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Regular Returns with Annexures Dealer Instruction Sheet

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Introduction

As per Trade Circular 9T dated 25-MAR-2014, Maharashtra Sales Tax

Department has decided to encourage dealers to submit annexures for each filed

return as per the return periodicity starting 1-APR-2014. Subsequently if the

dealers revise any returns they will also be expected to revise their corresponding

annexures when applicable. Furthermore, the existing Annexure J2 Cross J1

match-mismatch identification activity will be carried out for all the return periods.

This Annexure cross-match report will be then made available for view and

download to the dealers.

Note: The existing process of filing returns will continue as-is. Submitting annexures is not

mandatory at this point in time.

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Uploading Annexures

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Steps Involved in Uploading Annexures

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Upload the Validated template

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Validate the Annexure Template

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Enter Data in the Annexure Template

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Download the Annexure Template

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Step 1: Download the Annexure template

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Step 1 : Download the Annexure template

To download the Annexure template, please visit http://www.mahavat.gov.in/

Select: ‘Downloads’ and click on ‘Forms’

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Step 1 : Download the Annexure template

On the ‘FORMS’ page, click on ‘Electronic Forms’

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Step 1 : Download the Annexure template

On the ‘Electronic Forms’ page, click on the “Regular e-Return Annexure Version 1.0.0 ” link

highlighted in the screenshot to download the template.

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Step 2: Fill required data in template

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Step 2 : Fill required data in template

Open the downloaded Annexure Template excel sheet from the location on

your computer and click on ‘Enable Editing’ button as shown below.

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Step 2 : Fill required data in template

Then click on ‘Enable Content’ button as highlighted in the screenshot. Now the Annexure template is

ready to be populated.

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Step 2 : Fill required data in template

The Annexure Template is an excel workbook containing 5 work sheets.

ReturnAnx_ERRORS contains a list of errors. This will be populated in case of any

errors after data is filled and validated

Instructions worksheet contains instructions on how to populate the template.

Home contains a form for filling generic data about the dealer and the return being

filed.

Worksheet Sales_Annexure is a form for filling in customer-wise details of local

sales during the return period.

Worksheet Purchase_Annexure is a form for filling in supplier-wise details of local

purchases during the return period.

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Step 2 : Fill required data in template

Enter data in the Home worksheet as shown below.

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Step2: Fill required data in template

Enter details of sales during the return period as shown below.

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Step2: Fill required data in template

Enter details of purchases during the return period as shown below.

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Step2 : Fill required data in template

Some don’ts

• Enter correct TIN of Customers / Suppliers

• Enter the Total Net amount of Sales / Purchases to Customer / From

Supplier in the Rows provided. Do not enter Invoice wise details of

Transactions.

• Do not enter figures with a decimal point. For eg.: instead of 100.25, enter

100.

• Do not enter figures separated by special characters. For eg.: instead of

1,24,678 enter only 124678.

• Do not enter any space after ‘V’ of TIN. This will generate an error.

• Do not use 'Copy+Paste'

• Do not use formulae anywhere in the spreadsheet.

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Step 3: Validate the Annexure template

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Step 3 : Validate the Annexure Template

After filling in the data in the Sales_Annexure worksheet, click on Validate button as

shown below.

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Step 3 : Validate the Annexure Template

On successful validation, you will get the following message.

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Step 3 : Validate the Annexure Template

After filling in the data in the Purchase_Annexure worksheet, click on Validate button as

shown below.

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Step 3 : Validate the Annexure Template

On successful validation, you will get the following message.

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Step 3 : Validate the Annexure Template

After filling up sales & purchase annexures, return to the Home worksheet & click on the

Validate & Gen Rem file button.

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Step 3 : Validate the Annexure Template

After successful validation, you will get the following message.

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Step 3 : Validate the Annexure Template

The success message contains the name of the generated REM file as shown

below by the underlined portion.

This REM file has to be uploaded on the www.mahavat.gov.in website.

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Step 3 : Validate the Annexure Template

After validating any worksheet, if it contains errors, you will get an error message as follows. Please

check up the first worksheet i.e. ReturnAnx_ERRORS for more information.

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Step 4 : Upload the Annexure template

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Step 4 : Upload the Annexure template

After logging into www.mahavat.gov.in website, click on ‘e-Return Annexure upload’ link as shown

below.

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Step 4 : Upload the Annexure template

Click on the “Choose File” button(shown with an arrow). A dialog will be displayed, allowing you to

select a file. Select the REM file generated from the template.

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Step 4 : Upload the Annexure template

After a file is selected, click on the Validate and Upload button.

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Step 4 : Upload the Annexure template

The uploaded file is validated and an acknowledgement message is displayed as shown below.