India, particularly the trading community, has believed in accepting and adopting loopholes in any system administered by the state or the Centre. If a well-administered system comes in, it will close avenues for traders and businessmen to evade payi
GOODS AND SERVICE TAX: - HOW AND WHY??????- CA SUDHIR HALAKHANDIIn 2006 when the then Finance Minister Mr. P Chidambaram announced the intention of the Government to introduced Goods and Service Tax in India in 2010, the pronouncement was very simple
VALUE ADDITION DURING VAT AUDITMadhukar N Hiregange FCA Many states in India have started asking the professionals ( sometimes Chartered Accountants only) to carry out a VAT audit similar to the Tax audit as envisaged under Income Tax. This is a mov
RECORDS AND ACCOUNTING UNDER DVAT MEANINGVAT is a multi-point tax on value addition which is collected at different stages of sale with a provision for set-off for tax paid at the previous stage/tax paid on inputs.Under the VAT Act there is only one
Ever since 1954, when the tax on value added was introduced in France it has spread to alarge number of countries. This tax was proposed for the first time by Dr. Wilhelm VonSiemens for Germany in 1919 as an improved turnover tax. In 1921, VAT was su
HERE IS VAT SPECIAL FOR CA STUDENTS -WRITTEN TWO YEARS BACK- CA SUDHIR HALAKHANDI VALUE ADDED TAX IN INDIA – A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY - CA SUDHIR HALAKHANDI VAT i.e. the Value added tax is relativ
Back to Back Contract – Case Study Works Contract subject is a maze of complexities. The judgments given by courts contradict in such a manner that the dealer is perplexed. Case: Mr. M is a main contractor. He receives contract from Mr. C (cu
Input Tax Credit Under Gujarat Value Added Tax Act A Comprehensive Note on Input tax Credit under Gujarat Value added Tax ActBy CA. Pradip R Shahe-mail: pradip_shah@vsnl.comINDEX Description
Value Added Tax and Sales Tax: A Comparative Analysis Preamble Value Added Tax (VAT) is a system of indirect taxation which is currently employed by nearly 136 countries across the world. In India, VAT, being a current tax reform, captu
International trade in services has expanded rapidly as a result of globalisation, aided significantly by the revolution in communication technology. This expansion has coincided with the global spread of Value Added Tax (VAT), with some 140 countrie