Partner @ Mayur Thakkar & Co.
3146 Points
Joined August 2012
Aparna,
First of all, you need to obtain service tax number only if you are providing services and your Receipt exceeds Rs. 900,000.
If you are in the business of trading i.e. purchase and sale of product, you better obtain VAT number once your turn over (either purchase or sale) exceeds the basic limit of your state. e.g. in Gujarat We have a limit of Rs. 500000. So you have to obtain VAT number once either your purchase or sales exceeds Rs. 500000.