Interactive Meeting with Jt. Commissioner, Gujarat State Tax on 18th November 2024 at VIA 2nd Floor Conference Hall

An Interactive Meeting was organized by Gujarat State Tax Department with the Industries Associations, Industries & Trade Members and Tax Consultants of Valsad District to understand about the challenges and hurdles faced by the State Tax Payers of the region. The Meeting was attended by Smt. Krishnaben Thakkar, Jt. Commissioner, State Tax, Division 8, Surat, Shri Gulabbhai Choudhary, Dy. Commissioner, State Tax, Range 18, Valsad, Smt. Komal Mangalam, Asst. Commissioner, State Tax, Unit 73, Vapi, Shri Rohan Mehta, Asst. Commissioner, State Tax, Unit 74, Vapi, Shri Satishbhai Patel, President, VIA, Shri Maganbhai Savalia, Vice President, VIA, Shri Kalpeshbhai Vora, Hon. Secretary, VIA, Shri Chandreshbhai Maru, Jt. Secretary, VIA, Shri A K Shah, Advisory Board Member, VIA, Shri Kaushikbhai Patel, Hon. Secretary, SIA, Shri Nareshbhai Banthia, President, UIA, Shri Nitinbhai Patel, President, PIA, Officers from Vapi State Tax Office, Tax Consultants and Industries & Trade Members of VIA. Shri Satishbhai during his address welcomed all the present dignitaries and present industries members and consultants. He then said this meeting is organized by the department especially to understand and resolve the challenges of the tax payers to increase return filing in due time by the tax payers and consultants. Smt. Krishnaben during her address to the present said that Gujarat being the growth engine is one of the highest revenue generator in terms of State Tax Collection and Vapi is one of the highest State Tax Collector of the Gujarat State, she thereafter encouraged the Industries & Trade Members as well as the Tax Consultants to file State Tax Returns in time. Thereafter Shri Gulabbhai during his address provided the data of State Tax Collection and Tax Filing Ratios of Vapi State Tax Units and then interacted with the Tax Consultants and Industries Associations representatives to understand their problem regarding timely filing of State Tax Returns. Shri Rohan Mehta also provided data about Nil Return Filing and Timely Return Filing to the present to understand the situation better. The Interactive Meeting was quite fruitful for all the present.