VAT-INTERSTATE AND INTRASTATE

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Vivek

student articled assitant

95 Points Posted on 10 March 2011

What is the difference between Interstate and Intrastate sales? please explain with an example.

Is ITC available on Intrastate sales? I have seen in many Questions that vat paid on intrastate sales are deducted as ITC, why?

If a manufacturer goes to another state and purchases some materials and comes back to his own state and sells it, then can he avail ITC?

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MD.Taufique

CA CS

308 Points Posted on 10 March 2011

Vat stands for Value added tax, it is the tax on value addition.

Inter state sale means sale of goods from one state to another.CST is charged as tax.

Intra state sale means sale of goods within the state.Vat is charged as tax.

Input credit for vat available when final goods sold within the state.

CST credit availabe on the goods which are sold from one state to another,and it can be used for final goods sold within the state on which vat is levied.

However when goods are purchased from outside the state the input credit of CST will not be allowed for set off with the final products sold within the state.

The logic behind is that, when goods are sold from one state to another CST goes in the pocket of the state from where good commences i.e sold.So that state allows the credit but when goods are bought from outside the state CST is paid to the outside government and if the government allows this( the govt from where final goods will be sold) it will be at a loss.