WB Commercial Tax Dept to help MSMEs in migration from VAT to GST system

Kolkata, Nov 23 (KNN) The Goods & Services Tax Network (GSTN) has started migrating existing VAT payers into GST system to allot a provisional Identification Number.

The Directorate of Commercial Taxes, West Bengal, in a letter to the industry associations has said that the dealers registered under the West Bengal Value Added Tax Act, 2003, would be able to log into GST common web portal and furnish required information for GST enrolment from November 30, 2016 to December 15, 2016.

In this regard, the department has called upon the MSME entrepreneurs interested in knowing the procedure of enrolment to attend a presentation on November 25, 2016, at Conference Hall, Annex-III (new Building), 1st Floor, 14, Beliaghata Road, Kolkata-700015.

Several presentations have already been made by the department at several places outside Kolkata for different stake-holders. (KNN Bureau)