Value Added Sales Tax Information System

ABSTRACT
Value Added Sales Tax Information System (VASTIS) is an IT solution for the
Value Added Tax (VAT) System. It is a software product which aims for the automation
of the APVAST Act, which was passed in Andhra Pradesh state Assembly.
Value Added Tax is a tax that applies to all commercial actiities inolin! the
production and distribution of !oods and the proision of serices. It is a consumption
tax, borne ultimately by the final consumer. It is char!ed as a percenta!e of prices.

It is collected fractionally, ia a system of deductions whereby taxable persons
(i.e., VAT"re!istered businesses) can deduct from their VAT liability the amount of tax
they hae paid to other taxable persons on purchases for their business actiities. This
mechanism ensures that the tax is neutral re!ardless of how many transactions are
inoled.
This pro#ect benefits the citi$ens with !reater transparency, conenience,
timeliness, responsieness and lower oerall costs. %or the !oernments, the main
benefits are the !reater trust that the citi$ens will repose and the cost"sain!s achieed by
these serices. %or the commercial or!ani$ations, the benefits will accrue from their
effectiely sei$in! the opportunity for some outsourced serices and new mar&etin!
opportunities.
EXISTING SYSTEM:
State of Andhra Pradesh is or!ani$ed as hain! 'ore than ()),))) dealers, who
deal in *))+ different commodities. (,* different circles, handlin! VAT re!istration
re-uest, appeals, inspections, payments, returns . assessments. And *( diisions, dealin!
with re!istration authori$ation, audits, appeals . inesti!ations throu!h this system.
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Value Added Sales Tax Information System
The 'anual Processin! 0ost1
There are more than 2) notices to be !enerated for different processin!
re-uirements.
'ore than ,) forms per dealers.
'ore than one tax rate for *))+ commodities.
3oin! these manually creates1
3elay in re!istration, processin! . Intimation process.
Lack of customized information as per requirements information at the
functional units of CTD (circles, divisions, check posts).
,R-,-SE. SYSTEM:
IT ena/lin0 t1e ser2ies:
4oernment of AP reali$ed the need of hour is to IT enable the Tax
Administration to maximi$e tax reenue by
Improin! operatin! efficiency by empowerin! efficiency by automatin!
the complex tax payable calculations.
Avoiding delas, ! automating the "orkflo" (ackno"ledgement#data
entr#processing#decision making).
Improin! dealer sericin! usin! dealer friendly serices at the time of
re!istration return processin! . interactions with 0T3.
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Value Added Sales Tax Information System
System Re3uirement S4eifiation:
Soft5are Re3uirements:
5indows 1 xp, 6T, 7,8*)))
Technolo!y 1 9aa8#*ee (93:0, Serlets, 9sp)
5eb Technolo!ies 1 ;tml, 9aaScript
I3< 1 6et :eans
5eb Serer 1 Tomcat =.)
3atabase 1 I:' 3:*
Software>s 1 9*S3? (.=, Tomcat =.=, @racle 7i
6ard5are Re3uirements:
;ardware 1 Pentium based systems with a minimum of PA
BA' 1 (4: (minimum7
Processor 1 Pentium IV
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