Help needed in Filing ST-1 form in aces.gov.in website

You can press the login tab in aces.gov.in and press the 'know your location' tab. you will get the relevant information on commissionerate, division and range. Further, you need not fill non assessee form. You can submit VAT certificate for opening of bank account

Thanks for the reply Pavan.

For all group, the same commissionerate is displayed. thats why I am confused.

Also whats the process to get a VAT certificate from Income tax?

Thanks Nishanth

Hi,

Can any tell me what are the documents required for filling ST1.

Hi,

I am starting a software consulting and services company as proprietorship firm. I am at Ahmedabad.

I have confusion about the registration for Service Tax or VAT or both.
I explain here my scenario.

I am working as a freelance developer since 8months and I have an customer in Italy.
Since 8months he was paying me by via Western Union money transfer but now he can not able to send me more as he finished his certain limit of cash transactions. So my customer asks me for an legal INVOICE with VAT number ( as all European country have VAT only).

I am working for opensource applications and giving technical support to international customers.

Do I need to apply for VAT ?
Do I need to apply for Service Tax ?
Do I need to apply for both ?


I also ask to some friends  (who own a S/W company like me and CA) but not getting satisfactory answers, because none of them face same situation like me. All are working without VAT or Service tax number and my contact CA have find this case first time.

I hope you get my query and can able to assist.

Thanks

The nature of services rendered by you needs more elaboration. If you are engaged in the process of developing, upgrading or otherwise of customised softwares, then the same is liable to service tax and not VAT. Further, Place of provisions rules provides exemption for export of services.

So Kindly clarify the nature of services rendered