Cross checking or verification of transactions
Section 57 of the Bihar Value Added Tax Act, 2005 deals with cross checking or verification of transactions. With a view to preventing evasion of tax payable under this Act and ensuring proper compliance with the provisions of this Act, the prescribed authority may, from time to time, collect information regarding sales and purchases effected by any class of dealers and cause any of such transactions of sa The Act came into force on 23 Jun 2005.
(1) With a view to preventing evasion of tax payable under this Act and ensuring proper compliance with the provisions of this Act, the prescribed authority may, from time to time, collect information regarding sales and purchases effected by any class of dealers and cause any of such transactions of sale and purchase to be cross-checked.
(2) For this purpose, the prescribed authority may, from time to time and by issuing a notice, in the manner and form prescribed, require any class of dealers to furnish, before such authority and by such date as may be specified in the said notice, such information, details and particulars as may be specified in the notice, regarding the transactions of sales and purchases effected by the dealers during the period mentioned in the said notice.
(3) The prescribed authority shall cause any of such transactions to be cross-checked with reference to the books of account of the purchasing and selling dealers and for this purpose, the prescribed authority shall send an intimation required for the purpose of cross-checking, stating therein the details of the transactions proposed to be cross-checked and the time and date on which any officer or person duly authorised to cross check the transaction shall visit the place where the books of account are ordinarily kept by the dealer.
Section 57, The Bihar Value Added Tax Act, 2005 (Act 27 of 2005).
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Questions about Section 57
What does Section 57 of the Bihar Value Added Tax Act deal with?
Section 57 of the Bihar Value Added Tax Act is headed "Cross checking or verification of transactions". With a view to preventing evasion of tax payable under this Act and ensuring proper compliance with the provisions of this Act, the prescribed authority may, from time to time, collect information regarding sales and purchases effected by any class of dealers and cause any of such transactions of sa
How do I find court cases under Section 57 of the Bihar Value Added 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 Value Added Tax Act 57, section 57 Bihar Value Added Tax Act, section 57 of the Bihar Value Added 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 57 of the Bihar Value Added Tax Act, and has it changed?
2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.
When did Section 57 of the Bihar Value Added Tax Act come into force?
Section 57 of the Bihar Value Added Tax Act, cited as Bihar Value Added Tax Act 57, came into force on 23 Jun 2005, having been enacted on 23 Jun 2005. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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