Saturday, 31 January 2015

Excise & Taxation department issued the instructions on the issue of exemption from payment of advance tax vide Memo No VAT-1/1042-44 dated 31.12.2014 and the judgement delivered in the case of  Ayappa Infra Projects Pvt. Ltd., Jalandhar

HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

Civil Writ Petition No.19835 of 2014

Date of Order: 12.12.2014

Ayappa Infra Projects Pvt. Ltd., Jalandhar

Versus

The State of Punjab and others

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIVE BHALLA

 HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.S.WALIA

RAJIVE BHALLA, J (Oral)
The petitioner primarily contends that a person whose TDS is being deducted, cannot be called upon to pay advance tax in lieu of liability with respect to VAT.

Counsel for the State of Punjab submits on instructions that the Government is in the process of clarifying that a person whose TDS is being deducted cannot be called upon to pay advance tax in lieu of liability with respect to VAT.



Reduction of the rate of tax on Cranes and earth moving equipment to 5.50 percent w.e.f. 20.01.2015



E-TRIP ABOLISHED :-

OFFICE OF EXCISE & TAXATION COMMISSIONER PUNJAB PATIALA
ORDER
                        In continuation of my order dated 17th July, 2013 and order dated       2nd September, 2014, under Rule 2(hh) for the purposes of Rule 64A of Punjab Value Added Tax Rules 2005, read with section 3 A of the PVAT Act, I hereby exempt the following items from the list of specified goods:
a.            Iron and Steel
b.            Yarn
c.            Sarson
d.            Cotton
e.            Vegetable Oils
f.             Paper Board

Dated:  31st, January, 2015                                                                        Anurag Verma
Excise & Taxation Commissioner,
Punjab.


Friday, 3 October 2014

Notification regarding rates on diesels, Cigarette and cigars & Cold drinks



GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB
DEPARTMENT OF EXCISE AND TAXATION
(EXCISE AND TAXATION-I BRANCH)

NOTIFICATION
  1st October, 2014

No. S.O. 163/ P.A.8/2005/S.8/2014.- Whereas the State Government is satisfied that circumstances exist, which render it necessary to take immediate action in public interest;
            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 amendment in Schedule “E”, appended  to said Act, with immediate effect by dispensing with the condition of previous notice, namely :-
AMENDMENT
In the said Schedule,-
(i)            for serial number 1 and entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries relating thereto, shall be substituted, namely:-
"(1) Diesel other than premium diesel                       9.75 per cent";
(ii)          in serial number 15,-
(a)  for item 3, the following item and entries relating thereto, shall be substituted, namely:
" 3 Cold Drinks, aerated drinks and soda      27.5 per cent";
and
(b)  for item 25, the following item and entries relating thereto, shall be substituted, namely:-
"25 Cigarette and Cigar                                    30 per cent".
           
               D.P. REDDY,
                 Financial Commissioner Taxation and
                                                                                            Secretary to Government of Punjab  
                                                                                            Department of Excise and Taxation.


   

Thursday, 18 September 2014

E- Trip & E-ICC Mandatory on Paper Board

E- Trip & E-ICC Mandatory on Paper Board Sold By Manufacturers
Office of the Excise & Taxation Commissioner. Punjab
ORDER
In exercise of powers conferred upon me under Punjab VAT Act and Rules, 2005, I specify the following commodities under Rule 2(hh) for the purposes of Rule 64-A:- 

Sr. No.
Name of the Specified Goods
1.
Paper Board sold by manufacturers in the State of Punjab

2. Further, under Rule 64-A(3), I notify the maximum transition time for delivery of goods from one destination to another :-
For distance up to 100 Kms
6 Hours
For distance up to 200 Kms
10 Hours
For distance above 200 Kms
14 Hours






Chandigarh, dated,                                                                              Anurag Verma

the 2nd September,2014                                            Excise & Taxation Commissioner,

                                                                                                               Punjab

No.: P.A.E.T.C.898-A dt. 04.09.2014



Office of the Excise & Taxation Commissioner. Puniab
ORDER
In exercise of powers conferred upon me under Punjab VAT Act and Rules, 2005, I specify the following commodities under Rule 2(hh) for the purposes of Rule 64-B:- 

Sr. No.
Name of the Specified Goods
1.
Paper Board sold by manufacturers located in the State of Punjab

2. Further, under Rule 64-B(3), I notify the maximum transition time for delivery of goods from one destination to another :-
For distance up to 100 Kms
6 Hours
For distance up to 200 Kms
10 Hours
For distance above 200 Kms
14 Hours




Chandigarh, dated,                                                                              Anurag Verma

the 2nd September,2014                                            Excise & Taxation Commissioner,

                                                                                                               Punjab


No.: P.A.E.T.C.898 dt. 04.09.2014

Monthly return in form VAT-16 under the Punjab VAT Act has been made online

Monthly return in form VAT-16 under the Punjab VAT Act has been made online

Government of Punjab
Department of Excise & Taxation

Public Notice

Kind Attention: Dealers/Chartered Accountants/Lawyers/Other Stakeholders
Subject:-        Online filing of VAT-16.

                   We are pleased to announce that filing of monthly return in form VAT-16 has been made online. So, dealers will not have to visit our offices to submit VAT-16 in physical form. The monthly return for the month of August, 2014 and thereafter can be filed online through the form available on the website of the Department.

Excise and Taxation Commissioner, Punjab