VAT on cess

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..... VAT on cess
Query (Issue) Started By: - Kishor Vishnu Dated:- 11-4-2010 Last Reply Date:- 13-4-2010 VAT + CST
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VAT / Sales Tax
While purchasing petrol or diesel from the oil companies, the oil compnies are charging cess on the value of petrol or diesel after charing Value added tax on the value of petrol or diesel. That is they are not charging valued added tax on the amou .....

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..... nt of cess. Then when a petrol pump dealer sell petrol or diesel then he is simply recovering the value of cess in his gross value of cess. But VAT department is demanding the VAT on cess at the time of sale effected by the petrol pump dealer. Since the dealer is liable to pay VAT on his commission i.e. value addition. In addition to this the dealer is not fixing his sale price. So,what should be .....

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..... position in this situation. Reply By Rama Krishana: The Reply: Normally, the amount charged by the seller from the purchaser would part of gross value. Therefore, once cess is charged by the selling companies from the dealers, the same should be included into the value of petrol or diesel sold by the dealer for the purpose of VAT. On the other hand, the retail sale price of petrol or diesel are be .....

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..... ing determined after taking in account the applicable rate of VAT. The state government also determine the rate of VAT of petrol or diesel after considering various factors. Therefore, if you think that cess should not be included in to the part of sales price of dealer, you should get those working and details to argue your case before the VAT officer.
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