One of our client has CST & vat no. but has no OMS(Inter state sale) so he has not filed cst returns for 2012-13.So will it attract penalty for not filing cst returns? till date he has not received any notice from salestax for previous yrs even though he had not filed cst returns in those previous yrs.
11 May 2013
In many states like Karnataka VAT returns include information on interste purchases and sales. If your dealer has declared nil CST turnover in those returns,then a separate CST return is not required.Check up with your state return forms. Even otherwise, do not bother about the nil CST returns of past periods. Hereafter,maintain regular filing of returns,even if it is nil.....mjk