CONTENTS
 

 

 


TAMIL NADU VALUE ADDED TAX BILL, 2003 

 

 

1.         Short title and commencement

2.         Definition

3.         Levy of taxes on sales of goods

4.         Levy of tax on right to use any goods

5.         Levy of tax on transfer of goods involved in works contract

6.         Levy of tax on food and drinks

7.         Payment of tax at compound rate by hotels, restaurants and sweet‑stalls

8.         Levy of tax on bullion and jewellery

9.         Payment of tax at compound rate by dealers in jewellery

10.       Levy of tax on sugarcane

11.       Levy of purchase tax

12.       Deduction of tax at source in works contract

13.       Reversal of tax credit

14.       Exempted sale

15.       Stage of levy of taxes in respect of imported and exported goods

16.       Burden of proof

17.       Zero‑rating

18.       Input tax credit

19.       Assessment of tax

20.       Filing of returns

21.       Procedure to be followed by assessing authority

22.       Procedure when assessee claims identical question of law is pending before special Tribunal, High Court or Supreme Court

23.       Assessment of sales shown in accounts at low prices

24.       Advance payment of tax

25.       Fresh assessment in certain cases

26.       Assessment of legal representatives

27.       Assessment of escaped turnover

28.       Assessment of turnover not disclosed under compounding provisions

29.       Power to reduce or waive penalty in certain cases

30.       Assessment in cases of price variation

31.       Appointment of special committee

32.       Power of Government to notify exemption or reduction of tax

33.       Liability of tax of persons not observing restrictions and conditions notified under section32

34.       Liability of firms

35,       Liability to tax of partitioned Hindu family, dissolved firm, etc.

36.       Liability to tax private company on winding up

37.       Registration of dealers

38.       Procedure for registration

39.       Issue of permit

40.       Collection of tax

41.       Forfeiture of tax collected

42.       Payment and recovery of tax, penalty, etc.

43.       Transfers to defraud revenue void

44.       Recovery of penalty or interest

45.       Further mode of recovery

46.       Recovery of tax where business of dealer is transferred

47.       Rounding off of turnover, tax, etc.

48.       Appointment of Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Joint Commissioners of Commercial Taxes, appellate deputy commissioners of commercial taxes, deputy commissioners of commercial taxes, assistant commissioners of commercial taxes and commercial tax officers

49.       Power to issue clarification by Commissioner

50.       Special powers of Assistant Commissioner under Revenue Recovery Act

51.       Constitution of Appellate Tribunal

52.       Appeal to Appellate Assistant Commissioner

53.       Appeal to Appellate Deputy Commissioner

54.       Special powers of Deputy Commissioner

55.       Powers of revision of deputy commissioner

56.       Special powers of Joint Commissioner

57.       Power to transfer appeals

58.       Powers of revision by Joint Commissioner

59.       Appeal to Appellate Tribunal

60.       Tribunals under Article 323‑B of Constitution for sales tax matters

61.       Appeal to Special Tribunal

62.       Revision by Special Tribunal

63.       Special Powers of revision by Special Tribunal

64.       Amendment of order of assessment etc.

65.       Production of accounts

66.       Maintenance of up to date, true and correct accounts and records by dealers

67.       Powers to order production of accounts and powers of entry, inspection, etc.

68.       Powers to inspect goods delivered to a carrier or a bailee

69.       Establishment of check‑post or barrier and inspection of goods while in transit

70.       Possession and submission of certain records by owners, etc. of boats

71.       Possession and submission of certain records by owners, etc. of goods vehicle

72.       Issue of transit pass

73.       Offences and penalties

74.       Composition of offences

75.       Cognizance of offences

76.       Assessment, etc. not to be questioned in prosecution

77.       Bar of certain proceedings

78.       Limitation for certain suits and prosecutions

79.       Bar of suits and proceedings to set aside or modify assessments or from the recovery of any tax or penalty made under this Act except as provided in this Act

80.       Appearance before any authority in proceedings

81.       Publication of information in respect of assessees

82.       Power to make rules

83.       Power to summon witnesses and production of documents

84.       Power to get information

85.       Power to remove difficulties

86.       Power to rectify any error apparent on the face of the record

87.       Prohibition of disclosure of particulars produced before sales tax authorities

88.       Power to amend Schedules

89.       Repeal and saving

 

 

       THE FIRST SCHEDULE         GOODS WHICH ARE TAXABLE AT THE RATE OF 4 PER CENT GOODS WHICH ARE TAXABLE AT REVENUE NEUTRAL RATE TO BE FIXED AT BY THE GOVERNMENT GOODS WHICH ARE TAXABLE AT THE RATE OF I PER CENT GOODS WHICH ARE TAXABLE AT THE POINT OF LAST PURCHASE

THE SECOND SCHDULE      GOODS WHICH ARE LIABLE TO TAX UNDER SEC. 3(4)

THE THIRD SCHEDULE

THE FOURTH SCHEDULE    GOODS EXEMPTED FROM TAX BY SECTION 14

THE FIFTH SCHEDULE         LIST OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ‑ZERO RATE SALE

THE SIXTH SCHEDULE        CAPITAL GOODS

THE SEVENTH SCHEDULE  TRANSIT PASS