Section276
The Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017

Section 276

In force Act 12 of 2017 As on 12 Oct 2026

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Act 12 of 2017

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Section 276 of the Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. The Clause omitted by The Bihar Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Bihar Act no.

The Clause omitted by The Bihar Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Bihar Act no. 12 of 2023) vide Notification No. 604 Dated 25th July, 2023. Prior to omission the clause reads as under : "(e) a person who has been accused of committing an offence specified in clause (g) or clause (j) or clause(k) of sub-section (1) of section 132; and" 27. Substituted for the words "ten thousand rupees or fifty per cent. of the tax involved, whichever is higher, and the maximum amount not being less than thirty thousand rupees or one hundred and fifty per cent. of the tax, whichever is higher" by The Bihar Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Bihar Act no. 12 of 2023) vide Notification No. 604 Dated 25th July, 2023. Compiled by Commercial Taxes Department, Bihar in Association with National Law Book Publications, Ghaziabad CHAPTER XX TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS 139. Migration of existing taxpayers .- (1) On and from the appointed day, every person registered under any of the existing laws and having a valid Permanent Account Number shall be issued a certificate of registration on provisional basis, subject to such conditions and in such form and manner as may be prescribed, which unless replaced by a final certificate of registration under sub-section (2), shall be liable to be cancelled if the conditions so prescribed are not complied with.

(2) The final certificate of registration shall be granted in such form and manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed.

(3) The certificate of registration issued to a person under sub-section (1) shall be deemed to have not been issued if the said registration is cancelled in pursuance of an application filed by such person that he was not liable to registration under section 22 or section 24. 140. Transitional arrangements for input tax credit .- (1) A registered person, other than a person opting to pay tax under section 10, shall be entitled to take, in his electronic credit ledger, credit of the amount of Value Added Tax, and Entry Tax, if any, carried forward in the return relating to the period ending with the day immediately preceding the appointed day, furnished by him under the existing law [within such time and]278 in such manner as may be prescribed:

Provided that the registered person shall not be allowed to take credit in the following circumstances, namely: - (i) where the said amount of credit is not admissible as input tax credit under this Act; or (ii) where he has not furnished all the returns required under the existing law for the period of six months immediately preceding the appointed date; or (iii) where the said amount of credit relates to goods manufactured and cleared under such exemption notifications as are notified by the Government:

Provided further that so much of the said credit as is attributable to any claim related to section 3, sub-section (3) of section 5, section6, section 6A or sub-section (8) of section 8 of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 which is not substantiated in the manner, and within the period, prescribed in rule 12 of the Central Sales Tax (Registration and Turnover) Rules, 1957 shall not be eligible to be credited to the electronic credit ledger:

Provided also that an amount equivalent to the credit specified in the second proviso shall be refunded under the existing law when the said claims are

Section 276, The Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Act 12 of 2017).

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Questions about Section 276

How do I find court cases under Section 276 of the Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act 276, section 276 Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act, section 276 of the Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 276 of the Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 3, section 5, section 10, section 22, and on 3 further provisions, so none of them can safely be read on its own.

When was the Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act enacted?

Bihar Goods and Services Tax Act was enacted in 2017 as Act 12 of 2017. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

Other sections of this Act

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