TCS server in trade tax dept to be functional from Feb 10

PATNA: The Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)-operated server of the trade tax department will become functional from February 10 next for the benefits of traders filing E-return, Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi said on Monday.

The traders will have no problem in filing E-return once the new data base serve becomes functional by February 10 next, he said at a meeting with senior officials of the trade tax department after being informed by the Beltron officials that the application and data base of trade tax has been made available to the TCS for upgradation.

Modi also directed the trade tax officials to make it mandatory for all traders to file E-return from April 2012 and seek email id of the traders so that reminder notices could be sent to them in this regard.

Besides issuing reminders, the trade tax officials should also send SMSes to the traders about their dues on non-payment of which they could be declared as defaulters, the Deputy Chief Minister, who also holds finance portfolio, said.