« VAT (Value Added Tax) » Open DEMAT Account in 24 hrs  Gujarat slashes tax on ATF by 5 per cent  CENVAT Credit can’t be denied If ISD invoices issued for distribution of ITC prior to Registration  1 step forward, 2 steps back. Is GST going the VAT way?  1 step forward, 2 steps back. Is GST going the VAT way?  Pending VAT comes to haunt companies claiming input tax credit  One-time settlement of VAT, excise disputes in the works  Haryana government uploads photos of VAT defaulters  Filing of online return for 4th quarter of 2017-18 extension of period thereof.  No Cenvat credit admissible on outward transportation services from factory to buyer’s premises   Filing of reconciliation return in form 9 for the year 2016-17  Govt may send notice to 162 companies; ask for VAT returns «  Goa may reduce VAT on petroleum products... SC to hear RIL gas row after Centre says it is helpless... » Gujarat govt to simplify VAT registration process November, 04th 2011 Ahmedabad, Nov 3 (PTI) Gujarat government has decided to simplify the VAT (Value Added Tax) registration procedure. The new procedure will come into effect from December 1, said Minister of State for Finance, Saurabh Patel. Under the new procedure, a provisional VAT number will be generated and issued within three days of receiving the application, an official release said. Patel said that Permanent VAT number will be issued after physical verification of the workplace within 60 days of issuing the provisional number. In case the Permanent Number could not be issued within 60 days, the Provisional Number will automatically be converted into Permanent one. The application will be accepted in all districts, however, special centres will be set up in six big cities, namely, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Gandhinagar and Bhavnagar for the registration purpose, the release said. PTI PB PD