Audit and Tax Advisory
48564 Points
Joined May 2012
PROCEDURE FOR REGISTRATION:-
1.An application for Registration is to be made in (Form DVAT-04) with the prescribed fee.
2.A security not exceeding Rs 1 lakh is to be submitted along with the application for registration. The security amount can be reduced by a maximum of Rs 50,000 if you can provide certain documents with your registration application.
3.The reduction in the security amount allowed for various documents is as follows.
Last paid electricity bill in your name, Rs 10,000;
Last paid telephone bill in your name, Rs 5,000; A PAN number, Rs 10,000;
A document as proof of ownership of principal place of business, Rs 30,000;
A document as proof of ownership of residential property, Rs 20,000; and
A notarized photocopy of the passport of proprietor/ managing partner or managing director, Rs 10,000
4.Security may be in cash, bank guarantee, post office cash certificates, bonds/debentures, dealers' surety, or mortgage of immoveable property. The surety for registration may be revised by the Commissioner under some circumstances.
5.If case no reply is received within 15 days of making your application, you are automatically registered and will be entitled to receive a registration certificate in (Form DVAT-06) from the Commissioner
6.Once you are registered, a Tax Identification Number (TIN) will be issued, which should quoted in all dealings with the department to enable processing of tax affairs correctly and promptly.
7.If you are not registered within 15 days of making the application, you will receive a notice in (Form DVAT-05) from the Commissioner, setting out the reasons why your application is proposed to be rejected.
8.You can respond to this notice within the time provided in the notice. If you do not respond to the Commissioner's notice, your application for registration will be rejected automatically.
9.If the Commissioner is satisfied with your reply, he will register you and issue you a Registration Certificate in (Form DVAT-06).
10.If your application is rejected, you can object to the decision within two months.
11.After registration, you may expect a visit from a DVAT official who may verify the particulars of your business.