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At present, the tax, which is levied on inter state sale of goods, is at 2%. It was scheduled to be reduced by another 1%, starting April 1, 2009. At the time, the rate cut was postponed on account of the general elections and the Election Commission’s code of conduct. Recently, the empowered committee of state finance ministers wrote to the Union finance ministry recommending that the tax should be completely withdrawn when GST kicks in, as there is massive evasion of VAT (which goes to the states’ coffers).
As the banks shall not be accepting returns or the corresponding tax payments from such dealers and as they shall not be able to get themselves registered for e-services, their physical returns shall be accepted by the Sales Tax Department.
23. After careful consideration of the above circular it is clear that the contract for the sale of goods will not be covered within the ambit of sec. 194 C. In the present case we find that the assessee placed orders with the manufacturers for manufacturing of the medicines strictly according to its specifications but the property in such goods passed to the assessee only after these were delivered to him
In order to file electronic returns, the dealers are required to enroll themselves for the e services offered by the Department. It is noticed that some of the dealers have approached sales tax department with their difficulties regarding e enrollment or e filing of returns. The difficulties encountered by these dealers have been given due consideration.
This circular cannot be made use of for legal interpretation of provisions of law. If any member of the trade has any doubt, he may refer the matter to this office for clarification.
Background The Mumbai Tribunal has recently held in the case of Schenectady Specialities Asia Pvt. Ltd. that the difference between the sales tax collected but not deposited by the assessee with the Government under a sales tax deferral scheme, and the amount settled by the assessee under the premature payment option, is to be treated […]
The Tamil Nadu government cannot claim precedence over properties of a sales tax defaulter who has secured bank finance unless the Sales Tax Act had a specific Provision creating first charge (first call on Property) in favour of the government, the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court ruled on Monday. Justice Chitra Venkataraman, allowing a writ petition by the Tamil Nadu Mercantile Bank
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the telecom majors Bharti Airtel and Hathway and Datacom Pvt Ltd to move appropriate authority to decide whether transactions related to providing broadband services to subscribers can be treated as “sale of light energy” for levying sales tax. A bench headed by Justice Mr S H Kapadia while setting aside the Karnataka High Court order asked the companies
B.V.V. Paper Industries Ltd. vs. Commercial Tax Officer [(2008) 145 Comp. Cas 815 (Mad]) The Petitioner Company became side and a reference was filed before the Board for Industrial & Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) u/s. 15(1) of Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 (SICA) for declaring the company a sick company and also for effecting […]
The Department of Sales Tax has issued 1 lakh notices to traders in the last two months for tax evasion. It has also filed 431 FIRs against them for not filing returns. Raids, surveys and business audits have been further intensified. Sources said that hundred of crores of bogus bills and hawala transactions have been unearthed by the department while spreading its dragnet for tax evaders.
