Ahmedabad gearing up for e-filing
As e-payment is becoming mandatory, Ahmedabad Commissionerate is on top gear with e-filing of returns. Of the 62 targeted units, 56 units have filed their ER-1 electronically for the month of January 2007. Encouraged by this positive response and as already planned, the Commissionerate has decided that all the registered manufacturers, irrespective of quantum of their duty payments, should have to file their returns viz. ER-1, ER-2 or ER-3 only through electronic means from the month of April, 2007 i.e. return for the month of March, 2007 onwards. The highlights:-
1. The registered manufacturers have the option to file their returns either on off-line mode or on-line mode.
2. In either of these modes, the registered manufacturers have to apply for and obtain password from the department to access the website.
3. In the on-line mode, the units can file their returns directly by accessing the above site using the pass word allotted to them. However, this requires a high speed Internet connection.
4. for those members of the trade who do not have proper /dedicated Internet, it is suggested to use the off-line mode.
5. It is possible that certain small scale units may not have a computer in their office/ factory premises, to help these units, it is being proposed to open Service Centres at select places, where the facility of electronic filing will be offered at a nominal cost.
The Commissionerate is organizing training sessions from 6.3.2007 to 28.3.2007.
The Commissioner has requested the trade to take advantage of the facility of e-filing which is beneficial not only to trade and department in term of time and cost but also in terms of environmental protection.
AHMEDABAD Trade Notice No /15/2007