EDITA organizes seminar on VAT e-filing

Erode: Erode IT Dealers Association (EDITA) recently organized a seminar on e-filing of VAT along with the Commercial Tax Depart­ment and Federation of All Traders Association, Erode. The event saw about 500 participants from Erode, Tiruppur, Namakkal, Karur, and other adjoining areas.

TK Chandrasekar, President, EDITA, and Balakrishnan, immediate Past President, EDITA, took the initiative of organizing this event. All the members of EDITA with their uniforms on, were present at the seminar . The content creation and presentation was handled by Global Edge Training Academy. The content focused on giving step-by-step instructions to file the returns and explaining the simplicity of filing online.

Presentation on filing returns and making e-payments online was given by CSN Raja, Honorary Advisor of EDITA and Director of Global Edge Training Academy.

Sivanesan, President, Federation of All Traders Association even gave an elaborate lecture on VAT.

During the Q&A session Raja clarified doubts raised by the participants on VAT, while Vayana Perumal, Joint Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, handled other tax-related questions. Sundaram, Deputy Commissioner, and a team of commercial tax officers were also present.

Raja, commented, “This seminar was well received and appreciated by all the participants and the government officials as well. Going forward, most of such filing/payments are going to be made online only. All the dealers should prepare themselves for that.”

Currently, State Bank of India, Indian Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, and Bank of Baroda are offering services to make e-payments online.

Appreciating the content, the government dignitaries present at the event have asked Global Edge Training Academy to append more data to the content which will be used for other similar programs in other districts.

A booklet and a CD of the presentation were released during the seminar by Benjamin, RDO of Erode. VK Rajamanickam, Treasurer, Federation of All Traders Association and also a member of EDITA delivered the vote of thanks.