers across the State.

Punjab VAT – Goods Under Advance VAT

October 6, 2013 2012 Views 0 comment Print

Punjab Government has notified goods u/s 6(7) of the Punjab VAT Act, 2005 on which Advance VAT will be recovered. Section 6(8) of the Punjab VAT Act, 2005 earlier considered Entry Tax as deemed advance VAT.

Punjab VAT – Procedure for Payment of Advance Tax

October 4, 2013 6667 Views 0 comment Print

Just like the dealers used to do in the case of Entry Tax, they will be able to deposit the Advance Tax at the ICCs. For this an entry will be made in the computer system at the ICC. In addition to above, the dealers will be able to deposit the Advance Tax in the office of AETC as well as through internet banking.

Revision of Processing Fee under Punjab Value Added Tax Act, 2005

September 20, 2013 2576 Views 0 comment Print

Punjab Excise & Taxation Department has revised the amount of processing fee leviable under rule 40-A of the Punjab VAT Rules, 2005. The detail of the same is as under :- “Rule 40-A. Annual processing fee.- Every taxable person, shall pay annual processing fee, as specified in the Table given below, in the month of […]

Extension of time limit for assessment by a public notice on the website is not valid

September 20, 2013 2852 Views 0 comment Print

Punjab VAT Tribunal in Olam Agro India Limited vs State of Punjab (2013) 21 STM 128 has held that extension of time limit u/s 29 of Punjab VAT Act, 2005 from 3 years to 6 years, for making assessment of a person, by giving a public notice on the website of the department, is not […]

Processing fee amount revised under Punjab VAT Rules, 2005

September 17, 2013 10664 Views 0 comment Print

Punjab Government has revised the amount of processing fee leviable under rule 40-A of the Punjab VAT Rules, 2005. Rule 40-A earlier envisages payment of  annual processing fee of Rs. 800/- by every taxable person under the Punjab VAT Act, 2005. Now the different amount of processing fee have been defined for different persons based […]

Punjab VAT : Clarifications on e-Trip and e-ICC

September 16, 2013 1797 Views 0 comment Print

The Commissioner Excise and Taxation Punjab has issued a clarification that Goods and Materials obtained from cutting of old ships and boats as well as the heavy melting scrap are covered under the entry iron and steel for the purposes of E-trip.

Plywood exempted from E-trip under Punjab VAT act, 2005

September 16, 2013 1231 Views 0 comment Print

As the news has been coming that a lump sum tax scheme under Punjab VAT Act, 2005 for plywood industries will be soon notified, the plywood therefore has been exempted from the list of specified goods for the purpose of e-trip.

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