This
is with reference to Government Notification dated 23rd June 2014
regarding erection of barriers and establishment of check posts, we
would like to invite your kind attention as follows:
• The provisions of this notification are intended to be effective just after a week from now i.e. from 25th July 2014.
• This notification, although dated 23rd June 2014, but has come to the knowledge of people in the last week only.
• Most of the dealers and their consultants still have to understand the exact procedure to be followed.
•
It seems that the forms, rules and procedures, etc. have not yet been
discussed by the Department with the trade and industry.
• The
requirements of this notification need wide spread publicity so as to
create an awareness among all those who are concerned with movement of
goods from the State of Maharashtra to other states and also from other
states to the State of Maharashtra.
• There are several aspects,
which need to be clarified so as to have smooth implementation of Law
and hassle free movement of goods.
• The regular business of trade and industry should not hamper because of hasty implementation of new provisions.
•
As transporters play a big role in the entire process the provisions
and the resultant procedure need to be thoroughly discussed with them.
•
In the initial stage, it may be necessary to setup help desks and
internet kiosks at convenient locations throughout the State so as to
help the small dealers, truck drivers and others to upload required
information.
• The movement of essential goods and tax free goods needs clarification.
•
There are several questions, which need to be answered satisfactorily
such as if a purchaser, outside the State, is neither a registered
dealer, nor having PAN/TAN , etc., whether in such cases goods cannot be
sold to them by a supplier from Maharashtra?, what about e-commerce
transactions?, whether same procedure will apply for internal movement
of goods in case of import and exports?, whether a driver is permitted
to register with his driving license number, etc.?
There are
several such other issues, which we feel the Government may thoroughly
discuss with trade, industry and transporters. And till then, may we
request your good selves to kindly consider postponing the
implementation of these provisions by a few months.
Hoping for your kind consideration.
Thanking you.
Yours faithfully
Nitin Shingala Govind G. Goyal
President, BCAS Chairman Indirect Taxes Committee, BCAS
