In exercise of the powers delegated to me vide the second proviso to sub-rule (1) of Rule 42 of the Goa Value Added Tax Rules, 2005, the last date for filing audited statement of accounts in Form VAT-XV for the financial year ended 31st March, 2017 is hereby extended upto 31st March, 2018. Accordingly, all the dealers liable to get their account audited under sub-section (1) of Section 70 of the Goa Value Added Tax Act, 2005 (Goa Act 9 of 2005) shall furnish the audited statement of accounts in Form VAT-XV for the year 2016-17, on or before the 31st March, 2018; failure to furnish the audited statement of accounts in Form VAT-XV within the extended time shall attract penalties as provided in Section 70 of the said Act.

Dipak M. Bandekar,

Commissioner of Commercial Taxes.