CONTENTS 

 

MANIPUR VALUE ADDED TAX ACT, 2003
 

 


PRELIMINARY

 

1.         Short title, extent and commencement

2.         Definitions

 

AUTHORITIES AND APPELLATE TRIBUNAL

 

3.         Commercial Tax Authorities

4.         Appellate Tribunal

5.         Delegation of the Commissioner's powers and functions

6.         Persons appointed under section 3 and members of appellate tribunal to be public servants

7.         Indemnity

 

THE INCIDENCE, LEVY AND RATE OF TAX

 

8.         Incidence of tax

9.         Levy of tax on sale

10.       Levy of tax on purchases

11.       Levy of tax on containers and packing material

12.       Rate of tax

13.       Exemptions

14.       Output tax

15.       Input tax

16.       Tax payable

17.       Input tax credit

18.       Input tax credit exceeding tax liability

19.       Adjustment of input tax credit

20.       Burden of proof

21.       Levy of presumptive tax on registered retailers

22.       Power of government to amend schedules

23.       Credit note and debit note

 

REGISTRATION OF DEALERS, AMENDMENT AND CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES

 

24.       Compulsory registration of dealers

25.       Voluntary registration of dealers

26.       Security to be furnished in certain cases

27.       Imposition of penalty for failure to get registered

 

RETURNS, ASSESSMENT, RECOVERY AND REFUND OF TAX

 

28.       Periodical returns and payment of tax

29.       Return defaults

30.       Collection of tax only by registered dealers

31.       Rounding off of the amount of tax or penalty

32.       Scrutiny of returns

33.       Tax audit

34.       Self assessment

35.       Provisional assessment

36.       Audit assessment

37.       Assessment of dealer who fails to get himself registered

38.       No assessment after five years

39.       Turnover escaping assessment

40.       Exclusion of time period for assessment

41.       Power of reassessment in certain cases

42.       Payment and recovery of tax, penalty and interest

43.       Special mode of recovery

44.       Collection of tax by dealer

45.       Sales not liable to tax

46.       Tax to be first charge on property

47.       Period of limitation for recovery of tax

48.       Refund

49.       Provisional refund

50.       Interest

51.       Power to withhold refund in certain cases

52.       Exemption of certain sales and purchases

53.       Composition of tax

           

ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS

 

54.       Maintenance of accounts and records etc.

55.       Tax invoice

56.       Electronic record

57.       Requirement to provide information

58.       Audit of accounts

59.       Dealer to declare the name of his business manager

 

LIABILITY IN SPECIAL CASES

 

60.       Liability to pay tax in case of death, partition, dissolution, transfer, etc.

61.       Certain agents liable to tax for sales on behalf of principal

62.       Liability of partners

63.       Amalgamation of companies

 

INSPECTION OF ACCOUNTS, DOCUMENTS, SEARCH OF PREMISES AND ESTABLISHMENT OF CHECK POSTS

 

64.       Production and inspection of accounts and documents and search of premises

65.       Survey

66.       Establishment of check posts for inspection of goods in transport

67.       Automation

68.       Power to collect statistics

69.       Disclosure of information by a public servant

70.       Disclosure of information required under section 68 and failure to furnish information or return under that section

71.       Publication and disclosure of information respecting dealers and other persons in public interest

 

APPEAL AND REVISION

 

72.       First appeal

73.       Appeal to the appellate tribunal

74.       Appeal by Commissioner to Appellate Tribunal

75.       Revision to High Court

76.       Hearing of revision and review by the High Court

77.       Revision by Commissioner

78.       Burden of proof

79.       Power to rectify error apparent on the record

 

OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

 

80.       Offences and penalties

81.       Offence by companies

82.       Cognizance of offences

83.       Investigation of offences

84.       Compounding of offences

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

85.       Court fee on appeal and certain other applications

86.       Application of sections 4 and 12 of Limitation Act

87.       Appearance before any authority in proceedings

88.       Declaration of stock of goods held on the appointed day

89.       Bar to certain proceedings

90.       Power to make rules

91.       Transitional provisions  

 

REPEAL AND SAVINGS

92.       Repeal and savings