Any dealer can register with the Excise Registration Taxation Stamps Department or choose to e-Register for VAT in Meghalaya through the official portal. E-registration service allows business owners to fill out the forms online and apply for VAT registration certificates without hassle.
The steps to register for VAT online are as follows:
Step 1: Log in to the official website
Step 2: Navigate to the "services" tab and search for Excise Registration Taxation Stamps Department in the Department/Office Wise section
Steps 3: Click on online VAT registration
Step 4: There are 9 tabs in the registration module
Step 5: Initially, applicants can only access two tabs, and these are "registration guide" and "dealer details"
Step 6: Applicants who want to apply for fresh registration need to navigate to "dealer details"
Step 7: One can only move further after filling up all information in the "dealer details" segment
Step 8: Dealers need to input their current email and phone number so that authorities can contact them when required
Step 9: Applicants also need to fill up a certain form. These Meghalaya VAT forms include:
- Form 1 – This form is an application for registration
- Form 2 – This is a certificate of registration under Section 31
- Form 32 – This is a tax invoice form
- Form 17 – This form is for declaration for importing taxable products into Meghalaya
- Form 18 – This form is a declaration for taxable shipping goods outside Meghalaya
- Form 39 –This is a tax clearance certificate
Step 10: One also needs to upload scanned copies of certain documents. These documents include:
- PAN
- EPIC
- Labour Certificate
- Headman Address Proof Certificate
- Trading Licence from District Council
- Municipal Licence
Step 11: After providing all the information, one needs to click on the save button and then submit
Step 12: Post submission of data and documents, the portal will send a system-generated application number, which the applicant can use in the future for tracking purposes
Step 13: Dealers will receive email on SMS for certificate collection