205: Theory & Practices of Taxation
Dr. Mohammed Jamal Uddin FCMA
Lesson-09: Value Added Tax (VAT) 01.01.26
Text: Nikhil et al.; Chap-22
BBA,3rd Semester,
2025
Contents
▪ Definition of VAT,
▪ Arguments for and against VAT
▪ VAT registration
▪ Books to be maintained
▪ Tax authorities & assessment procedure
▪ VAT agent
▪ Computation of VAT
Definition & Characteristics of VAT
Definition & Rates of VAT
▪ Definition of VAT:
▪ Value Added Tax (VAT) is an indirect tax imposed on value
added at different stages starting from production to
distribution process.
▪ It is collected against value addition through business
transactions involving sales of goods and rendering services.
▪ Value Addition = Output – Input
▪ VAT = Output tax – Input tax
▪ Statutory VAT rate: 0%, 2.0%, 4.5%, 5.0%, 7.5%, 10.0% 15.0%
Features of VAT
Advantages of VAT
Disadvantages of VAT
Value added to selling price is greater for the former. This is a real problem for
labor-intensive economies and industries.
❑ Certain industries where cash transactions dominate (e.g., small-scale services),
tend to have more VAT avoidance, VAT may be criticized for encouraging this.
Contribution of VAT
Scope of VAT
VAT Mechanism/ Measurement/ Computation
VAT Mechanism/ Measurement/ Computation
VAT Mechanism/ Measurement/ Computation
Methods of VAT Computation
Taxpayer under VAT system
▪ Taxpayer under VAT system:
Sl No Tax Payee Stage
1 Importer At import stage
2 Supplier At production or
manufacturing
stage
3 Service Provider At the time of
service delivery
4 Service Receiver In case of
service supplied
from outside of
Bangladesh
territory
5 Supplier and Service In other case
Receiver
VAT Registration & Turnover Tax Enlistment
VAT Registration & Turnover Tax Enlistment
VAT Registration & Turnover Tax Enlistment
VAT Registration & Turnover Tax Enlistment
Imposition of VAT
Imposition of VAT
Manner of VAT Collection Imports
Imposition & Collection of Turnover Tax and Accounting of VAT
Imposition & Collection of Turnover Tax and Accounting of VAT
VAT Authorities
VAT Authorities
VAT Authorities
VAT Authorities
Offence, Trial & Punishment related to VAT
Appeals & Revisions related to VAT
VAT Exercises
VAT Exercises
VAT Exercises
VAT Exercise
VAT Exercise