CONTENTS 

 

TRIPURA VALUE ADDED TAX ORDINANCE, 2005
 


 

PRELIMINARY

 

1.         Short title, extent and commencement

2.         Definitions     

INCIDENCE AND LEVY OF TAX

 

3.         Incidence of tax

4.         Tax on deemed sales

5.         Levy of tax on sale

6.         Levy of tax on containers and packing material

7.         Rate of tax

8.         Exemptions

9.         Tax payable

10.       Input tax credit

11.       Input tax credit exceeding tax liability

12.       Adjustment of input tax credit

13.       Export

14.       Burden of proof

15.       Composition of tax by certain registered dealers

16.       Powers of Government to amend Schedule

17.       Credit notes and Debit notes

 

TAXING AUTHORITY AND TRIBUNAL

 

REGISTRATION

 

19.       Compulsory registration of dealers

20.       Security to be furnished in certain cases

21.       Imposition of penalty for failure to get registered

22.       Registration of Transporter

23.       Quoting of Registration Certificate Number etc.

 

RETURNS AND ASSESSMENT

 

24.       Periodical returns and payment of tax

25.       Return defaults

26.       Rounding off of the amount of tax, interest or penalty

27.       Scrutiny of returns

28.       Tax audit

29.       Self assessment

30.       Provisional assessment

31.       Audit assessment

32.       Assessment of dealer who fails to get himself registered

33.       No assessment after five years

34.       Turnover escaping assessment

35.       Exclusion of time period for assessment

36.       Power of reassessment in certain cases

 

PAYMENT AND RECOVERY OF TAX, PENALTY, INTEREST AND OTHER DUES

 

37.       Payment and recovery of tax, penalty and interest

38.       Special mode of recovery

39.       Collection of tax only by registered dealers

40.       Collection of excess tax and forfeiture of such excess tax

41.       Sales not liable to tax

42.       Tax to be first charge on property

43.       Refund

44.       Provisional refund

45.       Interest

46.       Power to withhold refund in certain cases

47.       Exemption of certain sales and purchases

 

ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS

 

48.       Maintenance of accounts and records etc.

49.       Accounts to be maintained by carriers

50.       Tax Invoice

51.       Electronic record

52.       Requirement to provide information

53.       Audit of accounts

54.       Dealer to declare the name of his business manager

 

LIABILITY IN SPECIAL CASES

 

55.       Liability to pay tax in case of death    

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

57.       Liability of Partners               

58.       Amalgamation of companies  

 

INSPECTION OF ACCOUNTS, DOCUMENTS AND SEARCH OF PREMISES

 

59.       Production and inspection of accounts and documents and search of premises            2,

60.       Survey

61.       Automation     

62,       Power to collect statistics      

63.       Disclosure of information by a public servant

64.       Disclosure of information required under section 62 and failure to furnish information or return under that section

65.       Publication and disclosure of information in respect of dealers and other persons in public interest

 

DETECTION AND PREVENTION OF TAX EVASION

 

66.       Restriction on movement

67.       Establishment o check posts for inspection of goods in transport

68.       Disposal of seized goods

 

APPEALS AND REVISION

 

69.       Appeal

70.       Revision by Commissioner

71.       Appeal to the Tribunal

72.       Revision to High Court

73.       Hearing of Revision and Review by the High Court

74.       Power to rectify error apparent on the record

 

OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

 

75.       Offences and penalties

76.       Offences by companies

77.       Penalty payable by the transporter

78.       Cognizance of offences

79.       Investigation of offences

80.       Compounding of offences

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

81.       Appearance before any authority in proceedings

82.       Power to take evidence or oath etc.

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

84.       Bar of suits in Civil Courts and indemnity

85.       Delegation of powers

86.       Power to remove difficulties

87.       Power to make rule

 

TRANSITION, REPEAL AND SAVINGS

 

88.       Transition

89.       Repeal and Savings

 

SCHEDULE I           LIST OF INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC ORGANISATIONS

SCHEDULE II (A)   LIST OF GOODS TAXABLE AT THE RATE OF 4%

SCHEDULE II (B)   LIST OF GOODS TAXABLE @ 12.5%

SCHEDULE II (C)   LIST OF GOODS TAXABLE @ 1 %

            SCHEDULE II (D)  LIST OF GOODS WHICH ARE TO BE KEPT OUTSIDE VAT AND TAXABLE AT THE FIRST POINT OF SALE WITHIN TRIPURA AT SUCH RATES AS MAY BE SPECIFIED BY THE GOVERNMENT FROM TIME TO TIME BY NOTIFICATION IN THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE

SCHEDULE III‑        EXEMPTED GOODS

            SCHEDULE IV        NEGATIVE LIST OF ITEMS OF CAPITAL GOODS FOR INPUT TAX CREDIT

SCHEDULE V         TAX INVOICES, CREDIT NOTES AND DEBIT NOTES

SCHEDULE VI        LIST OF INDUSTRIAL INPUTS

SCHEDULE VII       LIST OF I.T. PRODUCTS