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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


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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


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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


Monetary limit for audit under Punjab VAT Act, 2005 raised to one Crore from Fifty lac

September 13, 2013 2575 Views 0 comment Print

1 (1) These rules may be called the Punjab Value Added Tax ( Amendment) Rules, 2013. (2) They shall come into force on and with effect from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2 In the Punjab Value Added Tax Rules, 2005 in rule 41, for the words fifty lacs,the words one crore shall be substituted.

Overview of E-trip and E-ICC under Punjab VAT Act, 2005

September 3, 2013 17345 Views 0 comment Print

What is E-Trip and E-ICC:  E-trip and E-ICC has come into force w.e.f 01-08-2013 in Punjab. E-trip is the reporting of intra-state and E-ICC is the reporting of inter-state transactions meant for trade under section 51 of Punjab VAT Act. 2005 on the virtual information collection centre on the official website of the Excise & Taxation […]

Object & reasons behind Etrip in Punjab

August 20, 2013 829 Views 0 comment Print

Few days back I had written an article namely Etrip in Punjab-an Uncontrolled delegated legislation in which I had raised a point that while giving discretionary power to the Commissioner to specify the goods for the purpose of Etrip certain policy should or guidelines should have been laid down

Claim of entry tax deemed as advance tax under Punjab VAT Act not to be conditional

August 18, 2013 7794 Views 0 comment Print

Introduction: Entry Tax is a tax levied under the Punjab Tax on Entry of Goods into Local Areas Act, 2000. It is levied u/s 3-A of the said Act on a dealer who is bringing the goods into local areas of Punjab.Entry tax can be claimed as input tax credit by a person paying such […]

Validity of processing fee under rule 40-A of Punjab VAT Rules, 2005

August 17, 2013 2179 Views 0 comment Print

Punjab Government levied an annual processing fee of Rs. 800 last year by way of Rule 40-A of Punjab VAT Rules, 2005 on all the taxable persons. Rule 40-A of Punjab VAT Rules, 2005 runs as under:

E-trip in Punjab-an uncontrolled delegated legislation?

August 6, 2013 1312 Views 0 comment Print

The area of trade, commerce and business is at present under a rigourous administrative regulation. Broad powers to regulate trade and commerce have been conferred on administrative authorities through statutes or rules. Legislature sometimes leave a large amount of discretion in the hands of administrative authorities. Legislation conferring powers on the executive sometimes is drafted […]

Confusing law related to Monthly payment of taxes under Punjab VAT Act, 2005

May 5, 2013 1990 Views 0 comment Print

Provisions of section 33 of Punjab VAT Act and Rule 36 makes the law confusing regarding the criteria for determining the periodicity of the payment of taxes by a taxable person.

Amendments towards implementation of E-trip in Punjab

April 10, 2013 1730 Views 0 comment Print

Punjab VAT Act, 2005 has been amended empowering the Excise & Taxation Commissioner, Punjab to implement electronic governance for carrying out various provisions of the Act. This may be a step towards implementation of E-Trip in Punjab. A new Section 3-A under the Punjab VAT Act, 2005 has been inserted which runs as follows:

WCT Rate in Punjab enhanced from 5% to 6%

April 10, 2013 14714 Views 5 comments Print

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 to be deducted from payments made to contractors and sub-contractor, from 5% to 6%. Now after the above amendment rate of WCT will be 6% under Punjab VAT Act, 2005.

Sales made to canteen stores department in Punjab is subject to VAT

April 2, 2013 3175 Views 0 comment Print

Punjab government has issued the notification No. S.O.19/P.A.8/2005/S.8/2013. Dated 15th March 2013 in which sales made to canteen store department are subject to tax at the rate of 6.05% subject to the furnishing of certificate duly signed and stamped by the officer authorized to make such purchase certifying that the goods purchased are meant for […]

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