For the convenience of the businessmen in Himachal Pradesh a web portal has been launched by the state excise and taxation department for electronic payment of VAT (value added tax).
The facility, launched over the weekend, would be available to traders having a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) issued by the excise department and those who have accounts in the State Bank of India and Punjab National Bank. VAT payers will be able to deposit their payments electronically upto 9 pm every day; an electronic receipt would be generated on every deposit.
An official of the excise department said businessmen would be able to make payment from any part of the world via electronic mails (e-mails).
“An e-return service for the benefit of traders would be launched soon,”said the official.
