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CNP VAT Annex Import Guidelines November 2014

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Guidelines to Import VAT Return Annex details

1. Option to import VAT Annex details is found under Utilities as shown in form below:-

2. On choosing VAT Return/Annex details Import, system will redirect to form below :-



3. User will have to specify Payer Name, File name to import (Browse facility is

available) and tax period. Length of filename should not be greater than 21

characters.

4. Click on the Import button to import the csv file.



5. If Import is NOT successful, system will display an error message and a link to View

Error Log report will be available. User can view errors by clicking on the View Error

Log report link.

6. If Import is successful, system will display message as shown below. A button to

retrieve the VAT return created for the period specified will also be available.

Note:- On successful import, a blank VAT return is created with VAT annex details

attached to the return.



7. Users will have to fill in any other VAT return information and payment details (if

applicable).

8. Users can also view VAT Annex details by clicking on the VAT Annex button. New

details can be added by clicking on the Add button. Existing details can be deleted.

Click on the check box next to the VAT registration no. to select records and then

click on the Delete selected row button to delete record.

User will have to click on Save button to save new or deleted records.



Create/Update/Delete VAT Annex details in VAT Return

9. Users can add/delete/view VAT annx details supplies by clicking on the VAT Annex

button on the VAT return. VAT annex details form is shown below:-

10. To insert new records, click on Add button and insert details. If more than one

record is to be inserted, user will have to click on Add button each time and insert

details. Once all records have been added, user should click on Save button to save

new records inserted.

User can also click on Save button after each insert.

11. To delete a record, user will have to tick the checkbox next to the VAT registration

no. to select a record to be deleted and click on the Delete selected row button. More

than one row can be selected at a time. User will have to click on Save button to

save changes.

12. Click on Exit button to go back to VAT return.



13. To be able to save the VAT return as a Complete return before submission, the

condition below should be met:-

a. The total value in column (A) - Value of Supplies (Figure 1) should tally with

line 3 in VAT return column (A) (Figure 2) – Value of supplies

b. The total value in column (B) - VAT (Figure 1) should tally with line 3 in VAT

return column (B) (Figure 2) – VAT

Figure 1

Figure 2



c. VAT amount is calculated as follows:-

Taxable

Supplies

Calculated VAT

(15% of taxable

supplies)

VAT amount to be

input in VAT Annex

form OR CVS file

444973 66745.95 66745

2512 378.8 376

1125 176.25 176

d. Due to rounding issues, tolerance limit allowed for difference between

(i) VAT amount in VAT annex (Figure 1 column [B]) AND

(ii) VAT amount in VAT return (line 3 – Figure 2 column [B]) is as

follows:-

No. of records in Summary of VAT

supplies

Tolerance limit (Difference between

VAT amount in Annex and VAT

amount in VAT return line 3)

< 100 Rs 100.00

>=100 No. of records (e.g if no of records =

331, then tolerance limit is Rs

331.00)



CSV files lines specifications

Note on tolerance limit

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