If you are a dealer and registered on Maharashtra government’s vat website, consider attaching, sales and purchase annexures to your VAT return. Firstly, you will have to download the annexure template. You will have to go to www.mahavat.gov.in. Select downloads from the website’s main menu, and then click on forms. On forms page, you will have to click on electronic forms. On electronic forms page, click on regular e-return annexure link. On clicking, you should be able to download the annexure template. Open the downloaded annexure template, and click on enable editing button. This will enable you to fill the data into the template. You will have to enter all details in the home worksheet of excel as shown. If you are submitting a sales annexure, select yes over here. If you are submitting a purchase annexure, select yes over here. You can fill the sales annexure, by providing details as per the columns. Consider also filling the purchase annexure, by providing details as per the columns. Consider the following don’ts. Do not enter the wrong tin numbers. Do not enter invoice wise details, and enter the total amounts. Do not enter figures in decimal point. Do not enter amounts separated by special figures like comma. Do not enter any space after v of tin number. Consider not using a copy paste option in the excel template. Consider not using any formulas in the excel template. After filling the data, you will have to click on, the validate button for both sales and purchase annexures. In case of sales annexure validation, you will get a message; Annexure J1 has been validated and now is error-free. In case of purchase annexure validation, you will get a message; Annexure J2 has been validated and now is error-free. Now you will have to return to the home sheet, and click validate and generate rem file button. This will successfully validate your sheet, and create a rem file, which you can upload on the government’s website. Remember to note the rem path, as this will help you at the time of uploading. To upload you will have to go to www.mahavat.gov.in. You can log in using your tin number and password. Go to e-services tab on the left of the page and then click on regular e-return annexures. Click on choose a file. Locate your generated rem file and select to upload. Once uploaded, click on validate and upload. After uploading and validation, you will receive an acknowledgement from the government’s website. Consider taking a printout and of the acknowledgement for future use.
