Government of Punjab
Excise & Taxation Department, Punjab

Public Notice

               
   ATTENTION:  Dealers /Lawyers/Chartered Accountants

E-FILING OF RETURNS

Due date - 30.01.2010

       Quarterly returns for the Third quarter of 2009-10 are due by 20th / 30th January, 2010. To save the time and harassment of stakeholders, the Department has provided the facility for filing of returns electronically by amending the Punjab VAT Rules, 2005 w.e.f. 29th May, 2008 following persons registered under Punjab VAT Act, 2005 to file returns electronically :

1. persons claiming refund under the Act ;
2. Those persons who are conducting or/and have conducted inter-state sales, inter-state purchases during any of the previous years under VAT regime ;
3. Persons making exports out of the territory of india during any of the previous year under VAT regime ;
4. Those persons who have received the registration certificate after 31.3.2009 :
5. Those persons whose turnover during any of the previous year was Rs. Five crore or above

They are required to file their return(s) electronically compulsorily w.e.f.  the quarter ending 30th December, 2009 onwards. Other persons registered for VAT have the option to file their returns electronically.
  All the taxable persons are directed to get their passwords immediately from the AETC, District incharge where they are registered. The AETCs while granting Registration Certificate from now onwards will generate the password and hand over the same to the taxable person, alongwith the copy of Registration Certificate.
      The tax due must be paid in time as per law. For further details visit Department’s website www.pextax.com or helpline numbers :     99150-10016, 98101-92788 or AETC of the district concerned.

A.Venu Prasad,IAS,