Tripura govt to form advisory committee on VAT
Tripura government has decided to form a state level advisory committee to monitor implementation of the Value Added Tax (VAT) which was enforced in the state from April 1.
“There may be counfusion or queries among the state’s business commuinity as VAT is a new concept in the process of tax collection, so we have decided to form an advisory committee for its effective implementation", Finance Minister Badal Choudhury said in a seminar at Belonia town in South Tripura district last night.
The new tax regime would neither harm the interests of the business community nor cause any public inconvenience, he said adding all problems would be sorted out through negotiation.
Official sources said many such seminars and awareness camps would be organised to sensitise traders as well as the general public in the state.
Source: ptinews.com
4/27/2005
DELHI VAT - CHAPTER I - PRELIMINARY
DELHI VAT - CHAPTER I - PRELIMINARY
1. Short title, extent and commencement.-
(1) This Act may be called the Delhi Value Added Tax Act, 2004.
(2) It extends to the whole of the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint:
Provided that different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision.
2. Definitions.-
(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -
(a) “accountant” means -
(i)a chartered accountant within the meaning of the Chartered Accountant’s Act, 1949 (Act 38 of 1949);
(ii)a person who by virtue of the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 226 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), is entitled to be appointed to act as an auditor of companies registered; or
1(iii)a cost accountant within the meaning of the Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959 (23 of 1959); or
(iv)a person referred to in section 619 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956).
(b) “adequate proof” means such documents, testimony or other evidence as may be prescribed;
© “Appellate Tribunal” means the Appellate Tribunal constituted under section 73 of this Act;
(d) “business” includes -
2(i) the provision of any services, but excluding the services provided by an employee;]
(ii) any trade, commerce or manufacture;
(iii) any adventure or concern in the nature of trade, commerce or manufacture;
(iv) any transaction in connection with, or incidental or ancillary to, such trade, commerce, manufacture, adventure or concern; and
(v)any occasional transaction in the nature of such service, trade, commerce, manufacture, adventure or concern whether or not there is volume, frequency, continuity or regularity of such transaction;
whether or not such service, trade, commerce, manufacture, adventure or concern is carried on with a motive to make gain or profit and whether or not any gain or profit accrues from such service, trade, commerce, manufacture, adventure or concern;
Explanation.- For the purpose of this clause -
(i) any transaction of sale or purchase of capital assets pertaining to such service, trade, commerce, manufacture, adventure or concern shall be deemed to be business;
(ii) purchase of any goods, the price of which is debited to the business and sale of any goods, the proceeds of which are credited to the business shall be deemed to be business;
(e) “business premises” means -
(i) the address of a dealer, registered with the Commissioner; and
(ii) any building or place used by a person for the conduct of his business, except for those parts of the building or place used principally as a residence;
(f) “capital goods” means plant, machinery and equipment used in the process of trade or manufacturing;
(g) “casual trader” means a person who, whether as principal, agent or in any other capacity undertakes occasional transactions in the nature of business involving buying, selling, supply or distribution of goods or conducting any exhibition-cum-sale in Delhi whether for cash, deferred payment, commission, remuneration or other valuable consideration;
(h) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Value Added Tax appointed under sub-section (1) of section 66 of this Act;
(i) “in the course of” includes activities done for the purposes of, in connection with, or incidental to and activities done as part of the preparation for the activity and in the termination of, the activity;
(j) “dealer” means any person who carries on business in Delhi and includes-
(i)any person who, for the purposes of or in connection with or incidental to or in the course of his business buys, sells, goods directly or otherwise, whether for cash or for deferred payment or for commission, remuneration or other valuable consideration;
3(ii)[any department of the Central Government or a State Government, a local authority, Panchayat, Municipality, Development Authority, Cantonment Board and each autonomous or statutory body or an industrial, commercial, banking, insurance or trading undertaking whether or not of the Central Government or any of the State Governments or of a local authority, if it buys, sells, supplies or distributes goods;]
(iii)a factor, commission agent, broker, del credere agent, or any other mercantile agent by whatever name called, who carries on the business of buying, selling, supplying or distributing goods on behalf of any principal, whether disclosed or not;
(iv)an agent of a non-resident (where such non-resident is a dealer under any other sub-clause of this definition);
(v) a local branch of a firm or company or association of persons, outside Delhi where such firm, company, association of persons is a dealer under any other sub-clause of this definition;
(vi)a club, association, society, trust, or cooperative society, whether incorporated or unincorporated, which buys goods from or sells goods to its members for price, fee or subscription, whether or not in the course of business;
(vii) an auctioneer, who sells or auctions goods belonging to any principal, whether disclosed or not and whether the offer of the intending purchaser is accepted by him or by the principal or a nominee of the principal;
(viii) a casual trader; or
(ix) any person who, for the purposes of or in connection with or incidental to or in the course of his business disposes of any goods as unclaimed or confiscated, or unserviceable or scrap, surplus, old, obsolete or as discarded material or waste products by way of sale;
(k) “Delhi” means the National Capital Territory of Delhi;
(l) “fair market value” means the value at which goods of like kind and quality are sold or would be sold in the same quantities between unrelated parties in the open market in Delhi;
(m) “goods” means every kind of moveable property (other than newspapers, actionable claims, stocks, shares and securities) and includes -
(i) livestock, all materials, commodities, grass or things attached to or forming part of the earth which are agreed to be severed before sale or under a contract of sale; and
(ii) property in goods (whether as goods or in some other form) involved in the execution of a works contract, lease or hire-purchase or those to be used in the fitting out, improvement or repair of movable property;
(n) “goods vehicle” means a motor vehicle, vessel, boat, animal and any other form of conveyance used for carrying goods;
(o) “Government” means the Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi appointed by the President under article 239 and designated as such under article 239AA of the Constitution;
(p) “import of goods into Delhi” means taking, receiving, bringing, carrying, transporting, or causing to bring or receive goods into Delhi from any place outside Delhi;
Explanation.- In the case of goods arriving in Delhi from a foreign country through Customs, the “import of the goods in Delhi” occurs at the place where the goods are cleared by Customs for home consumption;
(q) “importer” means -
(i) a person who brings his own goods into Delhi; or
(ii) a person on whose behalf another person brings goods into Delhi; or
(iii)
in the case of a sale occurring in the circumstances referred to in sub-section 2 of section 6 of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 (74 of 1956), the person in Delhi to whom the goods are delivered;
® “input tax” in relation to the purchase of goods, means the proportion of the price paid by the buyer for the goods which represents tax for which the selling dealer is liable under this Act;
4(ra) [’manufacture’ with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means producing, making, extracting, altering, ornamenting, finishing or otherwise processing, treating or adapting any goods, but does not include any such process or mode of manufacture as may be prescribed;]
(s) “net tax” means the amount calculated for a tax period under section 11 of this Act;
(t) “non-creditable goods” means the goods listed in the Seventh Schedule;
(v) “non-resident” means a person who has no fixed place of business or residence in Delhi;
(w) “notified” means notified by the Commissioner in the official Gazette;
(x) “official Gazette” means the Delhi Gazette;
(y) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(z) “registered dealer” means a dealer registered under this Act;
(za) a person is “related” to another person (referred to in this definition as a “dealer") if the person -
(i) is a relative of the dealer;
(ii) is a partnership of which the dealer is a partner;
(iii) is a company in which the dealer (either alone or in conjunction with another person who is, or persons who are, related to the dealer under another sub-clause of this clause) directly or indirectly holds forty per cent or more of outstanding voting stock or shares;
(iv) is a person who (either alone or in conjunction with another person who is, or other persons who are, related to the person under another sub-clause of this clause) directly or indirectly owns forty per cent or more of outstanding voting stock or shares of the dealer;
(v) is a company in which forty per cent or more of outstanding voting stock is held directly or indirectly by a person (either alone or in conjunction with another person who is, or other persons who are, related to the person under another sub-clause of this clause) who also holds forty per cent or more of the outstanding voting stock or shares of the dealer; or
(vi) is controlled by the dealer, a person whom the dealer controls, or is a person who is controlled by the same person who controls the dealer;
(zb) “relative” means a relative as defined in clause 41 of section 2 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1of 1956);
(zc) “sale” with its grammatical variations and cognate expression means any transfer of property in goods by one person to another for cash or for deferred payment or for other valuable consideration (not including a grant or subvention payment made by one government agency or department, whether of the central government or of any state government, to another) and includes-
(i) a transfer of goods on hire purchase or other system of payment by installments, but does not include a mortgage or hypothecation of or a charge or pledge on goods;
(ii) supply of goods by a society (including a co-operative society), club, firm, or any association to its members for cash or for deferred payment or for commission, remuneration or other valuable consideration, whether or not in the course of business;
(iii)transfer of property in goods by an auctioneer referred to in sub-clause (vii) of clause (j) of this section, or sale of goods in the course of any other activity in the nature of banking, insurance who in the course of their main activity also sell goods repossessed or re-claimed;
(iv)transfer, otherwise than in pursuance of a contract, of property in any goods for cash, deferred payment or other valuable consideration;
(v)transfer of property in goods (whether as goods or in some other form) involved in the execution of a works contract;
(vi)transfer of the right to use any goods for any purpose (whether or not for a specified period) for cash, deferred payment or other valuable consideration;
(vii)
(vii) supply, by way of or as part of any service or in any other manner whatsoever, of goods, being food or any other article for human consumption or any drink (whether or not intoxicating), where such supply or service is for cash, deferred payment or other valuable consideration;
(viii)every disposal of goods referred to in sub-clause (ix) of clause (j) of this section and the words “sell", buy” and “purchase” wherever appearing with all their grammatical variations and cognate expressions, shall be construed accordingly;
(zd) “sale price” means the amount paid or payable as valuable consideration for any sale, including-
(i) the amount of tax, if any, for which the dealer is liable under section 3 of this Act;
(ii) in relation to the delivery of goods on hire purchase or any system of payment by installments, the amount of valuable consideration payable to a person for such delivery including hire charges, interest and other charges incidental to such transaction;
(iii)in relation to transfer of the right to use any goods for any purpose (whether or not for a specified period) the valuable consideration or hiring charges received or receivable for such transfer;
(iv)any sum charged for anything done by the dealer in respect of goods at the time of , or before, the delivery thereof;
(v)amount of duties levied or leviable on the goods under the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) or the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), or the Punjab Excise Act, 1914 (1 of 1914) as extended to the National Capital Territory of Delhi whether such duties are payable by the seller or any other person; and
(vi)amount received or receivable by the seller by way of deposit (whether refundable or not) which has been received or is receivable whether by way of separate agreement or not, in connection with, or incidental to or ancillary to the sale of goods;
(vii)
in relation to works contract means the amount of valuable consideration paid or payable to a dealer for the execution of the works contract;
less -
(a)any sum allowed as discount which goes to reduce the sale price according to the practice, normally, prevailing in trade;
(b) the cost of freight or delivery or the cost of installation in cases where such cost is separately charged;
and the words “purchase price” with all their grammatical variations and cognate expressions, shall be construed accordingly;
Explanation.- A dealer’s sale price always includes the tax payable by it on making the sale, if any;
(ze)"Schedule” means a Schedule appended to this Act;
(zf) “tax” means tax payable under this Act;
(zg) “taxable quantum” means the amount defined in sub-section (2) of section 18 of this Act;
(zh) “tax invoice” means the document defined in section 50 of this Act;
(zi)"tax period” means the period prescribed in the rules made under this Act;
(zj) “tax fraction” means the fraction calculated in accordance with formula,
r / (r+100)
where ‘r’ is the percentage rate of tax applicable to the sale under this Act;
(zk) “transporter” means any person who, for the purposes of or in connection with or incidental to or in the course of his business transports or causes to transport goods, and includes any person whose business consists of or includes operating a railway, shipping company, air cargo terminal, inland container depot, container freight station, courier service or airline;
(zl) “turnover of purchases” means the aggregate of the amounts of purchase price paid or payable by a person in any tax period, including any input tax;
(zm) “turnover” means the aggregate of the amounts of sale price received or receivable by the person in any tax period, reduced by any tax for which the person is liable under section 3 of this Act;
(zn) “value of goods” means the fair market value of the goods at that time including insurance charges, excise duties, countervailing duties, tax paid or payable under the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 (74 of 1956) in respect of the sale, transport charges, freight charges and all other charges incidental to the transaction of the goods;
(zo) “works contract” includes any agreement for carrying out for cash or for deferred payment or for valuable consideration, the building construction, manufacture, processing, fabrication, erection, installation, fitting out, improvement, repair or commissioning of any moveable or immovable property;
(zp)"year” means the financial year from the first day of April to the last day of March;
(2) Unless otherwise specified in this Act-
(a)words importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender;
(b)words in singular shall include their plural and vice versa;
© expressions referring to “writing” shall include printing, typing, lithography, photography and other methods of representing or reproducing words in a visible form; and
(d) with reference to a person who is unable to sign his name, the words “signature” shall include his thumb impression or other mark duly attested to signify his signature.
1Inserted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
2Substituted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
3Substituted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
4Inserted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
DELHI VAT - CHAPTER II - IMPOSITION OF TAX
DELHI VAT - CHAPTER II - IMPOSITION OF TAX
3. Imposition of tax. -
(1) Subject to other provisions of this Act, every dealer who is -
(a) Registered under this Act; or
(b)required to be registered under this Act;
shall be liable to pay tax calculated in accordance with this Act, at the time and in the manner provided in this Act.
1(2) [Every dealer shall be liable to pay tax at the rates specified in section 4 of this Act on every sale of goods effected by him-
(a) while he is a registered dealer under this Act; or
(b)on and from the day on which he was required to be registered under this Act.]
2(3) [The amount of tax payable under this Act by a dealer, is the dealer’s net tax for the tax period calculated under section 11 of this Act.]
(4) The net tax of a dealer shall be paid within twenty eight days of the conclusion of the dealer’s tax period.
Explanation.- The net tax of a dealer (which is the dealer’s tax reduced by tax credits and with adjustments) shall be paid at the same time as prescribed for furnishing a return, but the obligation to pay arises by virtue of this provision and is not dependent on furnishing a return, nor on the issue of a notice of assessment to the dealer.
(5) Tax shall be paid in the manner specified in section 36 of this Act.
(6) Every dealer who has become liable to pay tax under this Act on the sale of goods shall continue to be so liable unless his taxable turnover during the preceding twelve months (and such further period as may be prescribed) has remained below the taxable quantum and on the expiry of the twelve months or such further period his liability to pay tax shall cease:
Provided that any dealer whose liability to pay tax under this Act ceases for any other reason may apply earlier for the cancellation of his registration, and on such cancellation, his liability to pay tax shall cease:
Provided further that a dealer shall remain liable to pay tax until the date on which his registration is cancelled.
(7) Every dealer whose liability to pay tax under this Act has ceased or whose registration has been cancelled, shall, if his turnover calculated from the commencement of any year, including the year in which the registration has been cancelled, again exceeds the taxable quantum on any day within such year be liable to pay such tax on and from the date on which his turnover again exceeds the taxable quantum, on all sales effected by him on and after that day.
(8) Where it is found that any person registered as a dealer ought not to have been so registered, then notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, such person shall be liable to pay tax for the period during which he was registered.
(9) If any person who transports goods or holds goods in custody for delivery to or on behalf of any person, on being required by the Commissioner so to do, fails -
(a) to furnish any information in his possession in respect of the goods; or
(b) fails to permit inspection thereof;
then, without prejudice to any other action which may be taken against such person, a presumption may be raised that the goods in respect of which he has failed to furnish information or permit inspection, are owned by him and are held by him for sale in Delhi and the provisions of this Act shall apply accordingly.
4. Rates of tax. -
(1) The rates of tax payable on the taxable turnover of a dealer shall be-
(a) in respect of goods specified in the Second Schedule, at the rate of one paisa in the rupee;
(b) in respect of goods specified in the Third Schedule, at the rate of four paise in the rupee;
© in respect of goods specified in the Fourth Schedule, at the rate of twenty paise in the rupee; 3[*]
4[(d) in respect of the goods involved in the execution of the works contract, at the rate of twelve and a half paise in the rupee; and
(e)] in the case of any other goods, at the rate of twelve and a half paise in the rupee.
Provided that the rate of tax on packing materials or containers shall be the same as the rate at which the goods sold are chargeable to tax.
(2) The Government may, if it deems necessary, reduce the rates of tax as specified in sub-section
(1)by a notification to that effect in the official Gazette.
5. Taxable turnover. -
(1) For the purposes of this Act, taxable turnover means that part of dealer’s turnover arising during the tax period which remains after deducting therefrom -
(a) the turnover of sales not subject to tax under section 7 of this Act; and
(b) the turnover of sales of goods declared exempt under section 6 of this Act.
5[(2) In the case of turnover arising from the execution of a works contract, the amount included in taxable turnover is the total consideration paid or payable to the dealer under the contract excluding the charges towards labour, services and other like charges, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed:
Provided that where the amount of charges towards labour, services and other like charges is not ascertainable from the books of accounts of the dealer, the amount of such charges shall be calculated at the prescribed percentages.]
6. Sale exempt from tax. -
(1) The sale of goods listed in the First Schedule shall be exempt from tax subject to the conditions and exceptions set out therein.
(2) The dealers or class of dealers specified in the Fifth Schedule shall be exempt from payment of tax on all sales of goods effected by them subject to such conditions as may be prescribed.
(3)Where a dealer sells capital goods which he has used since the time of purchase exclusively for purposes other than making non-taxed sale of goods, and has not claimed a tax credit in respect of such capital goods under section 9 of this Act, the sale of such capital goods shall be exempt from tax.
7. Certain sales not liable to tax. -
Nothing contained in this Act or the rules made thereunder shall be deemed to impose or authorise the imposition of tax on any sale of goods when such sale takes place -
(a) in the course of inter-state trade or commerce; or
(b) outside Delhi; or
©in the course of import of the goods into or export of the goods out of, the territory of India.
Explanation . - Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 (74 of 1956) shall apply for determining whether or not a particular sale takes place in the manner indicated in clause (a), clause (b) or clause © of this section.
8. Adjustments to tax.-
6[(1) Subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, this section shall apply where, in relation to the sale of goods by any dealer -]
(a) that sale has been cancelled;
(b) the nature of that sale has been fundamentally varied or altered;
©the previously agreed consideration for that sale has been altered by agreement with the recipient, whether due to the offer of a discount or for any other reason;
(d)the goods or part of the goods sold have been returned to the dealer; or
(e)the whole or part of the price owed by the buyer for the purchase of the goods has been written-off by the dealer as a bad debt;
And the dealer has -
(i)provided a tax invoice in relation to that sale and the amount shown therein as tax charged on that sale is not the tax properly chargeable on that sale; or
(ii)furnished a return in relation to a tax period in respect of which tax on that sale is attributable, and has accounted for an amount of tax on that sale that is not the amount properly chargeable on that sale.
(2) Where a dealer has accounted for an incorrect amount of tax as contemplated in sub-section
(1)that dealer shall make an adjustment in calculating the tax payable by that dealer in the return for the tax period during which it has become apparent that the tax is incorrect, and if -
(a)the tax payable in relation to that sale exceeds the tax actually accounted for by the dealer, the amount of that excess shall be deemed to arise in the tax period in which the adjustment is made, and shall not be attributable to any prior tax period; or
(b)the tax actually accounted for exceeds the tax payable in relation to the sale, the amount of that deficiency shall be subtracted from the tax payable by the dealer in the tax period in which the adjustment is made, and shall not be attributable to any prior tax period.
(3)Where a dealer sells goods that have been used in part for making -
(a)sales that are subject to tax under this Act or sales that are not liable to tax under section 7 of this Act; and
(b)partly for other purposes,
The amount of tax on the sale of the goods shall be the greater of -
A - (A x B / C); or
A - B;
where
A = the tax for which the dealer would be liable in respect of the sale apart from this section;
B = the amount by which the tax credit of the dealer in respect of the goods was reduced under sub-section (4) of section 9 of this Act;
C = the amount of the tax credit before reduction under sub-section (4) of section 9 of this Act.
9. Tax credit.-
7[(1) Subject to sub-section
(2) of this section and such conditions, restrictions and limitations as may be prescribed, a dealer who is registered or is required to be registered under this Act shall be entitled to a tax credit in respect of the turnover of purchases occurring during the tax period where the purchase arises in the course of his activities as a dealer and the goods are to be used by him directly or indirectly for the purpose of making -
(a)sales which are liable to tax under section 3 of this Act; or
(b) sales which are not liable to tax under section 7 of this Act.
Explanation.- Sales which are not liable to tax under section 7 of this Act involve exports from Delhi whether to other States or Union territories or to foreign countries.]
(2)No tax credit shall be allowed -
(a)in the case of the purchase of goods for goods purchased from a person who is not a registered dealer;
(b) for the purchase of non-creditable goods;
© for the purchase of goods which are to be incorporated into the structure of a building owned or occupied by the person;
Explanation.- This sub-section does not prevent a tax credit arising for goods and building materials that are purchased either for the purpose of re-sale in an unmodified form, or for the performance of a works contract on a building owned or occupied by another;
(d)for goods purchased from a dealer who has elected to pay tax under section 16 of this Act;
8[(e)for goods purchased from a casual trader;
(f)]to the dealers or class of dealers specified in the Fifth Schedule.
(3)The amount of the tax credit to which a dealer is entitled in respect of the purchase of goods shall be the amount of input tax arising in the tax period reduced in the manner described in sub-sections (4) and (6) of this section.
(4)Where a dealer has purchased goods and the goods are to be used partly for the purpose of making the sales referred to in sub-section (1) of this section and partly for other purposes, the amount of the tax credit shall be reduced proportionately.
(5)The method used by a dealer to determine the extent to which the goods are used in the manner specified in sub-section (4) of this section, shall be fair and reasonable in the circumstances:
Provided that the Commissioner may -
(a) after giving reasons in writing, reject the method adopted by the dealer and calculate the amount of tax credit; and
(b)prescribe methods for calculating the amount of tax credit or the amount of any adjustment or reduction of a tax credit in certain instances.
Explanation.- A person may object in the manner referred to in section 74 of this Act to a decision of the Commissioner to reject a method of calculating a tax credit.
(6)
9[Notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary in sub-section (1), where-]
(a) a dealer has purchased goods (other than capital goods) for which a tax credit arises under sub-section (1) of this section;
(b)the goods or goods manufactured out of such goods are to be exported from Delhi by way of transfer to a -
(i) non-resident consignment agent; or
(ii) non-resident branch of the dealer; and
©the transfer will not be by way of a sale made in Delhi;
The amount of the tax credit shall be reduced by the prescribed percentage.
(7)For the removal of doubt, no tax credit shall be allowed for -
(a) the purchase of goods from an unregistered dealer;
(b)the purchase of goods which are used exclusively for the manufacture, processing or packing of goods specified in the First Schedule.
(8)The tax credit may be claimed by a dealer only if he holds a tax invoice at the time the prescribed return for the tax period is furnished.
10[(9)
(a) Notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary in sub-sections (1) and (3) and subject to sub-section (2), tax credit in respect of capital goods shall be allowed as follows :-
(i) 1/3rd of the input tax on such capital goods arising in the tax period, in the same tax period;
(ii)balance 2/3rd of such input tax, in equal proportions in two immediately successive financial years:
Provided that, where the dealer sells such capital goods, the dealer shall be allowed as tax credit, the balance amount of the input tax, if any, in respect of such capital goods as has not been earlier availed as tax credit, such tax credit shall be allowed in the tax period in which such capital goods are sold and only after adjusting the output tax payable by him:
Provided further that where the dealer exports from Delhi such capital goods otherwise than by way of sale, the dealer shall be allowed as tax credit, the balance amount of the input tax , if any, in respect of such capital goods as has not been availed earlier as tax credit, in the tax period in which such capital goods are transferred and as reduced by the prescribed percentage of the purchase price of such capital goods :
Provided also that no tax credit in respect of capital goods shall be allowed if such capital goods are used exclusively for the purpose of making sale of exempted goods specified in the first schedule:
Provided also that no tax credit in respect of capital goods shall be allowed on that part of the value of such capital goods which represents the amount of input tax on such capital goods, which the dealer claims as depreciation under section 32 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961).
(b)If any capital goods in respect of which tax credit is allowed under clause (a) of this sub-section is transferred to any other person otherwise than by way of sale at the fair market value before the expiry of a period of five years from the date of purchase, the tax credit claimed in respect of such purchase shall be reduced in the tax period during which such transfer takes place.]
10. Adjustment to tax credit.-
(1) Where any purchaser has been issued with a credit note or debit note in terms of section 51 of this Act or if he returns or rejects goods purchased, as a consequence of which the tax credit claimed by him in any tax period in respect of which the purchase of goods relates, becomes short or excess, he shall compensate such short or excess by adjusting the amount of the tax credit allowed to him in respect of the tax period in which the credit note or debit note has been issued or goods are returned.
(2)If goods which have been purchased were -
(a)intended to be used for the purposes specified under sub-section (1) of section 9 of this Act and are subsequently used, fully or partly, for purposes other than those specified under the said sub-section; or
(b) intended for purposes other than those specified under sub-section (1) of said section 9 of this Act, and are subsequently used, fully or partly, for the purposes specified in the said sub-section;
the tax credit claimed in respect of such purchase shall be reduced or increased ,as the case may be, for the tax period during which the said utilization otherwise has taken place.
(3)Where -
(a)goods were purchased by a dealer;
(b) the dealer claimed a tax credit in respect of the goods, and did not reduce the tax credit by the prescribed percentage; and
©the goods are exported from Delhi, other than by way of a sale, to a branch of the registered dealer or to a consignment agent;
the dealer shall reduce the amount of tax credit originally claimed by the prescribed proportion.
(4) If goods which have been purchased by a dealer were -
(a)intended to be used for the purposes specified under sub-section (1) of section 9 of this Act; and
(b) are subsequently incorporated into the structure of a building owned or occupied by the person;
the tax credit claimed in respect of such purchase shall be reduced in the tax period during which such incorporation takes place.
11. Net tax.-
(1)The net tax payable by a dealer for a tax period shall be determined by the formula:
Net Tax = O - I - C
where
O = the amount of tax payable by the person at the rates stipulated in section 4 of this Act in respect of the taxable turnover arising in the tax period, adjusted to take into account any adjustments to the tax payable required by section 8 of this Act.
I = the amount of the tax credit arising in the tax period to which the person is entitled under section 9 of this Act, adjusted to take into account any adjustments to the tax credit required by section 10 of this Act.
C = the amount, if any, brought forward from the previous tax period under sub-section (2) of this section.
(2)Where the net tax of a dealer calculated under sub-section (1) of this section amounts to a negative value, the dealer shall-
(a) adjust the said amount in the same tax period against the tax payable by him under the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 (74 of 1956), if any; and
(b)be entitled to claim a refund of any surplus amount and the Commissioner shall deal with the refund claim in the manner described in section 38 and section 39 of this Act.
Explanation.- The dealer may elect to adjust the refund as a tax credit in the next tax period.
12. Time at which turnover, turnover of purchases and adjustments arise.-
(1)Subject to sub-sections (2), (3) and (4) of this section, the amount of the turnover and the turnover of purchases of a dealer which arises during any tax period shall be the amount recorded in the accounts of the dealer where those accounts are regularly and systematically prepared and maintained, give a true and fair view of his dealings, and are employed by the dealer in determining the turnover of the dealer’s business for commercial or income tax purposes.
(2)The Commissioner may by notification -
(a)permit certain classes of dealer to record turnover based on amounts paid or received; and
(b) require certain classes of dealer to record turnover based on amounts payable or receivable.
(3) Where a dealer wishes to change the method of determining the turnover and turnover of purchases, he may only make the change with the consent of the Commissioner and on such terms and conditions as the Commissioner may impose.
(4) The Government may prescribe the time at which a dealer shall treat the -
(a)Turnover;
(b) Turnover of purchases; and
©adjustment of tax or adjustment to a tax credit; as arising for a class of transactions.
1 Substituted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
2 Substituted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
3 Omitted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
4 Inserted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
5 Substituted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
6 Substituted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
7 Substituted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
8 Inserted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
9 Substituted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
10 Inserted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
DELHI VAT - CHAPTER III - SPECIAL REGIMES
DELHI VAT - CHAPTER III - SPECIAL REGIMES
13.Priority.- Where a provision in this Chapter is inconsistent with a provision in Chapter II, the provision in this Chapter shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, prevail.
14.Treatment of stock brought forward during transition.-
(1) Within a period of four months of the commencement of this Act, all registered dealers wishing to claim the credit referred to in sub-section (2) of this section, shall furnish to the Commissioner a statement of their trading stock, raw materials and packaging materials for trading stock (in this section referred to as “opening stock") which -
(a)is held in Delhi on the date of the commencement of this Act;
(b)was purchased by the dealer after the first day of April 2004; in such form as may be prescribed.
(2)
If - (a)the dealer has furnished the statement referred to in sub-section (1) of this section;
(b)the opening stock has borne tax under the Delhi Sales Tax Act, 1975 (43 of 1975) at the point specified by the Government under section 5 of the said Act; and
©the opening stock has been purchased by the dealer from a registered dealer for such purposes as are specified in sub-section (1) of section 9 of this Act;
the amount of tax borne under the Delhi Sales Tax Act, 1975 (43 of 1975) on such opening stock, determined in such manner and subject to such conditions and restrictions and up to the extent as may be prescribed, shall be credited to the registered dealer as a tax credit under section 9 of this Act:
Provided that no tax credit under this section shall be allowed unless the dealer has in his possession, invoices issued by a dealer registered under the Delhi Sales Tax Act, 1975 (43 of 1975) in respect of the purchases of the said goods:
Provided further that the dealer shall claim the entire amount of credit to which he is entitled in a single statement, which accompanies a return furnished under this Act.
(3) For the avoidance of doubt, no tax credit under sub-section (2) of this section can be claimed -
(a)for finished goods manufactured out of tax paid raw material or capital goods;
(b)for any goods that were taxable at last point under the Delhi Sales Tax Act, 1975 (43 of 1975) held at the time of the commencement of this Act;
©in a statement furnished more than four months after the commencement of this Act; or
(d) for opening stock which is held outside Delhi.
1 (4) Every dealer wishing to claim a tax credit in excess of one lakh rupees on opening stock shall furnish with the statement a certificate signed by an accountant in the prescribed form certifying that the net credit claim made is true and correct.]
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15. Second-hand goods.-
(1) This section applies where -
(a) a registered dealer sells second-hand goods;
(b) the registered dealer has purchased goods from a resident seller who was not registered under this Act;
© the goods were purchased either as trading stock for re-sale in an unmodified form, or as raw materials for incorporation or division into trading stock;
(d) the registered dealer will be liable to tax under section 3 of this Act on the sale of the goods or the goods into which they were incorporated, as the case may be; and
(e)the registered dealer has adequate proof of the amount paid for the goods.
(2) In the circumstances mentioned in sub-section (1) of this section, the registered dealer shall be entitled to a tax credit for the purposes of section 9 of this Act of the least of -
(a)the input tax borne by the resident seller when he purchased the goods;
(b) the tax fraction of the original cost of the goods to the resident seller;
© the tax fraction of the fair market value of the goods at the time of their purchase by the registered dealer; or
(d) the tax fraction of the consideration paid by the registered dealer for the goods.
(3)Where the amount paid by the registered dealer for the goods exceeds two thousand rupees, the tax credit shall be allowed in the tax period when the goods are sold by the registered dealer or the goods into which they have been incorporated are sold by the registered dealer.
16. Composition scheme for specified dealers.-
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained 3[to the contrary] in this Act, every dealer whose -
(a) turnover in the year preceding the commencement of this Act; or
(b) Turnover in the current year,
exceeds the taxable quantum under this Act, but does not exceed 4[fifty lakh] rupees or such other amount as may be specified by the Government by notification in the official Gazette, shall have an option to pay tax under this section:
Provided that this section shall not apply to dealers procuring goods from any place outside Delhi or selling or supplying goods to any place outside Delhi at any time during the year in which he opts to pay tax under this section or if he is registered 5[in Delhi] under the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 (74 of 1956).
(2) At the time of making application for registration under section 19 of this Act, the dealer covered under sub-section (1) of this section shall be required to specify if he intends to pay tax under this section:
Provided that once the dealer chooses to pay tax under this section, the option may be reversed only after the end of the year for which the option is made, by application to the Commissioner within such time and in such manner as may be prescribed:
Provided further that where a dealer chooses to reverse his option to pay tax under this section, he shall be eligible to claim credit of the tax paid under this Act on the trading stock, raw material and packaging material held by him in Delhi on the date when such reversal takes effect subject to the conditions contained in section 20 of this Act in so far as they are applicable.
(3)In case a person who 6[elects] to pay tax under this section -
(a)who is registered under the Delhi Sales Tax Act, 1975 (43 of 1975) or the Delhi Sales Tax on Works Contract Act, 1999 (Delhi Act 9 of 1999) 7[or the Delhi Sales Tax on Right to Use Goods Act, 2002 (Delhi Act 13 of 2002)], at the time of the commencement of this Act; and
(b) whose turnover in the year preceding the commencement of this Act exceeds the taxable quantum under this Act but does not exceed 8[fifty lakh] rupees or such other amount as may be specified by the Government by notification in the official Gazette,
he shall be required to specify the 9[election] to pay tax under this section within such time and in such manner as may be prescribed.
(4)Where a dealer 10[elects] to pay tax under this section, the dealer’s net tax shall be the amount determined at the rate of one paisa in the rupee of the turnover of the dealer.
(5)A dealer who elects to pay tax under this section shall -
11[(a)not purchase goods from a person who is not registered under this Act;
(b) not compute his net tax under section 11 of this Act;
© not be allowed to claim credit under section 9, section 14 and section 15 of this Act;
(d) not be entitled to issue tax invoice;
(e)not be allowed to collect any amount by way of tax under this Act; and
(f)] continue to retain tax invoices and retail invoices for all of his purchases as required under section 48 of this Act.
(6)In case a person -
(a)who is registered under the Delhi Sales Tax Act, 1975 (43 of 1975) or the Delhi Sales Tax on Works Contract Act, 1999 (Delhi Act 9 of 1999) 12[or the Delhi Sales Tax on Right to Use Goods Act, 2002 (Delhi Act 13 of 2002)], at the time of the commencement of this Act;
(b) whose turnover in the year preceding the commencement of this Act exceeds the taxable quantum under this Act but does not exceed 13[fifty lakh] rupees or such other amount as may be specified by the Government by notification in the official Gazette; and
© who has opted to pay tax under this section in terms of sub-section (3) of this section;
he shall be required to pay tax on the trading stock, raw material, packaging material (in this sub-section referred to as “opening stock") and finished goods held on the date of the commencement of this Act at the rates specified in section 4 of this Act on the fair market value of such opening stock and finished goods where such opening stock and finished goods have not borne tax under the Delhi Sales Tax Act, 1975 (43 of 1975).
(7) The tax due under sub-section (6) of this section shall be paid at any time before the person specifies his intention to pay tax under this section.
(8) The proof of payment of tax referred to in sub-section (6) of this section along with a statement of opening stock and finished goods in such form as may be prescribed shall be furnished to the Commissioner at the time the person specifies his intention to pay tax under this section.
(9)Subject to the other provisions of this section, where a registered dealer pays tax at the rates specified in section 4 of this Act, he may choose to pay tax under this section only from the beginning of the following year:
Provided that such registered dealer shall be required to pay tax at the rates specified in section 4 of this Act on the trading stock, raw material, packaging material and finished goods held by him on the first day of the said following year.
14(10)If the turnover of a dealer who elects to pay tax under this section exceeds fifty lakh rupees or such other amount as may be specified by the Government by notification in the official Gazette, he shall be liable to pay tax under section 3 of this Act on and from the day his taxable turnover exceeds fifty lakh rupees or such other amount as may be specified by the Government by notification in the official Gazette and shall be entitled to claim credit of the input tax paid under this Act on trading stock, raw material and packaging material held by him in Delhi on such day :
Provided that such dealer has intimated the Commissioner within seven days of his becoming liable to pay tax under section 3 of this Act in the prescribed form and has furnished such other information to the Commissioner as may be prescribed.
(11)The Commissioner may notify a dealer or a class of dealers who shall not be entitled to opt for payment of tax under this section.]
15[16A Special provisions relating to casual traders. -
(1)Notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary in this Act, a casual trader shall -
(a)at least three days before commencing business in Delhi, inform the Commissioner of such particulars of his business in such form and manner as may be prescribed;
(b) deposit security in cash or in the form of bank draft as may be fixed by the Commissioner which shall not exceed estimated liability to pay tax for seven days or such lesser period for which the casual trader is conducting the business in Delhi;
© pay tax daily on the sales made during the previous day;
(d) furnish to the Commissioner, immediately after conclusion of his business in Delhi, a return in the prescribed form and manner; and
(e)not issue any tax invoice.
(2)The Commissioner shall, after verification of information furnished to him under clause (a) of sub-section (1) and after getting security under clause (b) of that sub-section, shall register the casual trader.
(3)Upon registration of casual trader, the Commissioner may issue the required forms to him for use as the declaration referred to in sub-section (2A) of section 61 of this Act for bringing goods for sale in Delhi and for taking the unsold goods out of Delhi and the casual trader shall render complete account of the used forms and surrender the unused forms alongwith the return referred to in clause (d) of sub-section (1).
(4)The Commissioner shall, after examination of the return furnished by the casual trader under clause (d) of sub-section (1), the forms referred to in sub-section (3) and the accounts maintained by him including the retail invoices issued, assess him to tax within five days and shall serve upon him a notice of assessment and after adjusting any tax and any other dues payable under this Act, refund the balance amount of security to him in case security is deposited in the form of cash deposit.
(5)The casual trader shall pay immediately the amount mentioned in the notice of assessment.
(6)On being satisfied that the amount due has been paid, the Commissioner shall release the security or balance security, as the case may be.
(7)Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act the taxable quantum in respect of a casual trader shall be nil.]
17. Transactions between related parties.- If -
(a) a registered dealer sells or gives goods to a related person;
(b) the terms or conditions of the transaction have been influenced by the relationship; and
©the related person had purchased the goods, the related person would not be entitled to a tax credit for the purchase, or the amount of the tax credit would be reduced under sub-section (3) of section 9 of this Act;
the transaction shall be deemed to be a sale made by the registered dealer and the sale price of the goods shall be deemed to be their fair market value.
1 Substituted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
2 Omitted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
3 Inserted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
4 Substituted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
5 Inserted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
6 Substituted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
7 Inserted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
8 Substituted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
9 Substituted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
10 Substituted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
11 Inserted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
12 Inserted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
13 Substituted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
14 Inserted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
15 Inserted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
DELHI VAT - CHAPTER IV - REGISTRATION AND SECURITY
DELHI VAT - CHAPTER IV - REGISTRATION AND SECURITY
18.Mandatory and voluntary registration.-
(1) Every dealer is required to apply for registration under this Act if -
(a)the dealer’s turnover in the year preceding the commencement of this Act exceeded the taxable quantum; or
(b)the dealer’s turnover in the current year exceeds the taxable quantum; or
©the dealer is liable to pay tax, or is registered or required to be registered under Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 (74 of 1956):Provided that a dealer dealing exclusively in goods mentioned in the First Schedule shall not be required to register.
Explanation.- For the purposes of this section, in case of dealers involved in execution of works contracts, the taxable quantum shall be calculated with reference to the total contract amount received.
(2) For the purposes of this Act, “taxable quantum” of a dealer shall be five lakh rupees, or such other amount as may be specified by the Government by notification in the official Gazette:
Provided that a dealer who imports for sale any goods into Delhi, the taxable quantum shall be “Nil” or such other amount as may be specified by the Government by notification in the official Gazette.
(3) The taxable quantum of a dealer shall not include turnover from-
(a)Sales of capital assets;
(b)sales made in the course of winding up the dealer’s activities; and
©sales made as part of the permanent diminution of the dealer’s activities.
(4) Any person who is not required by sub-section (1) of this section to be registered but who -
(a)Is a dealer; or
(b)intends from a particular date to undertake activities which would make him a dealer, may apply for registration.
19. Registration.-
(1) An application for registration shall be made in the prescribed form, within such time,, containing such particulars and information and accompanied by such fee, security and other documents as may be prescribed.
Explanation.- The Commissioner may, by order to be published in the official Gazette, specify certain classes of persons who may not be required to furnish a security.
(2) Where -
(a)an applicant furnishes a security in the prescribed form and for the prescribed amount, and
(b) all other forms and evidence required by and prescribed under this Act are complete and in order,
The Commissioner shall register the applicant.
(3)Where the Commissioner has not registered the person within fifteen days from the date on which the application is made, the Commissioner shall, after conducting such inquiries as he deems fit, either -
(a)register the person forthwith as a registered dealer; or
(b) issue a notice to the applicant, clearly stating the grounds on which his application is proposed to be rejected and permitting him to show cause in writing, within fifteen further days, why his application should not be rejected:
Provided that where the Commissioner has not registered the person or issued a notice by the required date, the applicant shall be deemed to be registered for the purposes of this Act, and the Commissioner shall issue a certificate of registration to such person.
(4)Where, pursuant to clause (b) of sub-section (3) of this section , the applicant furnishes a reply to the notice, the Commissioner may, either accept the application and register the person, or reject the application for reasons to be recorded in writing.
(5)If the applicant fails to respond to the notice issued under clause (b) of sub-section (3) of this section within the stipulated time, the application for registration shall stand rejected.
(6)Where a registered dealer has furnished a security as a condition of registration, such security shall be required for the continuance in effect of registration, unless otherwise provided by the Commissioner.
Explanation.- The decision of the Commissioner not to register a person may be the subject of an objection under section 74 of this Act.
20. Effect of registration.-
(1) If at the time at which an unregistered dealer’s registration takes effect after the commencement of this Act and -
(a)the dealer holds trading stock for the purpose of sale, or for use as raw materials for the production of 1[finished goods];
(b)the dealer has borne input tax on the purchase of the trading stock or raw materials;
©the dealer furnishes a statement of its trading stock and raw materials in the prescribed form to the Commissioner; and
(d)the dealer holds adequate proof of the amount of input tax in respect of the purchases;
the dealer shall be entitled to a tax credit for the trading stock or raw materials held by the dealer on the date that the dealer’s registration takes effect;
Provided that the dealer must claim the entire amount of tax credit to which he is entitled in a single claim, which accompanies the first return furnished by the dealer under this Act.
ExplanationI.- This section applies where goods have borne tax imposed after the commencement of this Act.
Explanation II.- Section 14 of this Act deals with goods which have borne sales tax prior to the commencement of this Act.
(2) For the purposes of sub-section (3) of section 9 of this Act, the amount of the tax credit shall be the least of -
(a)the amount of input tax disclosed in the proof referred to in clause (d) of sub-section (1) of this section;
(b)the tax fraction of the cost of the goods;
©the tax fraction of the fair market value of the goods at the time of registration; or
(d)such amount as may be prescribed.
(3)Where the registered dealer accounts for turnover on the basis of amounts received and amounts paid, he shall exclude from his turnover -
(a)any amount received after he is registered in respect of sales made while he was unregistered; and
(b) any amount paid after he is registered in respect of purchases made while he was unregistered.
21. Amendment of registration.-
(1) A registered dealer shall inform the Commissioner in the prescribed manner within one month, if he -
(a)sells or otherwise disposes of his business or any part of his business or any place of business, or effects or comes to know of any other change in the ownership of the business; or
(b) discontinues his business or changes his place of business or warehouse, or opens a new place of business, or closes the business for a period of more than one month; or
©changes the name, style, constitution or nature of his business; or
(d)enters into partnership or other association in regard to his business or adds, deletes or changes the particulars of the persons having interest in business;
and if any such registered dealer dies, his legal representative shall, in like manner, inform the said authority.
(2)The Commissioner may, after considering any information furnished under this Act or otherwise received and after making such inquiry as he may deem fit, amend from time to time any registration.
(3)An amendment of the registration made under sub-section (2) of this section shall take effect from the date of contingency which necessitates the amendment whether or not information in that behalf is furnished within the time prescribed under sub-section (1) of this section .
(4)Any amendment of a registration under this section shall be without prejudice to any liability for tax or penalty imposable or for any prosecution for an offence under this Act.
(5)For the removal of doubts it is hereby declared that where a registered dealer -
(a)effects a change to the nature of the goods ordinarily sold;
(b) is a firm and there is a change in the constitution of the firm without dissolution thereof; or
©is a trustee of a trust and there is a change in the trustees thereof; or
(d)is a Hindu undivided family and the business of such family is converted into a partnership business with all or any of the members of the family as partners thereof; or
(e)is a firm or a company or a trust or other organisation, and a change occurs in the management of the organisation,
then, merely by reason of the circumstances aforesaid, it shall not be necessary for the registered dealer to apply for a fresh certificate of registration and on information being furnished the registration shall be amended.
22.Cancellation of registration
(1)Where -
(1)Where -
(a)a registered dealer who is required to furnish security under the provisions of this Act has failed to furnish or maintain such security;
(b)a registered dealer has ceased to carry on any activity which would entitle him to be registered as a dealer under this Act;
©an incorporated body is closed down or otherwise ceases to exist;
(d)the owner of a proprietorship business dies leaving no successor to carry on the business;
(e)in the case of a firm or association of persons, it is dissolved;
(f)registered dealer has ceased to be liable to pay tax under this Act;
(g)a registered dealer knowingly furnishes a return which is misleading or deceptive in a material particular;
(h)a registered dealer has committed one or more offences or contravened the provisions of this Act and the offence or contravention is, in the opinion of the Commissioner, of such magnitude that it is necessary to do so; or
(i)the Commissioner, after conducting proper inquiries, is of the view that it is necessary to do so;
the Commissioner may, after service of a notice in the prescribed form and after providing the dealer an opportunity of being heard, cancel the registration of the dealer with effect from the date specified by him in the notice.
(2)Where -
(a)a registered dealer has ceased to carry on any activity which would entitle him to be registered as a dealer under this Act;
(b)an incorporated body is closed down or otherwise ceases to exist;
©the owner of a proprietorship business dies leaving no successor to carry on business;
(d)in the case of a firm or association of persons, it is dissolved; or
(e)a registered dealer has ceased to be liable to pay tax under this Act;
the registered dealer or the dealer’s legal representative in case of clause © above, shall apply for cancellation of his registration to the Commissioner in the manner and within the time prescribed.
Explanation.- For the purpose of this sub-section “legal representative” has the meaning assigned to it in clause (11) of section 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908).
(3)On receipt of such application, if the Commissioner is satisfied that the dealer has ceased to be entitled to be registered, he may cancel the registration.
(4) If a registered dealer ceases to be registered, the Commissioner shall cancel the dealer’s registration with effect from a specified date.
(5)If a dealer’s registration which has been cancelled under this section is reinstated as a result of an appeal or other proceeding under this Act, the registration of the dealer shall be restored and he shall be liable to pay tax as if his registration had never been cancelled.
(6)If any registered dealer whose registration has been restored under sub-section (5) of this Act satisfies the Commissioner that excess tax has been paid by him during the period his registration was inoperative which but for the cancellation of his registration he would not have paid, then the amount of such tax shall be adjusted or refunded in such manner as may be prescribed.
(7)Every registered dealer who applies for cancellation of his registration shall surrender with his application the certificate of registration granted to him and every registered dealer whose registration is cancelled otherwise than on the basis of his application shall surrender the certificate of registration within seven days of the date of communication to him of the cancellation.
(8) The Commissioner shall, at intervals not exceeding three months, publish in the official Gazette such particulars as may be prescribed, of registered dealers whose registration has been cancelled.
(9) The cancellation of registration shall not affect the liability of any person to pay tax due for any period and unpaid as on the date of such cancellation or which is assessed thereafter notwithstanding that he is not otherwise liable to pay tax under this Act.
23. Effect of de-registration.-
(1)Every person whose registration is cancelled shall pay in respect of all goods held on the date of cancellation an amount equal to the higher of -
(a)the tax that would be payable in respect of those goods if the goods were sold at their fair market value on that date; or
(b)the tax credit previously claimed in respect of those goods.
(2)Where the dealer has accounted for turnover on the basis of amounts received and amounts paid, he shall include in the turnover of his final return -
(a)any amount not yet received in respect of sales made while he was registered; and
(b)any amount not yet paid in respect of purchases made while he was registered.
24.Registration during transition.-
2[(1)Every dealer who is registered under the Delhi Sales Tax Act, 1975 (43 of 1975) or the Delhi Sales Tax on Works Contract Act, 1999 (Delhi Act 9 of 1999) or the Delhi Sales Tax on Right to Use Goods Act, 2002 (Delhi Act 13 of 2002), at the time of commencement of this Act shall be deemed to be registered under this Act with effect from the first day of April, 2005.]
(2)The security furnished by a dealer registered under the Delhi Sales Tax Act, 1975 (43 of 1975) or the Delhi Sales Tax on Works Contract Act, 1999 (Delhi Act 9 of 1999) 3[or the Delhi Sales Tax on Right to Use Goods Act, 2002 (Delhi Act 13 of 2002)] under the said Acts and valid on the date of the commencement of this Act, shall be deemed to have been furnished under this Act and shall be deemed to be valid under this Act for a period of six months from the commencement of this Act or till the time a fresh security as required under sub-section (3) of this section is furnished, whichever is later.
(3)Within a period of six months of the commencement of this Act, every dealer covered under sub-section (1) of this section shall be required to furnish a fresh security under this Act:
Provided that the Commissioner may, by notification, exempt a class or classes of dealers from the requirement of furnishing a fresh security under this sub-section.
25.Security from certain classes of dealers and other persons.-
(1)The Commissioner may as a condition of -
(a)Registering a person as a dealer;
(b)making a refund under section 38 of this Act;
require a person or prescribed class of persons to furnish security for the proper performance of their responsibilities under this Act or under the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 (74 of 1956) in the prescribed amount, in the prescribed manner and within such time as may be prescribed.
(2)Notwithstanding sub-section (1) of this section, the Commissioner may increase, vary, reduce or waive the prescribed amount of the security, having regard to -
(a)the nature and size of the business activities of the person;
(b)the amount of any tax, interest or penalty for which the person may be or is likely to become liable at any time under this Act;
©the creditworthiness of the person;
(d)the nature of the security; and
(e)any other matter which the Commissioner considers relevant.
(3)Where the security or additional security furnished by a person is in the form of a surety bond and the surety dies or becomes insolvent, the person shall within one month of the occurrence of such event, inform the Commissioner and shall within three months of such occurrence, execute a fresh surety bond.
(4)Where the surety bond has been executed by another registered dealer and the dealer’s registration is either cancelled or he has closed down his business, the person shall furnish a fresh security as may be prescribed and in the manner as stated in sub-section (3) of this section .
(5)The Commissioner may, for good and sufficient cause, order the forfeiture of the whole or any part of the security furnished by a person.
(6)Where the security furnished by any person is forfeited in whole or is rendered insufficient, he shall furnish a fresh security of the requisite amount or, as the case may be, shall make up the deficiency in such manner and within such period as may be specified.
1 Substituted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
2 Substituted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
3 Inserted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
DELHI VAT - CHAPTER V - RETURNS
DELHI VAT - CHAPTER V - RETURNS
26.Periodical payment of tax and furnishing of returns.-
(1) Every registered dealer who is liable to pay tax under this Act shall furnish to the Commissioner such returns for each tax period and by such dates as may be prescribed and in the prescribed form.
27. Power to require other returns.-
(1) In addition to the returns specified in section 26 of this Act, the Commissioner may require any person, whether a registered dealer or not, to furnish (whether on that person’s own behalf or as an agent or trustee) him with such other returns in the prescribed form as and when the Commissioner requires.
28. Correction of deficiencies.-
(1) If, within four years of the making of an assessment, any person discovers a mistake or error in any return furnished by him under this Act, and he has as a result of the mistake or error paid less tax than was due under this Act, he shall, within one month after the discovery, furnish a revised return and pay the tax owed and interest thereon.
(2) If, within four years of the making of an assessment, any person discovers a mistake or error in any return furnished by him under this Act, and he has as a result of the mistake or error paid more tax than was due under this Act, he may lodge an objection against the assessment in the manner and subject to the conditions stipulated in section 74 of this Act.
29. Signing returns.-
(1) Every return under this Chapter shall be signed and verified -
(a)in the case of an individual, by the individual himself, and where the individual is absent from India, either by the individual or by some person duly authorised by him in this behalf and where the individual is mentally incapacitated from attending to his affairs, by his guardian or by any other person competent to act on his behalf;
(b) in the case of a Hindu Undivided Family, by a Karta and where the Karta is absent from India or is mentally incapacitated from attending to his affairs, by any other adult member of such family;
©in the case of a company or local authority, by the principal officer thereof;
(d)in the case of a firm, by any partner thereof, not being a minor;
(e)in the case of any other association, by any member of the association or persons;
(f)in the case of a trust, by the trustee or any trustee; and
(g)in the case of any other person, by some person competent to act on his behalf.
Explanation 1.- For the purposes of this section the expression “principal officer” shall have the meaning assigned to it under sub-section (35) of section 2 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961).
Explanation 2.- For the purposes of this Act, any return signed by a person who is not authorized under this section shall be treated as if no return has been furnished.
DELHI VAT - CHAPTER VI - ASSESSMENT AND PAYMENT OF TAX, INTEREST AND PENALTIES AND MAKING REFUNDS
DELHI VAT - CHAPTER VI - ASSESSMENT AND PAYMENT OF TAX, INTEREST AND PENALTIES AND MAKING REFUNDS
30. Assessment of tax, interest or penalty.-
No claim may be made by the Commissioner for the payment by a person of an amount of tax, interest or penalty or other amount in the nature of tax, interest or penalty due under this Act except by the making of an assessment for the amount.
31. Self Assessment.-
(1) Where a return is furnished by a person as required under section 26 or section 27 of this Act which contains the prescribed information and complies with the requirements of this Act and the rules -
(a)the Commissioner is taken to have made, on the day on which the return is furnished, an assessment of the tax payable of the amount specified in the return;
(b) the return is deemed to be a notice of the assessment and to be under the hand of the Commissioner; and
©the notice referred to in clause (b) is deemed to have been served on the person on the day on which the Commissioner is deemed to have made the assessment.
(2)No assessment shall arise under sub-section (1) of this section, if the Commissioner has already made an assessment of tax in respect of the same tax period under another section of this Act.
32. Default assessment of tax payable.-
(1) If any person -
(a)has not furnished returns required under this Act by the prescribed date; or
(b) has furnished incomplete or incorrect returns; or
©has furnished a return which does not comply with the requirements of this Act; or
(d)for any other reason the Commissioner is not satisfied with the return furnished by a person;
the Commissioner may for reasons to be recorded in writing assess or re-assess to the best of his judgment the amount of net tax due for a tax period.
1[(1A) If any person -
(2) Where the Commissioner has made an assessment under this section, the Commissioner shall forthwith serve on that person a notice of assessment of the amount of any additional tax due for that tax period.
(3)Where the Commissioner has made an assessment under this section and further tax is assessed as owed, the amount of further tax assessed is due and payable on the same date as the date on which the net tax for the tax period was due.
Explanation.- A person may, if he disagrees with the notice of assessment, file an objection under section 74 of this Act.
33. Assessment of penalty.-
(1) Where the Commissioner has reason to believe that a liability to pay a penalty under this Act has arisen, the Commissioner, after recording the reason in writing, shall make and serve on the person a notice of assessment of the penalty that is due under this Act.
(2) The amount of any penalty assessed under this section is due and payable on the date on which the notice of assessment is served by the Commissioner.
(3)Any assessment made under this section shall be without prejudice to prosecution for any offence under this Act.
Explanation.- A person may, if he disagrees with the notice of assessment, file an objection under section 74 of this Act.
34.Limitation on assessment and re-assessment.-
(1) No assessment or re-assessment under section 32 of this Act shall be made by the Commissioner after the expiry of four years from -
(a) the date on which the person furnished a return under section 26 or Sub-section (I) of section28 of this Act; or
(b) the date on which the Commissioner made an assessment of tax for the tax period,
whichever is the earlier:
Provided that where the Commissioner has reason to believe that tax was not paid by reason of concealment, omission or failure to disclose fully material particulars on the part of the person, the said period shall stand extended to six years.
(2)Notwithstanding sub-section (1) of this section, the Commissioner may make an assessment of tax within one year after the date of any decision of the Appellate Tribunal or court where the assessment is required to be made in consequence of, or to give effect to, the decision of the Appellate Tribunal or court which requires the re-assessment of the person.
35.Collection of assessed tax and penalties.-
(1) Subject to sub-sections (2) and (4) of this section, where an amount of tax or penalty has been assessed under sections 32 or 33 of this Act, the Commissioner may not proceed to enforce payment of the amount assessed until two months after the date of service of the notice of assessment.
(2)Where a person has made an objection to an assessment or part of an assessment in the manner provided in section 74 of this Act, the Commissioner may not enforce the payment of any amount in dispute under that assessment until the objection is resolved by the Commissioner.
(3)Nothing in this section shall stay any proceedings by the Commissioner or before a court for the recovery of -
(a) any amounts due under this Act that are not the subject of a dispute before the Commissioner; or
(b)any amounts due under this Act where the person has made an appeal to the Appellate Tribunal.
(4)Notwithstanding sub-section (1) of this section, where an amount of tax or penalty has been assessed by the Commissioner and he is satisfied that there is a likelihood that it may not be possible to recover the amount assessed if collection is delayed, the Commissioner may specify a date in the notice of assessment as the date on which collection of the amounts due and payable may commence which is earlier than two months after the date of service of the notice of assessment.
36.Manner of payment of tax, penalties and interest.-
Every person liable to pay tax, interest, penalty or any other amount under this Act shall pay the amount to the Government Treasury of Delhi, the Reserve Bank of India or a branch in Delhi of a bank prescribed under the rules, or at such other place or in such other manner as may be prescribed.
36A. Tax deducted at source.
(1) Any person, not being an individual or a Hindu undivided family, who is responsible for making payment to any dealer (hereinafter in this section referred to as “the contractor") for discharge of any liability on account of valuable consideration payable for the transfer of property in goods (whether as goods or in some other form) in pursuance of a works contract, shall, at the time of credit of such sum to the account of the contractor or at the time of payment thereof in cash or by any other mode, whichever is earlier, deduct tax thereon at the rate of two percent.
(2)Where, on an application being made by the contractor in this behalf, the Commissioner is satisfied that any works contract involves both transfer of property in goods and labour and service, or involves only labour and service and accordingly, justifies deduction of tax on a part of the sum in respect of the works contract or, as the case may be, justifies no deduction of tax, he shall, after giving the contractor a reasonable opportunity of being heard, grant him such certificate and for such period as may be appropriate:
Provided that nothing in the said certificate shall affect liability of the contractor to pay tax under this Act.
(3)Where any such certificate is granted, the person responsible for making payment under sub-section (1) shall, until such certificate is cancelled by the Commissioner, deduct tax at the rate specified in such certificate or deduct no tax, as the case may be.
(4)The amount deducted under this section shall be deposited into the appropriate Government treasury by the person making such deduction before the expiry of twenty eight days following the month in which such deduction is made in the manner as may be prescribed.Notwithstanding sub-section (1) of this section, where an amount of tax or penalty has been assessed by the Commissioner and he is satisfied that there is a likelihood that it may not be possible to recover the amount assessed if collection is delayed, the Commissioner may specify a date in the notice of assessment as the date on which collection of the amounts due and payable may commence which is earlier than two months after the date of service of the notice of assessment.
(5)The person making such deduction under this section shall, at the time of payment or discharge, furnish to the contractor from whose bills or invoices such deduction is made, a certificate as may be prescribed in respect of the amount deducted, the rate at which it has been deducted and the details of deposit into the Government treasury.
(6)Any deduction made in accordance with the provisions of this section and credited into the appropriate Government treasury shall be treated as payment of tax on behalf of the person from whose bills or invoices the deduction has been made, and he shall claim the adjustment towards the payment of output tax of the amount so deducted in his return for the tax period in which certificate of such deduction was issued to him.
(7)A dealer claiming adjustment in his tax return of the amount deducted under this section shall preserve the certificate issued to him for a period of seven years and shall produce the same to the Commissioner on demand.
(8)If any person as is referred to in this section fails to make the deduction or, after deducting fails to deposit the amount so deducted as required in this section, the Commissioner may, by order in writing, direct that such person shall pay, by way of penalty, a sum not exceeding twice the amount deductible under this section besides tax deductible but not so deducted and, if deducted, not so deposited into the appropriate Government treasury.
(9)Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (8), if any person fails to make deduction or, after deducting, fails to deposit the amount so deducted, he shall be liable to pay simple interest at the annual rate to be notified by the Government on the amount deductible under this section but not so deducted, and if deducted, not so deposited from the date on which such amount was deductible to the date on which such amount is actually deposited into the appropriate Government treasury.
(10)Where the amount has not been deposited after deduction such amount together with interest and penalty referred to in sub-section (8) and sub-section (9) shall be a charge upon all the assets of the person concerned and recoverable as arrears of land revenue.
(11)Every person responsible for making deduction of tax under this section shall apply to the Commissioner for a Tax Deduction Account Number within the prescribed time and in the prescribed form and shall also furnish a return in the prescribed form within the prescribed period:
Provided that, unless intimated otherwise by the Commissioner, every person having obtained Tax Deduction Account Number under the Delhi Sales Tax on Works Contract Act, 1999 (Delhi Act 9 of 1999) shall be deemed to have obtained a Tax Deduction Account Number under this Act and shall use the same Tax Deduction Account Number under this Act.
(12)Any person who fails to comply with the requirement under sub-section (11) shall be liable to pay, by way of penalty, a sum of two hundred rupees per day from the day on which requirement arose until the failure is rectified:
Provided that the amount of penalty payable under this sub- section shall not exceed twenty thousand rupees.
Explanation. - Nothing contained in this section shall apply to works contract executed in the course of inter-state trade or commerce or outside the state, or in the course of import into or export out of India.]
37.Order of application of payments.-
Where a person owes to the Commissioner tax, interest, or penalty and the person pays to the Commissioner or the Commissioner recovers some but not all of the amounts owed by the person, the amounts shall be treated as reducing the person’s obligations to pay -
(a) Interest, penalty and tax owed under this Act; and
(b)Interest, penalty and tax owed under the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 (74 of 1956); in the above order.
38.Refunds.-
(1) Subject to the other provisions of this section and the rules, the Commissioner shall refund to a person the amount of tax, penalty and interest, if any, paid by such person in excess of the amount due from him.
(2)Before making any refund, the Commissioner shall first apply such excess towards the recovery of any other amount due under this Act, or under the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 (74 of 1956).
(3)Subject to 3 [sub-section (4) and sub-section (5)] of this section, any amount remaining after the application referred to in sub-section (2) of this section shall be at the election of the dealer, either -
(a) refunded to the person within one month after the date on which the return was furnished or claim was made for the refund; or
(b)carried forward to the next tax period as a tax credit in that period.
(4)Where the Commissioner has issued a notice to the person under section 58 of this Act advising him that an audit, investigation or inquiry into his business affairs will be undertaken 4 [or sought additional information under section 59 of this Act], the amount shall be carried forward to the next tax period as a tax credit in that period
(5)The Commissioner may, as a condition of the payment of a refund, demand security from the person pursuant to the powers conferred in section 25 of this Act 5[within fifteen days from the date on which the return was furnished or claim for the refund was made].
(6)6[(6) The Commissioner shall grant refund within fifteen days from the date the dealer furnishes the security to his satisfaction under sub-section (5).
(7)
For calculating the period of one month under clause (a) of sub-section (3), the time taken to furnish the security under sub-section (5) to the satisfaction of the Commissioner shall be excluded.]
(8)Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, where -
(a) a registered dealer has sold goods to an unregistered person; and
(b)the price charged for the goods includes an amount of tax payable under this Act;
©the dealer is seeking the refund of this amount or to apply this amount under clause (b) of sub-section (3) of this section;
no amount shall be refunded to the dealer or may be applied by the dealer under clause (b) of sub-section (3) of this section unless the Commissioner is satisfied that the dealer has refunded the amount to the purchaser.
(9)Where -
(a) a registered dealer has sold goods to another registered dealer; and
(b)the price charged for the goods expressly includes an amount of tax payable under this Act,
the amount may be refunded to the seller or may be applied by the seller under clause (b) of sub-section (3) of this section and the Commissioner may reassess the buyer to deny the amount of the corresponding tax credit claimed by such buyer, whether or not the seller refunds the amount to the buyer.
(10)Where a registered dealer sells goods and the price charged for the goods is expressed not to include an amount of tax payable under this Act the amount may be refunded to the seller or may be applied by the seller under clause (b) of sub-section (3) of this section without the seller being required to refund an amount to the purchaser.
7[(11)Notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary in sub-section (3) of this section, no refund shall be allowed to a dealer who has not filed any return due under this Act.]
39.Power to withhold refund in certain cases.-
(1) Where a person is entitled to a refund and any proceeding under this Act, including an audit under section 58 of this Act, is pending against him, and the Commissioner is of the opinion that payment of such refund is likely to adversely affect the revenue and that it may not be possible to recover the amount later, the Commissioner may for reasons to be recorded in writing, either obtain a security equal to the amount to be refunded to the person or withhold the refund till such time the proceeding or the audit has been concluded.
(2)Where a refund is withheld under sub-section (1) of this section, the person shall be entitled to interest as provided under sub-section (1) of section 42 of this Act if as a result of the appeal or further proceeding, or any other proceeding he becomes entitled to the refund.
40.Collection of tax only by registered dealers.-
(1) No person who is not a registered dealer shall collect in respect of any sale of goods by him in Delhi any amount by way of tax under this Act and no registered dealer shall make any such collection except in accordance with this Act and the rules made thereunder and at the rates specified under this Act.
(2)Tax collected by a person who is not a registered dealer shall not be refunded and shall stand forfeited.
41.Refund of tax for embassies, officials, international and public organizations.-
(1) The bodies listed in the Sixth Schedule shall be entitled to claim a refund of tax paid on goods purchased in Delhi, subject to such restrictions and conditions as may be prescribed.
(2)Any person entitled to a refund under sub-section (1) of this section may apply to the Commissioner in the manner and within the time prescribed.
42.Interest.-
(1) A person entitled to a refund under this Act, shall be entitled to receive, in addition to the refund, simple interest at the annual rate notified by the Government from time to time, computed on a daily basis from the later of -
(a) the date that the refund was due to be paid to the person; or
(b)the date that the overpaid amount was paid by the person, until the date on which the refund is given.
Provided that the interest shall be calculated on the amount of refund due after deductingtherefrom any tax, interest, penalty or any other dues under this Act, or under the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 (74 of 1956):
Provided further that if the amount of such refund is enhanced or reduced, as the case may be, such interest shall be enhanced or reduced accordingly.
Explanation.- If the delay in granting the refund is attributable to the said person, whether wholly or in part, the period of the delay attributable to him shall be excluded from the period for which the interest is payable.
(2)When a person is in default in making the payment of any tax, penalty or other amount due under this Act, he shall, in addition to the amount assessed, be liable to pay simple interest on such amount at the annual rate notified by the Government from time to time, computed on a daily basis, from the date of such default for so long as he continues to make default in the payment of the said amount.
(3)Where the amount of tax including any penalty due is wholly reduced, the amount of interest, if any, paid shall be refunded, or if such amount is varied, the interest due shall be calculated accordingly.
(4)Where the collection of any amount is stayed by the order of the Appellate Tribunal or any court or any other authority and the order is subsequently vacated, interest shall be payable for any period during which such order remained in operation.
(5)The interest payable by a person under this Act may be collected as tax due under this Act and shall be due and payable once the obligation to pay interest has arisen.
1 Inserted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
2 Inserted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
3 Substituted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
4 Inserted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
5 Inserted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
6 Inserted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
7 Inserted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
DELHI VAT - CHAPTER VII - RECOVERY OF TAX, INTEREST AND PENALTIES
DELHI VAT - CHAPTER VII - RECOVERY OF TAX, INTEREST AND PENALTIES
43.Recovery of tax.-
(1) The amount of any tax, interest, penalty or other amount due under this Act shall be paid in the manner specified in section 36 of this Act and a notice of assessment served on the person for such an amount shall constitute a demand for payment of the amount stated in the assessment by the time stipulated in the notice of assessment.
(2)On an application made before the expiry of the due date under section 35 of this Act, the Commissioner may, in respect of any dealer or person and for reasons to be recorded in writing, extend the time for payment or allow payment by installments, subject to such conditions as he may think fit to impose in the circumstances of the case.
(3)Any amount of a tax, interest or penalty, composition money or other amount due under this Act which remains unpaid, shall be recoverable as arrears of land revenue.
(4)Where security, other than in the form of surety bond, has been furnished under the Act, the Commissioner may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, recover any amount of tax, interest, penalty, composition money or other amount due or part thereof by ordering the forfeiture of the whole or any part of the security.
(5)Where any security tendered for the purposes of this Act is to be sold, it shall be sold in the manner stipulated in section 63 of this Act.
44. Application of the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 for purposes of recovery.-
For the purposes of recovery of any amount recoverable as arrears of land revenue under this Act, the provisions of the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 (Delhi Act of 1954), as to the recovery of arrears of land revenue shall notwithstanding anything contained in that Act or in any other enactment, be deemed to be in force throughout Delhi and the provisions of the Revenue Recovery Act, 1890 (1 of 1890) shall have effect accordingly.
45. Continuation of certain recovery proceedings.-
Where an assessment or notice of demand in respect of any tax, penalty or other amount payable under this Act (hereinafter in this section referred to as “government dues") is served upon any person and any objection or appeal is initiated by the person against the assessment or demand for such government dues then -
(a) If the objection or appeal is disallowed in whole or in part, any recovery proceedings taken for the recovery of such government dues before the making of the objection or appeal, may, without the service of any fresh assessment or notice of demand, be continued from the stage at which such recovery proceedings stood immediately before the person made the objection or appeal; and
(b) Where such government dues are reduced in any objection or appeal -
(i) It shall not be necessary for the Commissioner to serve upon the person a fresh assessment or notice of demand; and
(ii) The Commissioner shall give intimation of such reduction to him and to the person with whom recovery proceedings are pending.
46.Special mode of recovery.-
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law or contract to the contrary, the Commissioner may, at any time or from time to time, by notice in writing, a copy of which shall be forwarded to the person at his last known address, require, -
(a) Any person from whom any amount of money is due, or may become due, to the person (in this section called “the taxpayer") liable to pay tax, interest or penalties under section 45 of this Act, or
(b) Any person who holds or may subsequently hold money for or on account of the taxpayer,
to pay to the Commissioner, either forthwith upon the money becoming due or being held or within the time specified in the first mentioned notice (but not before the money becomes due or is held as aforesaid) so much of the money as is sufficient to pay the amount due by the taxpayer in respect of the arrears of tax, interest and penalty under this Act, or the whole of the money when it is equal to or less than that amount.
Explanation.- For the purposes of this sub-section, the amount of money due to a taxpayer from, or money held for or on account of a taxpayer by any person, shall be calculated by the Commissioner after deducting therefrom such claims, if any, lawfully subsisting, as may have fallen due for payment by such taxpayer to such person.
(2)The Commissioner may amend or revoke any such notice or extend the time for making any payment in pursuance of the notice.
(3)Any person making any payment in compliance with a notice under this section shall be deemed to have made the payment under the authority of the taxpayer, and the receipt thereof by the Commissioner shall constitute a good and sufficient discharge of the liability of such person to the extent of the amount specified in the receipt.
(4)Any person discharging any liability to the taxpayer after receipt of the notice referred to in this section, shall be personally liable to the Commissioner to the extent of the liability discharged or to the extent of the liability of the dealer for tax and penalty, whichever is less.
(5)Where a person to whom a notice under this section is sent, proves to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that the sum demanded or any part thereof is not due to the taxpayer or that he does not hold any money for or on account of the taxpayer, then, nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to require such person to pay any such sum or part thereof, as the case may be, to the Commissioner.
(6)Any amount of money which the aforesaid person is required to pay to the Commissioner, or for which he is personally liable to the Commissioner under this section shall, if it remains unpaid, be recoverable as if arrears of land revenue.
(7)The Commissioner may apply to the court in whose custody there is money belonging to the taxpayer for payment to him of the entire amount of such money or if it is more than the tax, interest and penalty, if any, due, an amount sufficient to discharge such tax and the penalty.
47.Transfer of assets during pendency of proceedings void.-
Where, during the pendency of any proceedings for the recovery of an amount owed by a person under this Act, that person creates a charge on, or parts with the possession by way of sale, mortgage, gift or exchange or any other mode of transfer whatsoever, any of his assets in favour of any other person, such charge or transfer shall be void against any claim by the Commissioner in respect of the amount which is the subject of proceedings, unless the other person -
(a) acted bona fide and without notice of the recovery proceedings; and
(b)has paid the fair market value for the assets.
DELHI VAT - CHAPTER VIII - ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS
DELHI VAT - CHAPTER VIII - ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS
48. Records and accounts.-
(1) Every -
(a) Dealer;
(b)Person on whom a notice has been served to furnish returns under section 27 of this Act; shall prepare and retain sufficient records to allow the Commissioner to readily ascertain the amount of tax due under this Act, and to explain all transactions, events and other acts engaged in by the person that are relevant for any purpose of this Act.
(2)Notwithstanding the generality of sub-section (1) of this section -
(a) Every registered dealer shall preserve a copy of all tax invoices issued by him;
(b)Every dealer shall preserve the original of all tax invoices received by him; and
©Every person who has paid an amount of tax, interest, penalty or other amount owed under this Act, shall preserve a copy of the challan evidencing the making of the payment.
(3)The Commissioner may prescribe the manner and form in which accounts and records are to be prepared.
(4)If the Commissioner considers that such records are not sufficiently clear and intelligible to enable him to make a proper check of the obligations required of the person under this Act, he may require such person by notice in writing to keep such accounts (including records of purchase and sales) as may be specified therein.
(5)The Commissioner may, by notification in the official Gazette, direct any class of dealers, transporters or operators of warehouses to keep such accounts (including records of purchases and sales) as may be specified in the notification.
(6)Every person required to prepare or preserve records and accounts shall retain the required records and accounts for, at least, seven years after the conclusion of the events or transactions which they record unless any proceedings in respect of that year are pending in which case they shall be preserved till the final decision in those proceedings. Any loss thereof shall be reported to the Police and the Commissioner within a period of fifteen days from the date of occurrence.
49. Accounts to be audited in certain cases.-
If, in respect of any particular year, the gross turnover of a dealer exceeds forty lakh rupees or such other amount as may be prescribed, then, such dealer shall get his accounts in respect of such year audited by an accountant within a period of nine months from the end of that year and obtain within that period a report of such audit in the form duly signed and verified by such accountant and setting forth such particulars as may be prescribed under section 44 AB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), as amended from time to time, and a true copy of such report shall be furnished by such dealer to the Commissioner within twenty eight days from the end of the tax period ending on 31st December of the following year :
Provided that in a case where the dealer is required under section 44AB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) to get his accounts audited, it shall be sufficient compliance with the provisions of this section if such dealer gets his accounts audited under the said section 44AB of the Income Tax Act 1961 (43 of 1961) and the rules framed thereunder and furnishes to the Commissioner a true copy of the report of such audit in the prescribed form duly signed and verified by such accountant and setting forth such particulars as may be prescribed under section 44AB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961):
Provided further that the Commissioner may require a dealer or class or classes of dealers to get his or their accounts audited by an accountant and obtain report of such audit duly signed and verified by such accountant and setting forth such particulars and in such format as may be notified by the Commissioner and furnish copy of such report to the Commissioner by the date notified by him.
50. Tax invoices.-
(1) A registered dealer making a sale liable to tax under this Act shall, at the request of the purchaser, provide the purchaser at the time of sale with a tax invoice containing the particulars specified in sub-section (2) of this section and retain a copy thereof:
Provided that a tax invoice shall not be issued by a dealer who -
(a) Is specified in the Fifth Schedule;
(b) Elects to pay tax under section 16 of this Act; or
© Is making the sale in the course of interstate trade or commerce or export:
Provided further that not more than one tax invoice shall be issued for each sale:
Provided further that if an invoice has been issued under the provisions of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), it shall be deemed to be a tax invoice if it contains the particulars specified in sub-section (2) of this section.
Explanation.- For removal of doubts, a registered dealer shall be authorized to issue tax invoices only after a certificate of registration is issued by the Commissioner.
(2)The tax invoice issued under sub-section (1) of this section shall contain the following particulars on the original as well as copies thereof:-
(a) The words ‘tax invoice’ in a prominent place;
(b)The name, address and registration number of the selling registered dealer;
©The name and address of the purchaser and his registration number, where the purchaser is a registered dealer;
(d)An individual pre-printed serialised number and the date on which the tax invoice is issued;
2. Provided that a dealer may maintain separate numerical series, with distinct codes either, as a prefix or suffix, for each place of business in case the dealer has more than one place of business in Delhi or for each product in case he deals in more than one product or both;]
(e)
(e) Description, quantity, volume and value of goods sold and services provided and the amount of tax charged thereon indicated separately;
(f)The signature of the selling dealer or his servant, manager or agent, duly authorized by him; and
(g)The name and address of the printer and first and last serial number of tax invoices printed and supplied by him to the dealer.
(3)A tax invoice in respect of a sale shall be issued in duplicate; the original shall be issued to the purchaser (or the person taking the delivery, as the case may be) and the duplicate shall be retained by the selling dealer.
(4)Except when a tax invoice is issued under sub-section (1) of this section, if a dealer sells any goods exceeding such amount in value as may be prescribed, in any one transaction to any person, he shall issue to the purchaser a retail invoice containing the particulars specified in sub-section (5) of this section and retain a copy thereof.
(5)The retail invoice issued under sub-section (4) of this section shall contain the following particulars on the original as well as copies thereof: - -
(a) The words ‘retail invoice’ or ‘cash memorandum’ or ‘bill’ in a prominent place;
(b)The name, address and registration number of the selling dealer, if registered;
©In case the sale is in the course of inter-state trade or commerce, the name, registration number and address of the purchasing dealer and type of statutory form, if any, against which the sale has been made;
(d)An individual pre-printed serialized number and the date on which the retail invoice is issued;
(e)Description, quantity, volume and value of goods sold and services provided, inclusive of amount of tax charged thereon; and
(f)The signature of the selling dealer or his servant, manager or agent, duly authorized by him.
(6)Retail invoice shall be issued in duplicate, the original shall be issued to the purchaser and the copy shall be retained by the selling dealer.
(7)The Commissioner may, by notification in the official Gazette, specify the manner and form in which the particulars on a tax invoice or retail invoice are to be recorded.
(8)If a purchaser claims to have lost the original tax invoice, the selling dealer may, subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed, provide a copy clearly marked as a duplicate.
51.Credit and debit notes.-
Where a tax invoice has been issued in respect of a sale and -
(a) The amount shown as tax in that tax invoice exceeds the tax payable in respect of the sale, the dealer shall provide the purchaser with a credit note, containing such particulars as may be prescribed; or
(b)The tax payable in respect of the sale exceeds the amount shown as tax on the tax invoice, the dealer shall provide the purchaser with a debit note, containing such particulars as may be prescribed.
1 Substituted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
2 Inserted (w.e.f. 1-4-2005) by the Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2005 (1 of 2005).
DELHI VAT - CHAPTER IX - LIABILITY IN SPECIAL CASES
DELHI VAT - CHAPTER IX - LIABILITY IN SPECIAL CASES
52. Liability in case of transfer of business.-
(1) Where a dealer liable to pay tax under this Act transfers his business in whole or in part, by sale, gift, lease, leave or licence, hire or in any other manner whatsoever, the dealer and the person to whom the business is so transferred shall jointly and severally be liable to pay the tax, interest or penalty due from the dealer up to the time of such transfer, whether such amount has been assessed before such transfer, but has remained unpaid or is assessed thereafter.
(2)Where the transferee or the lessee of a business referred to in sub-section (1) of this section carries on such business either in his own name or in some other name, he shall be liable to pay tax on the sale of goods effected by him with effect from the date of such transfer and shall, if he is registered as a dealer, apply within the time specified in section 21 of this Act for the amendment of his registration.
53. Liability in case of company in liquidation.-
(1) Every person -
(a) Who is a liquidator of any company which is being wound up, whether under the orders of a court or otherwise; or
(b) Who has been appointed the receiver of any assets of a company (hereinafter referred to as the “liquidator");
Shall, within one month after he has become such liquidator, give notice of his appointment as such to the Commissioner.
(2)The Commissioner shall, after making such inquiries or calling for such information as he may deem fit, notify the liquidator within three months from the date on which he received notice of the appointment of the liquidator, the amount which, in the opinion of the Commissioner, would be sufficient to provide for any tax, interest or penalty which is then, or is likely thereafter, to become payable by the company.
(3)The liquidator shall not part with any of the assets of the company or the properties in his hand until he has been notified by the Commissioner under sub-section (2) of this section and on being so notified, the liquidator shall set aside an amount equal to the amount notified and, until he so sets aside such amount, he shall not part with any of the assets of the company or the properties in his hand:
Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall debar the liquidator from parting with such assets or properties in compliance with any order of a court or for the purpose of the payment of the tax and penalty, if any, payable by the company under this Act or for making any payment to secured creditors whose debts are entitled under law to priority of payments over debts due to government on the date of liquidation or for meeting such costs and expenses of the winding up of the company as are in the opinion of the Commissioner reasonable.
(4)If the liquidator fails to give notice in accordance with sub-section (1) of this section or fails to set aside the amount as required by sub-section (3) of this section or parts with any assets of the company or the properties in his hand in contravention of the provisions of that sub-section, he shall be personally liable for the payment of tax and penalty, if any, which the company would be liable to pay under this Act:
Provided that if the amount of tax and penalty, if any, payable by the company is notified under sub-section (2) of this section the personal liability of the liquidator under this sub-section shall be to the extent of such amount.
(5)Where there is more than one liquidator, the obligations and liabilities attached to a liquidator under this section shall attach to all the liquidators jointly and severally.
(6)When any private company is wound up and any tax and penalty, if any, assessed under this Act on the company for any period, whether before or in the course of or after its liquidation, cannot be recovered, then every person who was a director of the private company at any time during the period for which the tax is due, shall be jointly and severally liable for the payment of such tax and penalty, if any, unless he proves to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that non-recovery cannot be attributed to any gross neglect, misfeasance or breach of duty on his part in relation to the affairs of the company.
(7)The provisions of this section shall have effect notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law for the time being in force.
(8)For the purposes of this section, the expressions “company” and “private company” shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them under clauses (i) and (ii) of sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956).
54.Liability of partners of firm to pay tax.-
Notwithstanding any contract to the contrary, where any firm is liable to pay any tax, interest or penalty under this Act, the firm and each of the partners of the firm shall be jointly and severally liable for such payment:
Provided that where any such partner retires from the firm, he shall intimate the date of his retirement to the Commissioner by a notice to that effect in writing and he shall be liable to pay tax, interest or penalty remaining unpaid at the time of his retirement and any tax, interest or penalty due up to the date of his retirement though unassessed on that date:
Provided further that if no such intimation is given within fifteen days from the date of retirement, the liability of the partner under the first proviso shall continue until the date on which such intimation is received by the Commissioner.
55.Liability of guardians, trustees etc.-
Where the business in respect of which tax is payable under this Act is carried on by, or is in the charge of any guardian, trustee or agent of a minor or other incapacitated person on his behalf and for the benefit of such minor or other incapacitated person, the tax, interest or penalty shall be levied upon and recoverable from such guardian, trustee or agent, as the case may be, in like manner and to the same extent as it would be assessed upon and recoverable from any such minor or other incapacitated person, if he were of full age and of sound mind and if he were conducting the business himself, and all the provisions of this Act shall, so far as may be, apply accordingly.
56.Liability of Court of Wards, etc.-
Where the estate or any portion of the estate of a dealer owning a business in respect of which tax is payable under this Act is under the control of the Court of Wards, the Administrator-General, the Official Trustee or any receiver or manager (including any person, whatever be his designation, who in fact manages the business) appointed by or under any order of a court, the tax, interest or penalty shall be levied upon and be recoverable from such Court of Wards, Administrator-General, Official Trustee, receiver or manager in like manner and to the same extent as it would be assessable upon and be recoverable from the dealer if he were conducting the business himself, and all the provisions of this Act shall, so far as may be, apply accordingly.
57.Liability in other cases.-
(1) Where a dealer is a firm or an association of persons or a Hindu Undivided Family, and such firm, association or family has discontinued business -
(a) The tax payable under this Act, by such firm, association or family up to the date of such discontinuance may be assessed as if no such discontinuance had taken place; and
(b) Every person who was at the time of such discontinuance a partner of such firm, or a member of such association or family, shall, notwithstanding such discontinuance be liable jointly and severally for the payment of tax assessed and penalty imposed and payable by such firm, association or family, whether such tax, interest or penalty has been assessed prior to or after such discontinuance, and subject as aforesaid, the provisions of this Act shall, so far as may be, apply as if every such person or partner or member were himself a dealer:
Provided that where the partner of a firm liable to pay such tax, interest or penalty dies, the provisions of sub-section (4) of this section shall, so far as may be, apply.
(2)Where a change has occurred in the constitution of a firm or an association of persons, the partners of the firm or members of the association as it existed before and as it exists after its reconstitution shall, without prejudice to the provisions of section 54 of this Act, jointly and severally be liable to pay tax, interest or penalty due from such firm or association for any period before its re-constitution.
(3)The provisions of sub-section (1) of this section shall, so far as may be, apply where the dealer, being a firm or association of persons is dissolved or, being a Hindu undivided family, has effected partition with respect to the business carried on by it and accordingly references in that sub-section to discontinuance shall be construed as references to dissolution or, as the case may be, to partition.
(4)Where a dealer liable to pay tax under this Act dies, then -
(a) If a business carried on by the dealer is continued after his death by his legal representative or any other person, such legal representative or other person, shall be liable to pay the tax, interest or penalty due from the dealer under this Act, whether such tax, interest or penalty had been assessed before his death but has remained unpaid, or is assessed after his death,
(b) If the business carried on by the dealer is discontinued after his death, his legal representative shall be liable to pay out of the estate of the deceased, to the extent the estate is capable of meeting the charge, the tax, interest or penalty due from the dealer under this Act, whether such tax, interest or penalty had been assessed before his death but has remained unpaid, or is assessed after his death:
and the provisions of this Act shall, so far as may be, apply to such legal representative or other person as if he were the dealer himself.
Explanation.- For the purposes of this section “legal representative” has the meaning assigned to it in clause (11) of section 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908).
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