CONTENTS
 

 


CHHATTISGARH VALUE ADDED TAX ACT, 2003 

 

PRELIMINARY

 

1          Short title, extent and commencement

2.         Definitions

 

TAXING AUTHORITIES

 

3.         Taxing authorities and other officers

 

INCIDENCE OF TAX

 

4.         Incidence of tax

5.         Determination of liability to pay tax

6.         Joint and several liability of certain class of dealers

7.         Liability of a dealer registered under Central Act No. 74 of 1956 to pay tax

 

LEVY OF TAX

 

8.         Levy of tax

9.         Levy of purchase tax

10.       Composition of tax

11.       Dealer not to pass incidence of tax to agriculturists and horticulturists under certain circumstances

12.       Rate of tax on container or packing material

13.       Rebate of input tax

14.       Burden of proof

15.       Tax free goods

 

REGISTRATION OF DEALERS

 

16.       Registration of dealers

17.       Provisional registration of intending manufacturers

18.       Registration of persons liable for tax deduction at source

 

RETURNS, ASSESSMENT, PAYMENT AND RECOVERY OF TAX

 

19.       Returns

20.       Returns to be furnished by a person liable for tax deduction at source

21.       Assessment of tax

22.       Assessment/ reassessment of tax in certain circumstances

23.       Exclusion of time in assessment proceedings

24.       Appearance before taxing authorities

25.       Payment and recovery of tax, interest, penalty and other dues

26.       Payment of tax in advance of assessment on failure to furnish returns

27.       Deduction and payment of tax in certain cases

28.       Saving for person responsible for deduction of tax at source

29.       Special mode of recovery

30.       Payment of tax in case of transfer or discontinuance of business

31.       Liability of firms

32.       Transfers to defraud revenue void

33.       Assessment/ reassessment of legal representatives

34.       Assessment in special cases

35.       Tax to be first charge

36.       Power to set aside an exparte order

37.       Collection of tax by dealers

38.       Sales not liable to tax

REFUND

 

39.       Refund

40.       Power to withhold refund in certain cases

 

ACCOUNTS AND ISSUE OF BILLS, INVOICE OR CASH MEMORANDA

 

41.       Accounts

42.       Dealers to issue bills, invoices or cash memoranda

 

CERTAIN POWERS OF THE COMMISSIONER AND DELEGATION BY THE COMMISSIONER OF HIS POWERS

 

43.       Delegation of Commissioner's powers and duties

44.       Transfer of proceedings

45.       Power of Commissioner and his assistants to take evidence on oath, etc.

46.       Power of Commissioner to call for information in certain cases

47.       Power of Commissioner to stay proceedings

                       

APPEAL, REVISION AND RECTIFICATION

 

48.       Appeal

49.       Power of revision by Commissioner

50.       Additional evidence in appeal or revision

51.       Court fee stamps on memorandum of appeal and application for revision

52.       Application of sections 4 and 12 of the Limitation Act, 1963

53.       Extension of period of limitation in certain cases

54.       Power of Commissioner or Appellate Deputy Commissioner or Board to impose penalty in certain circumstances

55.       Statement of case to High Court

56.       Rectification of mistakes

 

DETECTION AND PREVENTION OF TAX EVASION

 

57.       Constitution of a committee for detection and checking of evasion of tax by dealers liable to pay tax and power of the Commissioner to act suo motu. or upon the such committee to investigate into the tax evasion by a dealer

58.       Establishment of check posts and erection of barriers

59.       Transit of goods by road through the State and issue of transit pass

60.       Power to check goods at the point of loading and unloading

61.       Power to check goods in transit

62.       Control on clearing, forwarding or booking agent and any person transporting goods and furnishing of information by such agent or person

63.       Power to call for information from banking companies and non‑banking financial companies

 

OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

 

64.       Offences and penalties

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

65.       Production of tax clearance certificate

66.       Bar to certain proceedings

67.       Bar of prosecution in certain cases

68.       Protection of persons acting in good faith and limitation of suit and prosecution

69.       Disclosure of information by public servant

70.       Determination of disputed questions

 

POWER TO MAKE RULES, REPEAL AND SAVING, TRANSITORY PROVISIONS AND POWER TO REMOVE DIFFICULTIES

 

71.       Power to make rules

72.       Repeal and savings

73.       Transitory provisions

74.       Powers to remove difficulties

 

Ø                  SCHEDULE I

Ø                  SCHEDULE II

Ø                  SCHEDULE III