Sub: Electronic application (Form VAT 611) and issue of clearance certificate (Form VAT 612) under the Odisha Value Added Tax Rules, 2005.

In exercise of power conferred under Sub-rule (2-a) of Rule 129 of the Odisha Value Added Tax (Amendment) Rules, 2013, the undersigned hereby notifies that registered dealers assigned with TIN or SRIN shall apply electronically for the clearance certificate in Form VAT 611 and the assessing authority shall issue the said certificate electronically in Form VAT 612 to the applying dealer,

2. The procedure for applying for the certificate and issue of the same in electronic method shall be as follows:

a) Registered dealers assigned with TIN / SRIN are required to log into the portal of the Commercial Tax Department (https://odishatax.gov.in) using their user ID and password.

b) The dealer is to apply on-line for the said certificate in the portal of the Commercial Tax Department in Form VAT 611.

c) After successful application by the dealer, the assessing authority shall generate the said certificate in Form VAT 612 electronically from VATIS after following due procedure as per the relevant Act / Rules and issue the same to the dealer.

d) The same certificate, after approval of the assessing authority, shall also be available to be downloaded / printed from the portal of the Commercial Tax Department by the dealer by logging into the portal using their user ID and password. The certificate generated from portal in the above manner will not be required to be signed by the concerned assessing authority.

e) The detailed procedure for obtaining the said certificate is available on the website of the Commercial Tax Department, Odisha.

f) This will come into effect w.e.f. 1st June 2013.

Commissioner of Sales Tax,

Odisha, Cuttack