Go.Ms.No. 1, Dt.1-Jan-2007 of Commercial Taxes Department, Tamil Nadu, India

From the Special Commissioner and Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Chennai, D.O.Lr.No. Value Added Tax Cell/74207/2002, dated 25.10.2006.

The Notification annexed to this order will be published in the Extraordinary issue of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, dated the 1^st January 2007.

(with a request to publish the Notifications in the Extraordinary issue of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 1^st January,2007 and send 500 copies to the Government and 1000 copies to the Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Chennai-5.)

All Joint Commissioners / All Deputy Commissioners of Commercial Taxes Department (Through the Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Chennai-5.)

The Second Member, Main Bench, Tamil Nadu Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal, High Court Buildings, Chennai-104.

The Additional Judicial Member, Tamil Nadu Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal (Additional Bench) Chennai-104/ Madurai and Coimbatore.

The Accountant General (Audit)-I, Lekha Pariksha Bhavan, 361, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 018.

The Accountant General (Audit)-II, Tamil Nadu, Lekha Pariksha Bhavan, 361, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 018

In exercise of the powers conferred by subsection (1) of section 80 of the Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Act, 2006 (Tamil Nadu Act 32 of 2006), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following rules:-

1. Short title.- These rules may be called the Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Rules, 2007.

2. Commencement.- They shall come into force on the 1st day of January, 2007.

3. Definitions.- In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant to the subject or context—

(b) "departmental representative" means an officer appointed by the State Government to receive on behalf of the assessing authority, notices issued by the Appellate Assistant Commissioner or Appellate Deputy Commissioner and to appear, act and plead on behalf of the assessing authority before the Appellate Assistant Commissioner or Appellate Deputy Commissioner, as the case may be;

(d) “Government Treasury” means a treasury or sub-treasury of the State Government and includes State Bank of India or any other bank authorised by the Government from time to time;

(e) "importer" means any dealer who imports goods into the State from outside India;

(h) “State representative” means an officer of the Commercial Taxes Department appointed by the State Government to receive on their behalf notices issued by the Appellate Tribunal and to appear, act and plead on behalf of the State Government before the Appellate Tribunal.

4. Application for registration.- (1) Every dealer whose total turnover in respect of purchase and sale within the State in any year is not less than ten lakhs of rupees and every other dealer whose total turnover in a year is not less than five lakhs of rupees shall submit an application for registration under this Act to the registering authority in whose jurisdiction his principal place of business is situated, within thirty days from the date of commencement of the Act.

(2) Any other dealer or person intending to commence business may, if he so desires, submit an application for registration under the Act to the registering authority in whose jurisdiction his principal place of business is to be situated:

Provided that if such dealer reaches a total turnover, as mentioned in sub-rule (1), he shall submit an application for registration within thirty days on reaching the said turnover.

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rules (1) and (2), every dealer registered under sub-section (3) of section 7 of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 (Central Act 74 of 1956), every dealer residing outside the State or his agent carrying on business in the State and every factor, broker, commission agent, or arhati, delcredere agent or auctioneer or any other mercantile agent, by whatever name called, and every dealer in bullion, gold, silver and platinum jewellery including articles thereof and worn out or beaten jewellery and precious stones, irrespective of the quantum of his turnover in such goods and every person who commences any such business after the commencement of the Act shall submit an application for registration under the Act to the registering authority in whose jurisdiction his principal place of business is situated, within thirty days of the commencement of the Act or commencement of his business, as the case may be.

(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rules (1) and (2), every casual trader shall, irrespective of the quantum of his turnover, submit an application for registration under the Act to the registering authority of the area in which he effects the occasional transaction, within twenty-four hours of commencement of the said transaction.

(5) Where a dealer who resides outside the State and has no fixed place of business in the State, sells, supplies or distributes goods through an employee or a person other than an agent by whatever name called, such dealer shall before commencement of the said transaction file an application for registration to the Commissioner of Commercial Taxes or any officer authorised by the Commissioner of Commercial Taxes in this behalf, within twenty-four hours of his arrival in the State.

(6) Where a minor inherits an existing business or succeeds a dealer, the guardian, trustee or agent of such minor shall, within thirty days of such inheritance or succession, as the case may be, submit an application for fresh registration under the Act to the registering authority in whose jurisdiction his principal place of business is situated.

(7) In cases mentioned in sub-section (4) of section 38, the successor to whole or part of the business shall unless he already holds a certificate of registration, within thirty days of the date on which he succeeds to the business submit an application for fresh registration under the Act to the registering authority in whose jurisdiction his principal place of business is situated.

(8) Every registered dealer whose certificate of registration was in force under the Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act, 1959 shall file an application in Form A along with a sufficiently stamped self addressed envelope to the registering authority without payment of specified fee within fifteen days of the commencement of the Act.

(9) Every application for registration shall be in Form A and accompanied by two recent passport size photographs, and sufficiently stamped self addressed envelope along with proof of payment of registration fee as specified in sub-section (1) of section 39 within the period prescribed in this rule.

Provided that the registering authority may entertain the said application for a further period of thirty days, if it is satisfied that the applicant has sufficient cause for not submitting the application within the prescribed period.

(10) (a) Every partnership business shall furnish details regarding the partners in Form B to the registering authority along with application for registration.

(b) If a partner retires without the partnership firm being dissolved, he shall furnish details in Form C prescribed under this rule to the registering authority.

5. Certificate of registration.- (1) (a) The registering authority shall, on receipt of application in Form A, acknowledge its receipt. The said authority on satisfying itself that the application is in order shall assign Taxpayer Identification Number and issue certificate of registration in Form D within thirty days from the date of receipt of the application.

(b) If for any defect in the application, the certificate of registration cannot be issued, the registering authority shall issue a notice to the applicant to show cause against rejection of the application within the period specified above.

(c) If the certificate of registration is not issued by the registering authority within thirty days from the date of receipt of the application or if no notice is issued by the said authority within the said period, the applicant shall be deemed to have been duly registered and in such cases the registering authority shall assign a Taxpayer Identification Number within seven days on expiry of the said period.

(3) Whenever there is a change in constitution of business of the dealer, the said dealer, within thirty days from the date of change in constitution shall furnish details of the change to the registering authority. The registering authority on satisfying itself, amend the certificate of registration accordingly.

(4) (a) On dissolution of partnership firm, a copy of the deed of dissolution shall be furnished by all partners to the registering authority within thirty days from the date of the dissolution.

(b) When a registered dealer dies, his executor, administrator or other legal representative shall within thirty days of his taking charge as such executor, administrator, or other legal representative furnish the details in Form E prescribed under this rule to the registering authority .

(5) (a) When a registered dealer opens a new branch, he shall apply to the registering authority along with the proof of payment of fee as specified in sub-section (1) of section 39 within thirty days from the date of opening of the said branch and get his certificate of registration amended accordingly.

(b) When a registered dealer changes the name and style of the business or shifts place of business, he shall intimate the fact to the registering authority within thirty days of such change and get his certificate of registration amended accordingly.

(6) The security required to be furnished by a dealer under the Act shall be in any of the following forms, namely:—

(b) Post Office or Savings Bank Deposit or National Savings Certificates duly pledged in favour of the registering authority.

(7) (a) Every registered dealer shall exhibit a name board in Tamil in the registered place of business, showing the name and style of the business with full address and that the said business is registered under the Act. Wherever other languages are used, the version in English shall be in the second place next to Tamil and followed by the version in other languages, if any. The Tamil letters in the name board shall be bold and in the reformed script.

(b) Every registered dealer shall also conspicuously exhibit the certificate of registration at the principal place of business and also at the additional place of business or branch or godown or factory.

6. Accounts .- (1) Every registered dealer under the Act shall maintain true, correct and complete account in ink or electronic records in any of the languages specified in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India or in English showing the goods produced or manufactured, bought, sold, delivered or supplied.

(b) The purchase account maintained by registered dealer shall contain the following particulars, namely -

(vi) Value of goods purchased from outside the State by issue of ‘C’ Forms as prescribed under the Central Sales Tax (Registration and Turnover) Rules, 1957;

(vii) Value of goods purchased from outside the State without issue of ‘C’ Forms;

(ix) Value of goods received on stock transfer from principal or head office situated outside the State for sale;

(x) Value of goods received on stock transfer from the principal within the State for sale;

(c) The sales or stock transfer account maintained by a registered dealer shall contain the following particulars, namely: -

(xi) Sale value of goods sold in the course of inter-State sale against ‘C’ Form as prescribed under the Central Sales Tax (Registration and Turnover) Rules, 1957;

(xii) Sale value of goods sold in the course of inter-state sales without ‘C’ Form;

(xiii) Value of goods despatched to outside the State with Form F, as prescribed under Central Sales Tax (Registration and Turnover) Rules, 1957;

Provided that the purchase accounts and sales accounts maintained by a dealer who opted to pay tax under sub-section (4) of section 3 or section 8 would suffice to contain the description, invoice number and the value of the goods purchased or sold.

(3) (a) Every registered dealer who manufactures or produces shall maintain a production–cum-stock account in Form H.

(b) Every registered dealer who is a manufacturer or producer and purchases industrial inputs to use them in manufacture of taxable goods shall issue a certificate to the seller containing the details of his Taxpayer Identification Number, the details of goods purchased, details of goods manufactured and the name and address and Taxpayer Identification Number of the seller.

(4) Every registered dealer shall issue bill or invoice for each sale in triplicate showing the particulars of goods and quantity sold with its value, one copy of which must be retained for check by the officials of the Commercial Taxes Department. The invoice shall contain the rate and tax charged, the Taxpayer Identification Number of the seller and that of the buyer, in case the buyer is a registered dealer.

(5) Every registered dealer, who effects sales through agents shall maintain the accounts of goods consigned on each occasion, agent-wise showing the particulars of name and full address of the agent, nature and quantity of goods despatched and details of the mode of despatch and delivery note. He shall also maintain the originals of the written contract, if any, entered into between him and the agent, office copies of the authorisation letter, consignment notes or despatch advices, as the case may be, sent to the agent in respect of the goods despatched on each occasion.

(6) (a) Every commission agent, broker, del credere agent, auctioneer or other mercantile agent, by whatever name called, shall maintain-

(i) a register showing the particulars of goods purchased or received for sale on each occasion, in respect of each principal separately;

(ii) the original or copy of the written contracts, if any, entered into between the agent and the principal;

(iii) copies of authorisations received by him to purchase or sell goods on behalf of each principal separately;

(iv) details of purchases or sales effected on behalf of each principal, showing the names of commodities, quantities and value of purchases or sales, and the tax due thereon;

(v) copies of pattials, i.e., accounts rendered by the agent to the principal from time to time, showing the gross amount of the purchases or sales, deductions on account of commission and incidental charges and the net amount payable to the principal.

(b) Every such agent shall also furnish to the assessing authority concerned on or before the 20^th of each month a statement in respect of each principal showing the turnover of purchases or sales effected on behalf of each principal in the previous month, containing the following particulars, namely:-

(iii) Amount of input tax paid or payable on purchases on behalf of the principal;

(7) Every registered dealer, who is a manufacturer of jewellery, shall also maintain an order book showing the particulars of name and address of customer placing order, date of order, weight of bullion or old jewels received from the customer and date of delivery of finished jewels. He shall also maintain the particulars of weight of bullion added by him, if any, out of his own stock.

(8) Every registered dealer, who opted to pay tax at the rate specified in section 6 shall maintain accounts showing the details of contract with value and the payments received.

(9) Every registered dealer, who claims input tax credit shall maintain an input tax adjustment account with the following particulars, namely:-

(10) Every registered dealer who claims input tax credit on capital goods shall maintain input tax adjustment account with the following particulars, namely:-

(11) Accounts maintained by a registered dealer shall be preserved by him for a period of five years from the date of assessment.

7. Filing of returns.- (1) (a) Every registered dealer liable to pay tax under the Act, other than a dealer who opted to pay tax under sub-section (4) of section 3 or section 6 or section 8 including agent of a non-resident dealer and casual trader, shall file return for each month in Form I on or before 20th of the succeeding month, to the assessing authority in whose jurisdiction his principal place of business or head office is situated. Such return shall be accompanied by proof of payment of tax.

(b) Every registered dealer who is liable to pay tax under sub-section (5) of section 3 shall file a return in Form J on or before 20^th of the succeeding month to the assessing authority in whose jurisdiction his principal place of business or head office is situated. Such return shall be accompanied by proof of payment of tax:

Provided that a registered dealer specified in clause (a) or (b), whose taxable turnover in the preceding year is two hundred crores of rupees and above, shall file the above returns on or before 12^th of the succeeding month to the assessing authority in whose jurisdiction his principal place of business or head office is situated. Such return shall be accompanied by proof of payment of tax:

(c) The option exercised under sub-section (4) of section 3 of the Act shall be final for the financial year and such option shall be exercised within thirty days from the date of commencement of the Act or commencement of his business whichever is later.

(d) Every registered dealer who opts to pay tax under sub-section (4) of section 3 shall file a return for each month in Form K on or before 20th of the succeeding month to the assessing authority along with proof of payment of tax.

(e) Every registered dealer who opts to pay tax under section 6 or section 8 shall file a return for each month in Form L on or before 20^th of the succeeding month to the assessing authority along with proof of payment of tax.

(2) Every principal or head office shall include the turnover relating to the goods consigned to the agent and file a return in Form I for each month on or before 20^th of the succeeding month with the particulars of name and full address of the agent, value of the goods sold or purchased, tax collected on sale and tax paid on purchase by the agent along with proof of payment of tax.

(3) Every branch or agent of a dealer shall file a return in Form I, on or before the date on which the head office or his principal has to file return, for the preceding month, to the assessing authority under whose jurisdiction he carries on business.

(4) Every department of Government liable to pay tax under the Act shall file a statement in Form M showing the total and taxable turnover for each quarter on or before 20^th of the month succeeding the quarter along with proof of payment of tax.

(5) Every dealer liable to pay tax under the Act shall file return in duplicate:

Provided that such category of dealers as may be directed by the Commissioner shall file returns electronically or in ICR form supplied by the Government.

(6) If a dealer receives or returns in any year any amount due to price variation, he shall within thirty days from the end of the year submit a return in Form N to the assessing authority.

8. Procedure for assessment.- (1) In pursuance of Explanation II to clause (41) of section 2, the amounts specified in the following clauses shall not, subject to the conditions specified therein, be included in the turnover of a dealer --

(a) all amounts refunded to purchasers in respect of goods returned by them to the dealer, provided the accounts show the date on which the goods were returned and the date on which and the amount for which refund was made or credit was allowed to the purchaser.

(b) all amounts received from the sellers in respect of goods returned to them by the dealer, provided the accounts show the date on which the goods were returned and the date on which and the amount for which refund was received or advice of credit was received from the seller.

(c) all amounts charged separately as interest on the unpaid amount payable or finance charges in the case of hire purchases or any such system of payment by instalments.

(2) While determining the taxable turnover, in respect of a dealer other than those who opted to pay tax under sub-section (4) of section 3, section 6 and section 8, the post sale charges and the amounts specified in the following clauses shall, subject to the conditions specified therein be deducted from the total turnover of a dealer –

(a) all amounts for which goods specified in the Fourth Schedule to the Act are sold;

(b) all amounts for which goods exempted by a notification issued by the Government under section 30 are sold or purchased, as the case may be, provided the terms and conditions, if any, for the exemption in the notification are complied with.

(3) In making an assessment under section 24, the assessing authority shall take into account such of the following factors as may be relevant to the determination of the prevailing market price of the goods, namely:--

(a) The price charged by other dealers at the relevant stage of sale of similar goods during the relevant period;

(b) The difference between the price charged by a dealer towards the purchase of the goods from the earlier seller and the price charged on the resale of the same goods;

(c) The difference between the price paid by the dealer towards the purchase of the goods from the earlier seller and price charged for the resale of the same goods; and

(d) The differential price charged on sales against bulk orders and small orders in respect of the same goods. If the difference in prices, exclusive of the tax element, is more than fifteen per cent (15%), the assessing authority shall examine the reasons for the variation, taking into account the relationship between the parties to the transactions, the charges for after sales services, packaging, transport and other expenses incurred by subsequent sellers which add to the cost of the goods at each stage of sale by successive dealers. The assessing authority shall also examine whether there is such difference in the price charged on the sales of the same goods to different customers and whether the goods are made available to all distributors or other customers in unlimited quantities and at the same prices. After making due allowance towards the variation in prices and normal profit margin, the assessing authority shall arrive at the market price that should have been charged by the dealer and levy tax on the taxable turnover so arrived at.

(4) On receipt of the return in Form N, the assessing authority shall pass orders –

(a) demanding the tax payable on the amount received due to price variation and shall serve upon the dealer a notice in Form O; or

(b) refunding the tax due on the amount returned and shall serve upon the dealer a notice in Form P.

(5) The taxable turnover of the dealer liable to pay tax under section 5 on transfer of property in goods involved in the execution of works contract shall be arrived at after deducting the following amounts from the total turnover of that dealer, namely:-

(a) All amounts involved in respect of goods involved in the execution of works contract in the course of export of the goods out of the territory of India or in the course of import of the goods into the territory of India or in the course of inter-State trade or commerce;

(b) All amounts relating to the sale of any goods involved in the execution of works contract which are specifically exempted from tax under the Act;

Provided that no such deduction shall be allowed unless the dealer claiming deduction, produces proof that the sub-contractor is a registered dealer liable to pay tax under this Act and that the turnover of such amount is included in the return filed by such sub-contractor;

(d) All amount towards labour charges and other charges not involving any transfer of property in goods, actually incurred in connection with the execution of works contract, or such amounts calculated at the rate specified in column (3) of the Table below, if they are not ascertainable from the books of accounts maintained and produced by a dealer before the assessing authority.

Sl.No.	Type of works contract	Labour or other charges as a percentage value of the works contract
(1)	(2)	(3)

1.	Electrical Contracts	15
2.	All structural contracts	15
3.	Sanitary contracts	25
4.	Watch and / or clock repair contracts	50
5.	Dyeing contracts	50
6.	All other contracts	30
(e) all amounts, including the tax collected from the customer, refunded to the customer or adjusted towards any amount payable by the customer, in respect of unexecuted portion of works contract based on the corrections on account of measurements or check measurements, subject to the conditions that—

(i) the turnover was included in the return and tax paid; and
(ii) the amount including the tax collected from the customer is refunded or adjusted, within a period of six months from the due date for filing of the return in which the said amount was included and tax paid.

(6) After assessment or revision of assessment under sections 22, 24, 27, 28 or 29 of the Act, the assessing authority shall serve on the dealer a demand notice in Form O, after adjusting the eligible input tax credit. If the tax due on assessment or revision of assessment, after adjustment of eligible input tax credit, is lower than the tax already paid, the assessing authority shall serve upon the dealer a notice in Form P, informing the dealer of the adjustment of excess tax towards the arrears or the refund of the amount, as the case may be.

(7) The declaration that an identical question of law is pending before the High Court or the Supreme Court referred to in sub-section (1) of section 23 shall be in Form Q.

9. Tax deduction at source.- (1) Any person who makes a deduction under section 13, shall deposit the sum so deducted to the assessing authority having jurisdiction over the person or to any other authority authorised by the Deputy Commissioner to receive such payment, on or before the 20th day of the succeeding month in which the deduction was made with a statement in Form R.

(2) The certificate that a dealer has no liability to pay or has paid the tax under section 5, referred to in clause (b) of the first proviso to sub-section (1) of section 13 shall be in Form S.

(3) The certificate of deduction of tax referred to in sub-section (3) of section 13 shall be in Form T.

(4) The notice in writing, indicating the amount payable under the Act, referred to in sub-section (5) of section 45 shall be in Form U.

10. Input tax credit .- (1) The input tax credit that can be deducted from the output tax payable for any month or year shall be calculated by using the formula (A + B) - (C + D)

(2) Every registered dealer who claims input tax credit under sub-section (1) of section 19 shall, produce the original tax invoice, in support of his claim of the input tax credit, containing the following details, namely:-

(3) (a) Every registered dealer, other than those who opt to pay tax under sub-section (4) of section 3 or section 6 or section 8, who claims input tax credit for other than capital goods purchased on or after 1^st January 2006 held in stock on the commencement of the Act, shall submit a stock inventory statement in Form V in duplicate along with photostat copy of related purchase invoice or bill within thirty days from the date of commencement of the Act.

(b) In the case of claim of input tax credit for other than capital goods purchased on or after 1^st January 2006, held in stock on the commencement of the Act ,––

(i) Where the purchase has been effected from first seller in the State with invoice or bill showing the tax separately, the claim for input tax credit shall be allowed to the extent of the tax paid by him on the value of such goods;

(ii) Where the purchases have been effected from second and subsequent dealer, the claim for input tax credit shall be restricted to the extent of the tax calculated on the purchase value of goods after deducting fifteen per cent and by using the tax fraction formula at the rate specified in the relevant Schedule under the said Act.

The dealer who claims input tax credit under this sub-rule shall furnish separate statement.

(iii) If the goods taxable under the Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act, 1959 are exempted under the Act, no input tax credit shall be allowed;

(iv) Where any tax is paid on any goods at the point of purchase by the dealer himself, such tax shall be eligible for claiming input tax credit;

(v) Every registered dealer shall avail the input tax credit immediately after the submission of stock inventory statement in From V by him. Such claim shall be availed within six months from the date of commencement of the Act. The unavailed input tax credit, if any, after six months shall lapse to Government.

(vi) The assessing authority shall verify the claim made by the registered dealer with reference to documents filed along with the stock inventory in From V and pass an order within ninety days from the date of receipt of the same, determining the amount for which the registered dealer is entitled to input tax credit and reverse the claim, wherever necessary.

(vii) A registered dealer, who effects zero rated sale shall not be entitled for input tax credit relating to the stock held on the date of commencement of the Act.

(viii) The registered dealer shall ordinarily keep all original purchase invoices and connected documents relating to the claim for input tax credit under this rule, for a period of five years from the date of commencement of the Act and shall produce such documents to the authority for scrutiny, if required.

(4) (a) The registered dealer who claims input tax credit on capital goods under clause (b) of sub-section (3) of section 19, shall within thirty days from date of commencement of commercial production intimate the said date to the assessing authority under whose jurisdiction his principal place of business is situated.

(b) In respect of capital goods purchased within the State, the registered dealer shall be entitled to avail upto fifty per cent of the input tax credit in the same financial year and the balance of the input tax credit before the end of the third financial year, provided the said capital goods are in possession of the dealer. After the expiry of the third financial year, the unavailed input tax credit, if any, shall lapse to Government:

Provided that a registered dealer who makes purchase of parts and accessories for capital goods already purchased and use in manufacture of taxable goods is entitled to input tax credit relating to such goods in the month of purchase or thereafter.

(c) The registered dealer shall not be entitled to claim input tax credit on the capital goods purchased prior to the commencement of the Act.

(d) A registered dealer who manufactures goods, the sales of which are exempted under Section 15 of the Act is not entitled to input tax credit.

(5) Every claim made under clause (b) of sub-section (10) of section 19 shall be presented before the assessing authority within thirty days from the date on which the original tax invoice is lost. It shall be accompanied by a duplicate or carbon copy of the original invoice. The assessing authority shall verify such claim and pass orders allowing input tax credit on the basis of duplicate or carbon copy of the original invoice or its rejection. When the claim is rejected, the assessing authority shall record his reasons for doing so and communicate to the dealer:

Provided that no order prejudicial to the dealer shall be passed unless the said dealer is given an opportunity of being heard.

(6) (a) After availing input tax credit, if any, dealer who purchases goods returns the goods and gets credited the price and tax paid, the tax credit so availed shall be reversed, only when –

(ii) the goods were returned within a period of six months from the date of purchase by him.

(b) Where a dealer who sells goods after paying tax, receives back his goods, he may deduct such tax amounts paid from the tax payable in the returns of following months only when, -

(B) the goods were received back or returned within a period of six months from the date of sale;

(D) the credit note shall contain the date and serial number of the invoice on which the tax was originally charged and brought to account.

(B) the goods were received back within a period of thirty days from the date of sale.

(C) Wherever any credit notes are to be issued for discount or sales incentives by any dealer to another dealer after issuing tax invoice, the selling dealer shall pass a credit note without disturbing the tax component on the price in the original tax invoice, so as to retain the quantum of input tax credit already claimed by the buying dealers as well as not to disturb the tax already paid by the selling dealer.

(7) (a) The principal is entitled for the input tax credit on those purchases which are transferred to the agent and sold by the agent on behalf of him.

(b) The principal is entitled for the input tax credit for those purchases effected by the agent on behalf of him.

(8) (a) The transferee claiming input tax credit under sub-section (14) of section 19 shall furnish the following details, namely:-

(i) Unavailed credit available in the account of the transferor as certified by a Chartered Accountant or Cost Accountant;

(iv) Original tax invoices evidencing the payment of tax at the time of purchase.

(b) The assessing authority shall verify the correctness of the details furnished under clause (a), allow or determine the amount of input tax credit transferred to the dealer or reject the claim:

Provided that no order rejecting the claim shall be passed unless the dealer is given an opportunity of being heard.

(9) (a) Input tax credit on inter-state sales shall be allowed only if Form C prescribed in the Central Sales Tax (Registration and Turnover) Rules, 1957 is filed.

(b) Input tax credit on transfer of goods falling under section 6-A of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 shall be allowed only if Form F prescribed in the Central Sales Tax (Registration and Turnover) Rules, 1957 is filed.

(10) (a) In cases where the input tax paid in the month exceeds the output tax payable, the excess input credit shall be carried over to the next month.

(b) In cases where the input tax credit as determined by the assessing authority for any registered dealer, for a year, exceeds the tax liability for that year, it may adjust the excess input tax credit against any arrears of tax or any other amount due from him If there are no arrears under the Act or after the adjustment there is still an excess of input tax credit, the assessing authority shall serve a notice in Form P upon such dealer.

(11) The method of selection by the Commissioner referred to in sub-section (3) of section 22 shall be based on suitable stratified random sampling method and such selection shall not exceed twenty per cent of the cases assessed under sub-section (2) of section 22 and intimate the details of such selection to the assessing authority for detailed scrutiny of accounts. Such list shall be exhibited on the Notice Board of the assessment circles and also in the website of the department. The assessing authority shall call for the accounts of those assessees for detailed scrutiny and pass appropriate orders.

11. Refunds. – (1) The assessing authority shall issue refund of amount specified in Form P within ninety days from the date of service of the said Form, failing which the assessing authority shall also pay the interest at the rate prescribed under the Act along with such refund amount.

(2) The dealer who claims refund due to sale effected by him under sub-section (1) of section 18 shall file an application in Form W to the assessing authority along with copies of invoices or bills of related purchases within one hundred and eighty days from the date of accrual of such claim. The assessing authority after verification of the correctness of the claim, shall issue refund within ninety days from the date of the receipt of the application in Form W.

12. Interest. – (1) If the refund amount due to a dealer is not received by him within the period specified in sub-section (5) of section 42, he shall make an application to the assessing authority claiming the interest payable by the Government.

(2) (a) On receipt of the application, the assessing authority shall, after such enquiry as it may consider necessary for the purpose of verification of the eligibility of the dealer and the correctness of the claim made, issue a notice for the payment of the interest.

(b) If on such enquiry, the assessing authority finds that the claim is not in order or that the amount of interest claimed is not admissible either in full or in part, it shall, after giving the dealer an opportunity of being heard, and for reasons to be recorded in writing, reject the claim or disallow such part of the claim.

13. Appellate Tribunal. – (1) Of the two members of the Appellate Tribunal (other than its Chairman), one shall be an officer of the Commercial Taxes Department of the State Government not below the rank of Joint Commissioner. The other member shall be -

(b) an officer of the Income-Tax Department not below the rank of Joint Commissioner of Income Tax; or

(c) an officer of the above cadre in Central Excise Department or Customs Department or Railway Accounts Department or Defence Accounts Department; or

(i) a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountant of India, and possess practical experience of not less than five years as a Chartered Accountant; or

(ii) a member of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India and possess