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VAT/ CST Newsletter May 2
UPDATE ON VAT/CST LEGISLATION May State Legislation Particulars Effective Date Highlight / Summary Extract 1. Andhra Pradesh APVAT Act, No G OMsNO158 Amendment in ScheduleIV-:Reduction oftax onsubabulfrom14.5%to5% Doc #1 2. Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, No G OMsNO181 May25, Amendment to Schedule I - After entry no 66 new entry 67. Bio-Gas manufactured from Organic Waste Doc #2 3. Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, No G OMsNO182 May25, Amendment in Schedule-I - Addition of 'Sales of e-bid RLNGbyGAIL/GSPCLtotheGasbased Power Plants in Andhra Pradesh State under the proposal for utilization of stranded gas based generation capacity approved by the Government of India' Doc #3 4. Andhra Pradesh APVAT Act, and CST Act, 1956 Circular No 455 May 1, 5. Andhra Pradesh APVAT Act, Circular No 476 May 5, 6. Andhra Pradesh APVAT Act, CST Act 1956 Circular May 5, Check posts-data entry in GIS module- Certain changes made Dealer VAT Registration - Modification of Registration Process e-waybills for inter-state movement of incoming and outgoing goods vehicles- Exemption of mandatory usage of waybills to PSU Oil Companies Doc #4 Doc #5 Doc #6 3
UPDATE ON VAT/CST LEGISLATION May State Legislation Particulars Effective Date Highlight / Summary Extract 7. Assam Assam Entry Tax Act, 2008 FTX.60/2013/21 May12, Exemption to all state government department from payment of Entry Taxonimportofvehicle Doc #7 8. Assam Assam Value Added Tax Act, 2003 No FTX.55//Pt- VI/100 May12, Rate of tax on Tea sold in auction at Guwahati tea auction center or any other tea auction center constituted by the Government Doc #8 9. Assam Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 Circular No 05/ May 15, 2105 Assessment under the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956. Doc #9 10. Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh Value April 28, Amendment in Entryin Column (2) of serial No 16& 49 of Schedule I & No4inScheduleII. Doc #10 11. Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh Value F- 10-23//CT/V (45) April 30, Enhancement in period for completion of assessment Doc #11 12. Dadra & Nagar Haveli Dadra & Nagar Haveli Department ofvalueaddedtax Circular No.DNH/VAT/ CT- MMP/AMDT/Rules/ 2011/896 May1, Dealers are required to file mandatory of DVAT-30/30A/31/31A before online filing DVAT-16(Return) Doc #12 4
UPDATE ON VAT/CST LEGISLATION May 13. Delhi 14. Delhi 15. Delhi 16. Delhi 17. Delhi State Legislation Particulars Effective Date Highlight / Summary Extract No F.7(400)/Policy /VAT/2011/PF/142-155 F.7(420)/VAT/P olicy/2011/pf/209-215 May1, May22, Circular No 05 April 28, Circular No 06 Circular 10/ No State Bank of Patiala located in the Delhi as 'Appropriate Government Treasury' for collection of tax, interest, penalty or any other amount due under the Act or CST, 1956 from the dealers registered or liable to be registered under the Act, casual traders, contracted (TAN holders) and any other person in e-payment mode only, in addition to the already notified banks. extend the last date of filing of online/hard copy of fourth quarter return for the year 2014-15, in Form DVAT-16, DVAT-17 and DVAT-48 along with required annexures/enclosures to 29/05/ Direction regarding mismatch of Annexures 2A/2B April 28, Change in Nodal Officer for Zone-II Extension the last date of filing of online/hard copy oq4 return for the year 2014-15, in Form DVAT-16, DVAT-17 and DVAT-48 along with required annexures /enclosures to 22/05/ Doc #13 Doc #14 Doc #15 Doc #16 Doc #17 5
UPDATE ON VAT/CST LEGISLATION May State Legislation Particulars Effective Date Highlight / Summary Extract 18. Gujarat Gujarat Value Added Tax Act, 2003 (GHN-17) VAR- (36)/TH May18,2105 Gujarat Value Added Tax (Amendment) Rules, - Addition of new Rule 18E - Regarding BIFR incentive Doc #18 19. 20. 21. Haryana Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh 22. Jharkhand 23. Jharkhand 24. Kerala Haryana Value 2003 Himachal Pradesh Value Added Tax Rules, Himachal Pradesh Value Added Tax Rules, Jharkhand Value Jharkhand Value KVAT Act, KGST Act, KTL Act Leg. 4/ EXN-F(10) EXN-F(10)- 17/2014 No S O 44/45/46/47 L.G.-07/- 25/Leg Circular 13/ April 30, May20, May19, Amendment in Section 59 & 60 [Power to amend Schedule& Power to amend Rules] Amendment in Rule 7-returns shall be filed electronically in FORM-I, for returns upto to the financial year 2014-15 and in FORM VAT- XV for returns pertaining to the financial year -16 and thereafter, by way of uploading all requisite information on the web-site of the Excise and Taxation Department Regarding tax exemption under CST Act for new industries Doc #19 Doc #20 Doc #21 Exemption to Central Master Canteen of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Canteen Stores Defense Regimental Units and Central Doc #22 Police Canteen of 106 Rapid Action Force (RAF) Jharkhand Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, - Amendment of Section 2, 18, 57, Doc #23 74&80 Extension in time limit for filing application for compounding and registration renewal for the year -16 Doc #246
UPDATE ON VAT/CST LEGISLATION May State Legislation Particulars Effective Date Highlight / Summary Extract 25. Maharashtra MVAT Act, 2002 &CSTAct,1956 VAT. 1515/ CR 54/Taxation- 1 April 1, Maharashtra Value Added Tax (Amendment) Rules, - Amendment of Rule8&rule58;Form302&316 Doc #25 26. Punjab Punjab Value G.S.R.26/P.A.8//S.70/Amd.(55)/. April 15, 2105 Amendment in Rule 47 of the Punjab Value Doc #26 27. Punjab Punjab Value Public Notice Extension in the last date of e-filing of VAT- 15 for the 4th Quarter of 2014-15 upto 4th May Doc #27 28. Rajasthan Rajasthan Value added Tax Act, 2003 No F.12(177)FD/Tax/06-15] May5, regarding amendment in Schedule II of RVAT Act 2003 - Inclusion of M/sHondaCarsIndiaLtd Doc #28 29. Rajasthan Rajasthan Value added Tax Act, 2003 No [ F.12(177)FD/Tax/06-16] May5, Exemption from VAT on the sale of goods made by the registered dealer to M/s Honda Cars India Ltd. to the extent the rate oftaxexceeds4% Doc #29 30. Rajasthan Rajasthan Value added Tax Act, 2003 F.16(463)PT1/VAT/Tax /CCT/2013/5693 June1, Class of dealers to generate Form VAT-47A or the identification number through the official website of the Department Doc #30 31. Rajasthan Rajasthan Value added Tax Act, 2003 F.16(463)PT1/VAT/Tax /CCT/2013/5695 June1, Class of dealers to generate Form VAT-49A or the identification number through the official website of the Department Doc #31 7
UPDATE ON VAT/CST LEGISLATION May State Legislation Particulars Effective Date Highlight / Summary Extract 32. Sikkim Sikkim Sales Tax Act, 1983 No116 Decembe r17,2011 Rate of tax @ one Paisa per rupee on sale of liquor, beer and all other alcoholic drinks by the CSD and Unit Run Canteens of Defense Establishments Doc #32 33. TamilNadu Tamilnadu Value 2006 G.O.Ms. No 50 April 10, Amendment to sub-rule (1) of rule 16-A : expression "from the end of the year", the expression "from the end of the financial year" shall be substituted Doc #33 34. Telangana 35. Uttarakhand 36. Uttarakhand Telangana State Value Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 Uttarakhand Value G.O.Ms. No 50 No383 No 413/ May 6, May 2, May 8, Amendment to Schedule IV - Auto Components sold to Automobile Manufacturing Units located in the State entry added after entry 235. Continuation of exemption to IT Industry and addition of"mobilehandsets"inthelistofitgoods Amendment in Schedule III - Regarding spirits and spirituous liquors of all kinds and Country liquors Doc #34 Doc #35 Doc #36 37. West Bengal West Bengal Value 2003 665-F.T May 2, ChangeinrateoftaxonCigarettes Doc #37 38. West Bengal 39. West Bengal Govt. of West Bengal Directorate of Commercial Taxes West Bengal Value 2003 TRADE CIRCULAR NO. 08/ Public Order April 1, April 30, 2105 Introduction of Automatic Allotment of Yearly Waybill Quota Due date for submission of return in Form 14, Form 14D and Form 15 for the quarter ended 30.09.2014 was extended to 30.11.2014, as such revised return thereof can be submitted up to 31.05. Doc #38 Doc #39 40. West Bengal West Bengal Value 2003 Order April 29, Extension of last date of Return submission for Q.E./Y.E. 31.03. Doc #40 8
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