Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) Where after a dealer is assessed under Section53or section 51 for any year or part thereof, the Commissioner has reason to believe that the whole or any part of the turnover of the dealer in respect of any period has; (a) Escaped assessment; or (b) Been under-assessed; or (c) Been assessed at a rate lower than the rate of which it is assessed, or (d) Been wrongly allowed any deduction there from; or (e) Been wrongly allowed any credit therein, the Commissioner may, serve a notice on the dealer and after giving the dealer reasonable opportunity of being heard and making such enquiries as he considers necessary, proceed to assess to the best of his judgement, the amount of tax due from the dealer in respect of such turnover, and the provisions of this Act shall, so far as may be apply accordingly. (2) No order of assessment and reassessment shall be made under sub-section (1) after expiry of five years from the end of the year in respect of which or pasts of which the taxis assessable.