Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 4: Central Excise Department (J&K), organized a workshop on Goods and Service Tax (GST) in collaboration with Bari Brahmana Industries Association at BBIA Bhawan here today.
Lalit Mahajan, BBIA president, Varun Singla, vice president, Ajay Langer, general secretary, Viraaj Malhotra, secretary BBIA and others accorded welcome to Parkash Chaudhary, Assistant Commissioner (OT), Central Excise Commissionerate, Jammu, the Range staff of Central Excise Range, II and III, Satwari, Harmesh Lal, Superintendent, Bhupinder Singh, Superintendent, Inspectors Neeraj Gupta, Suresh Verma, Simrandeep Singh, and others. A large number of members of BBIA also attended the program.
The basic purpose of this seminar was to educate the industrialists and ensure that Central Excise Assesses as well as VAT assesses may not feel any difficulty in switching over from present system of Indirect Taxation that is Central Excise to Goods & Service Tax system from July Ist, 2017.
The seminar was addressed by Parkash Chaudhary, accompanied by the Range staff of Central Excise Range, II and III, Satwari, Jammu.
Chaudhary dwelt in detail on each aspect of GST. The assesses were apprised regarding single taxation system i.e. one tax one nation, reduction in cascading effect of tax on the tax payer as well as consumer and the benefits of new indirect tax regime to be implemented with effect from July Ist, 2017. A detailed power point presentation was given to highlight the various provisions of the GST.
A question- answer session was also held at the end of seminar. All the assesses were also informed that a dedicated GST Sewa Kender is established at Central Excise Commissionerate, Rail Head Complex, Jammu which shall remain open on all working days from 9AM to 5.30PM. Any existing VAT assesses or Central Excise assesses can approach this office for assistance for migration to GST.
Vote of thanks was presented by Viraaj Malhotra, secretary, BBIA.
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