jkcomtax : eFiling of VAT & CST Returns Jammu & Kashmir

Name of the Organization : Jammu & Kashmir Commercial Taxes Department (jkcomtax.gov.in)
Type of Facility : eFiling of VAT & CST Returns
Location : Srinagar

Website : https://jkcomtax.gov.in/JKPortal/

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eFiling of VAT & CST Returns :
Log on to the web portal of Commercial Taxes Department – http://jkcomtax.gov.in
Sign up on the web portal by providing your Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) and other Sign-Up details. Upon successfully signing approval, logon to the portal using your TIN and default password.

File VAT or CST e-Returns :
1. For filing of e-returns, select e-Returns from the e-services home page.
2. Download the pre-defined templates of VAT (Quarterly – VAT-11, Annual – VAT-11A etc…) / CST (CSTIV, CST VI) returns available on the web portal and prepare your returns using these formats only. It is mandatory that your returns are prepared in these prescribed formats only to be able to carry out efiling.
3. Single Template is provided for each return document
4. You can accordingly add or delete the number of rows in the templates as per your transaction requirement with the help of “Add Row” & “Delete Row” buttons provided in the templates respectively.
5. You can add up to 40000 records and you may also file multiple documents for same return attachment as previously.
6. When you open the return templates, you will get an alert message for disabling / enabling the macros. Click to enable macros.
7. In case you do not get above message, then in MS-EXCEL, set the security level to Medium or Low. Go to- Tools -> Macro -> Security -> choose Medium or Low). Open the return template again.
8. Enter your returns data using these templates and once completed, click on Validate Button. If there are any errors in your document then an alert will be displayed “Error found, please check error sheet”. Go to error tab in the same document and check the errors listed.
9. Correct your returns data accordingly as per errors displayed. Once all data is corrected, validate the sheet again and you would get a message “No error found”.
10. For all files except for VAT-11 and VAT -11A once the sheets are fully validated, you would be prompted to generate the files in .csv format. Click on yes to generate the same.
11. Upload one document at a time starting from VAT-11; thereafter submit each uploaded document.
12. Complete the above step for each attachment for VAT Quarterly Return (VAT-48, VAT-49 etc.) / CST returns.
13. Once all documents are submitted for VAT, you would get the acknowledgement receipt & Form VAT-
11 which must then be printed. For CST, upload & submit the CST-IV and CST VI and generate your acknowledgement receipt.
14. Print the VAT / CST return from the web portal and sign and submit to the Office of your Assessing Authority within the due date of return filing.

Pre-Requisites :
1. Have a Computer and Internet Connection at your Office / Home.
2. Sign-up on CTD Web Portal using your VAT TIN.

Important Guidelines to prepare the Returns Templates :
1. Special characters like ` ~ ! $ % ^ * ( ) AT # & ‘ ” { } ; : < > – / \ + = – _ [ ] and comma are not allowed.
Follow the instructions displayed in excel templates.
2. Maximum field length of Numeric data is up to 14 digits including 2 decimal digits.
3. Don’t use any separator like “,” or “-“ for fields which contains numeric data.
4. If Numeric fields contain no data then leave it blank or enter 0 in place of entering “-”.
5. For data fields, enter dates in “DD/MM/YYYY” or “DD-MON-YYYY” format.
6. Do not Use Copy (CTRL+C) / Paste (CTRL+V) command to fill the return sheets, instead use Paste=>Special=>Values
7. If the number of records exceeds the maximum size of templates provided on the website, you can upload 25 multiple sheets for the same form for your records. However, you must define the number of sheets that you going to upload prior to starting the upload process for that form.

Files must be saved in .XLS or .CSV formats as prescribed below :
VAT – Quarterly Returns
Form VAT-11 – Save as .XLS
Form VAT-48 – Save as .CSV
Form VAT-49 – Save as .CSV
VAT – Annual Returns
Form VAT-11A – Save as .XLS and etc…
CST – Quarterly Returns
Form CST-IV – Save as .XLS
Form CST VI– Save as .XLS

Note :
This document shall not be disclosed, transmitted, or duplicated, used in whole or in part for any purpose other than its intended purpose.