Electronic refund launched

SHILLONG, APR 8: Meghalaya additional chief secretary BK Dev Varma launched the e-Refund system – an online service which is being introduced by the Taxation Department- to enable the registered dealers to apply for refund from their residences or offices.

Speaking at the launch, Commissioner of Taxes Abhishek Bhagotia said that the objective of the e-Refund system is to replace the manual process to apply for refund by an electronic online system.

“With the introduction of this online system the dealers can place their application for refund electronically through the web portal of the taxation department,” Bhagotia said.

The online application for e-Refund is available on portal of the state government (http://meghalayaonline.gov.in) and portal of the Taxation Department (http://megvat.gov.in) where the dealers can login and claim their refund following necessary instructions.

Different types of refund that the dealers are eligible for excess payment, refund of security deposit, refund based on ITC and refund for exporters.

The system aims to provide service delivery at the doorstep or location of dealers’ convenience, reduce the requirement of physical interaction with the departmental officers, availability of electronic service at very cheap rate and cost-cutting intervention.- By Our Reporter