CONTENTS 

 


ANDHRA PRADESH VALUE ADDED TAX ACT, 2003 

 

 

 

PRELIMINARY

 

1.         Short title, extent and commencement

2.         Definitions

                       

APPELLATE TRIBUNAL AND APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS

 

3.         Appellate Tribunal

3A.      Appointment of officers

 

 

INCIDENCE, LEVY AND CALCULATION OF TAX

 

4.         Charge to tax

5.         Act not to apply to sales or purchases outside the State, in the course of import or export, etc.

6.         Tax on packing material

7.         Exemptions

8.         Zero‑rated sales

9.         Input tax credit for dealers for goods in Schedule VI

10.       Turnover tax

11.       Calculation of tax payable

12.       VAT payable

13.       Credit for input tax

14.       Tax invoices

15.       Power of State Government to grant refund of tax

16.       Burden of proof

 

REGISTRATION

 

17.       Registration of Dealers

18.       Taxpayer Identification Number and General Registration Number

19.       Cancellation and amendment of registration

 

PROCEDURE AND ADMINISTRATION OF TAX

 

20.       Returns and self assessments

21.       Assessments

22.       Due date for payment of tax

23.       Liability of executor, administrator, legal representative

24.       Liability of partnership firms

25.       Tax as an arrear of land revenue

26.       Preferential claims to assets

27.       Transfers to defraud revenue void and provisional attachment of property

28.       Powers of Deputy Commissioner under Revenue Recovery Act

29.       Recovery of tax from third parties

30.       Recovery of tax when business is transferred

31.       Appeal to Appellate Authority

32.       Revision by Commissioner and other prescribed authorities

33.       Appeal to the Appellate Tribunal

34.       Revision by High Court

35.       Appeal to High Court

36.       Petitions, Applications to be heard by a Bench

37.       Limitation in respect of certain assessments or re‑assessments ordered

38.       Refund of tax

39.       Interest on overpayments and late refunds

40.       Power to adjust, withhold refunds

41.       Issue of Bills

42.       Records

43.       Access and seizure of goods, books, records and computers

44.       Fair market value

                                   

ESTABLISHMENT OF CHECK POSTS

 

45.       Establishment of check posts

46.       Power to inspect carrier's places

47.       Transit Pass

48.       Possession and submission of certain records by owners etc. of goods vehicles

 

OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

 

49.       Penalty for failure to register

50.       Penalty for failure to file a return

51.       Penalty for failure to pay tax when due

52.       Penalty for assessment issued for failure to file a return

53.       Penalty for failure to declare tax due

54.       Penalty for failure to use or misuse of TIN and GRN

55.       Penalty for issue of tax invoice and for the use of false tax invoices

56.       Penalty for failure to maintain records

57.       Penalty for unauthorized /excess collection of tax

58.       Prosecutions for offences

59.       Offences of obstructing the authority

60.       Offences by Companies

61.       Compounding of offences

62.       Court for prosecution

63.       Power to summon witnesses and production of documents

64.       Power to get information

65.       Bar of jurisdiction

66.       Appearance before authority

                       

GENERALPROVISIONS

 

67.       Clarification and advance rulings

68.       Ongoing contracts

69.       Tax deferment

70.       Protection of acts done in good faith

71.       Submission of returns by banks

72.       Provision in the case of defective or irregular proceedings

73.       Rounding off of turnover

74.       Rounding off of tax etc.

75.       Powers of subordinate officer to be exercised by higher authorities

76.       Power to remove difficulties

77.       Instructions to subordinate officers

78.       Power to make rules

79.       Power to amend Schedules

                                   

REPEAL

 

80.       Repeal

81.       Repeal of Ordinance I of 2005

 

Ø                  SCHEDULE I           LIST OF GOODS EXEMPT FROM TAX UNDER SECTION 7

Ø                  SCHEDULE II‑TRANSACTIONS ZERO‑RATED AND ELIGIBLE FOR INPUT TAX CREDIT

Ø                  SCHEDULE III‑LIST OF GOODS TAXABLE @ 1%

Ø                  SCHEDULE IV‑LIST OF GOODS TAXABLE @ 4%

Ø                  SCHEDULE V          GOODS TAXABLE AT STANDARD RATE (RNR) OF 12.5%

Ø                   SCHEDULE VI‑GOODS SUBJECTED TO TAX AT SPECIAL RATES