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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 924 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 7017 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 14229 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 26016 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 75183 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 1566 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 4725 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 13805 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 1796 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 622 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


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 651 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 1779 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 615 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 1812 Views 0 comment Print

OVAT Act- No reopening prior to 01.10.2015 if No acceptance of return filed as ‘self-assessment’

Income Tax : Keshab Automobiles Vs State of Odisha (Orissa High Court) A comparison of the language used in the amended Section 43 (1) of the O...

December 12, 2021 1665 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 1116 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 10464 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 7581 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 7488 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 17469 Views 0 comment Print


No penalty u/s Sec. 51 of PVAT for non-generation of E-ICC information

March 17, 2017 870 Views 0 comment Print

In the present case the goods were detained by the officers of Mobile Wing Fazilka and penalty was imposed for non generation of e-ICC. The appellant in the appeal contended that the server of the department was non functioning properly and in the given circumstances the appellant was left with no alternative then to send the goods without generation of e-ICC.

Sales Tax applicanbility on under construction flats at the time of Booking

January 25, 2017 1653 Views 0 comment Print

Whether sales tax attracted merely because the flats were booked by prospective buyers while the same were under construction? Whether K. Raheja and Larsen & Toubro & Ors. judgments universally applicable without regard to the facts and circumstances of the case?

No entry tax on sugar in Punjab till date

May 18, 2016 2359 Views 0 comment Print

There has been a lot of confusion off late about the levy of entry tax on import of sugar from outside the State of Punjab. The Excise and Taxation Department has been recovering entry tax on sugar imported from outside the state of Punjab. The new entry tax law legislated by Punjab Government I.e. Punjab […]

No local VAT on goods purchased inter-state or in the course of import in works contracts-SC

May 3, 2016 10303 Views 0 comment Print

The Hon’ble Supreme Court delivering very important judgment with regard to taxability of inter-state works contract. In the case of Commissioner, Delhi VAT vs ABB Ltd., it has been held that in case the goods are purchased from other States or are imported from outside the country

Taxation of Yarn & Building Material in Punjab wef 01.04.2016

April 2, 2016 10492 Views 1 comment Print

Taxation of yarn and building material has been changed by Excise and Taxation department by introducing Notifications dated 31-03-2016 wef 01-04-2016. In this write up an attempt has been made to analyse the law with this advent of Excise and Taxation department.

Assessment time cannot be extended if it already becomes time barred: SC

March 8, 2016 3745 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court, in State of Punjab Vs. M/s. Shreyans Indus Ltd., has held that power of the Sales Tax Commissioner to extend the time to pass an order on assessment is to be exercised before the normal period of assessment expires.

Taxation of Builder and Developer in Rajasthan- Part -1

February 20, 2016 5061 Views 5 comments Print

The article is an attempt to provide a detailed overview on the subject but there is a requirement to amend the law to provide clarification about certain key issues and unless otherwise provided in the law, it would only result in litigations and demands being created against the assessee. The law should be clear and unambiguous about the rights of the assessee and how it seeks to levy tax on the goods incorporated.

Services by Excise and Taxation Department brought under Punjab Right to Service Act, 2011

January 15, 2016 1568 Views 0 comment Print

The Government of Punjab has notified the additional services, stipulated time limit, designated officers, first appellate authorities and second appellate authorities for the purpose of Section 3 of the Punjab Right To Service Act, 2011. This new notification has also brought many services provided by Excise and Taxation department Punjab such as registration, cancellation, issuance of refund/penalty/assessment orders etc, under the ambit of Right to Service Act, 2011.

Mere bonafide mistake in calculating reversal of ITC does not attract penalty-Punjab VAT Tribunal

November 17, 2015 1595 Views 0 comment Print

In one of my cases namely M/s Shree Ganesh Roller Flour Mills Vs. The State of Punjab. Appeal No. 38 of 2015 decided on 10.09.2015 it has been decided by Punjab VAT Tribunal that mere bonafide mistake in calculating reversal of ITC does not attract penalty. The matter remanded back to DETC(A) for passing a […]

Documents required for luxury tax registration in Punjab

October 5, 2015 1678 Views 0 comment Print

To apply for new ‘Luxury Tax registration’ in the state of Punjab the below documents are needed to submit in concerned district office front window by the dealer who is applying for new Luxury Tax Registration:- 1.  If applying under Constitution of Business ‘A body incorporated under the Indian company act) the following documents will be […]