Return filing process on MAHAGST portal under MVAT and CST Act.


Office of the
Commissioner of Sales Tax,
8th Floor, GST Bhavan,
Mazgaon, Mumbai- 400010.

TRADE CIRCULAR

No. VAT/MMB-2018/2/ADM-08     
Trade Circular No. 12T of 2018

Mumbai Date 28/03/2018

Subject : Return filing process on MAHAGST portal under MVAT and CST Act.

New Template (single annexure) for filing of returns under section 20(4)(b) and (c) for the year 2016-17 and onwards.

Ref. : 1. Trade Circular No 22 T of 2016 Dated 26th August 2016

2. Trade Circular No 07 T of 2018 Dated 17th February 2018

3. Trade Circular No 09 T of 2018 Dated 17th February 2018

BACKGROUND:

> Above referred Trade Circulars were issued by Maharashtra Sales Tax Department explaining the new automation process of filing of returns under Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 and Central Sales Tax Act, 1956.

> Return filing in new automation processes and changes in procedures were explained in Trade Circular 22T of 2016 Dt. 26th August 2016

> The subject matter of Trade Circular 07 T of 2018 Dt.17/02/2018 was the Single revised return for the year 2016­17 and onwards as per section 20(4)(b) and (c) of the MVAT Act.

> The Trade Circular 9 T of 2018 Dt.26/02/2018 was issued to explain the Prior period (up to 31st March 2016) Return filing processes on new portal.

> Henceforth, the returns related to all the periods under Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 and Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 shall get filed on the new portal mahagst.gov.in.

Please refer to the attached file for details

 
Notification No : 12T of 2018



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