A value added tax (VAT) is a form of consumption tax. From the perspective of the buyer, it is a tax on the purchase price. From that of the seller, it is a tax only on the value added to a product, material, or service, from an accounting point of view, by this stage of its manufacture or distribution. The manufacturer remits to the government the difference between these two amounts, and retains the rest for themselves to offset the taxes they had previously paid on the inputs.
The value added to a product by a business is the sale price charged to its customer, minus the cost of materials and other taxable inputs. A VAT is like a sales tax in that ultimately only the end consumer is taxed. It differs from the sales tax in that, with the latter, the tax is collected and remitted to the government only once, at the point of purchase by the end consumer. With the VAT, collections, remittances to the government, and credits for taxes already paid occur each time a business in the supply chain purchases products.
Value Added Tax Services/ Sales Tax Services
We have with us extensive experience in successfully handling the service requirements of handling consultancy services for Value Added Tax. It is a form of indirect Tax and is in nature of multipoint sales tax that needs to be paid to state in form of VAT. It is levied under Central and State VAT legislation and depends on movement of goods in pursuance of sale transaction. If transactions involve movement of goods from one state to another, this tax is levied under Central Sales Tax Act (CSTA), 1956.
Here, our expertise lies in offering VAT services and consultancy support that involves areas like:

• Registration under Local & Central VAT Act
• Assessment & Appeal
• Getting statutory Forms- C Form/ F Form
• Refund application for exporters
• VAT Audit
  

Value Added Tax (VAT) is a form of indirect Tax and is in the nature of multipoint sales tax. Tax on sale by states in the form of VAT continues to draw power from entry 54 in list of seventh schedule of the constitution of India. Sale and purchase of goods is subjected to charge of VAT. VAT is levied under Central and State VAT legislations depending upon the movement of goods in pursuance of a sale transaction. If the transaction involves movement of goods from one state to another (inter-state), the tax is levied under Central Sales Tax Act (CSTA), 1956.

This Act also covers transactions of import of goods into or export of goods out of India. Sales tax is not imposed on import of goods into the country or export of goods out of the country. The Central Sales Tax (CST) Act is administered by the state governments and the tax is levied at the origination of transaction (origin based levy). The rates of tax under Central Sales Tax Act vary from state to state and product to product. The standard rate of CST is 2 per cent or the lower rate applicable in the state of seller if the purchaser is purchasing the same for resale or for use in manufacture of goods for sale or for specified purposes and both the seller and buyer are registered dealers. Otherwise, the rate is higher of 12.5 per cent or the rate applicable in the state of sale.

The transactions of sales or purchases involving movement of goods within a state (intra-state) are governed by respective State Sales Tax Acts. States also levy tax on transactions which are "deemed sales" like works contracts and leases. A works contract essentially is a contract for carrying out work involving supply of labor and material where the property in the materials passes during the course of execution of the contract. Lease is a transaction involving transfer of right to use goods.

The standard rate of VAT is 12.5 per cent and there is reduced rate of 5 per cent. Besides that, there are exemptions and rate of 1 per cent and 20 percent for specified products. In addition to sales tax, some states also levy additional tax / surcharge, turnover tax or entry tax.

Sales tax / state VAT is payable by the seller to the government. Ordinarily, sales tax / state VAT is recovered from the buyer as a part of consideration for sale of goods.

We Provide VAT related following services:

• Registration under Local & Central VAT Act.
• Assessment & Appeal
• Getting statutory Forms- C Form/ F Form
• Refund application for exporters
• VAT Audit