How much does it cost to get a TIN number or VAT?

Yes exactly…..TIN no. State bases registration nd could be different state to state. But in Gujarat Rs. 25000/- should be deposited to VAT department and 10,000/- should be deposited for advance vat and cst each so total expense should be 45000+ professional charges (whatever fees has been set by CA/DTP/Advocate). read more

Tax Information Network (TIN) is an initiative made by Income Tax Department of India to modernise the current system for collection, processing, monitoring and accounting of direct taxes using information technology. read more

Ordinarily, the TIN should be given instantly or at most by the next day, however, it appears that a number of the FIRS offices are struggling with backlogs, and so it is not uncommon for the process to drag on for about a week or in some instances 2 weeks. read more