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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 948 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 7062 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 14256 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 26022 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 75198 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 1572 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 4749 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 13823 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 1802 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 625 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 657 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 1788 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 624 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 1830 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 1671 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 1479 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 10488 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 7587 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 7503 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 17484 Views 0 comment Print


‘Sale in Transit’ an Apparatus of Harassment

June 29, 2015 6201 Views 0 comment Print

‘Sale in transit’ (subsequent sale) under Section 6(2) of Central Sales Tax (CST) Act 1956 has become ‘an apparatus of harassment’ for the suppliers of the goods (manufactures or dealers). The State Revenue Assessing Officers are enjoying this tool by imposing taxes and penalties by treating it as ‘pre-determined’ sale under Section 3(a) instead of 3(b) of Central Sale Tax Act, 1956; even the suppliers (manufactures or dealers) produce relevant documents and declarations, prescribed in this Act for such transactions.

New entry tax law-The Punjab Development of Trade, Commerce and Industries Ordinance, 2015

May 28, 2015 1519 Views 0 comment Print

The Punjab Government has introduced a new entry tax law by the name The Punjab Development of Trade, Commerce and Industries Ordinance, 2015. This ordinance is promuglated w.e.f 05.05.2015. Vide this ordinance the Punjab Government has got power to levy entry tax on any items with a new beginning as earlier entry tax Act i.e. […]

Download All India VAT Ready Reckoner

May 18, 2015 52306 Views 39 comments Print

Please find attached All India VAT Ready Reckoner. It contains the 30 states (including union territory). I believe you will find the same very useful. It may be noted that VAT Act and Rules keeps changing from time to time through notification, circulars, finance act of the state etc. Though utmost care has been taken to reflect most updated data, however users are requested to confirm the above data with relevant VAT act and rules of the state before acting upon the same.

Constitutional Validity of exercise of power of DETC (Appeals) by DETC (Admin)

May 14, 2015 2186 Views 0 comment Print

It is settled law that no one should be a judge in his own cause. When an authority is working as a watchdog of the revenue, there were always chances that the interest of revenue will be favoured while making any decision by such authority and the result would always be biased in favour of the revenue. Hence the DETCs(Admin) would not be able to do justice to the appellants.

Punjab VAT-No assessment or provisional assessment without prior approval of ETC

May 6, 2015 1209 Views 0 comment Print

Punjab Government has suitably amended Rule 47 of the Punjab VAT Rules, 2005 whereby no assessment or provisional assessment now can be framed without the prior approval of the Excise and Taxation Commissioner, Punjab.

Whether collection of cheques during Inspection by Enforcement Authorities (CT) is legal?

April 14, 2015 2484 Views 1 comment Print

In Commercial Taxes Department, the Assessment Wing and Enforcement Wing function under the control of the Commissioner of Commercial Taxes. According to the administrative policy of the Tamilnadu State Government, Commercial Taxes Check posts are static locations where inter-State movement of vehicles are monitored

Punjab VAT-Rate of tax on iron and steel enhanced to 3.5%

March 11, 2015 19529 Views 0 comment Print

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 8 of the Punjab Value Added Tax Act, 2005, (Punjab Act No. 8 of 2005), and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Governor of Punjab is pleased to make the following

Punjab VAT-Rate of Advance tax on iron and steel enhanced to 3.5%

March 11, 2015 1847 Views 0 comment Print

(i) Iron and Steel (including its scrap) 3.5 percent and Iron and Steel goods, specified in clause (iv) of section 14 of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956, except Wheels, Tyres, Axles, Wheel Sets and Non-Cenvat paid Iron and Steel Scrap.

Exemption from Payment of advance VAT to works contractors

January 22, 2015 1774 Views 0 comment Print

Instruction on Exemption from payment of advance VAT to works contractors in Punjab The Excise and Taxation Commissioner, Punjab has issued instructions to grant advance VAT exemption to the works contractors whose TDS u/s 27 of Punjab VAT Act, 2005 is being deducted. It is worth mentioning here that this instruction has come after the […]

Whether Official Liquidator can be called as Dealer & assessed to Sales tax?

January 17, 2015 2495 Views 0 comment Print

Since the conduct of an auctioned sale involved transfer of goods, it falls within the wide ambit of section 2(viii)(f) of the Kerala General Sales Tax Act, 1963. Therefore, it can be concluded that the liability to pay sales tax, in the present case, would be on the Official Liquidator in the same manner as the dealer, that is, the Company in liquidation.

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