Bare ActsThe West Bengal Finance Act, 2005

Section 43

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in accounts

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(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in accounts. section 47 and section 49 and subject to such conditions, restrictions and in such manner, as may be prescribed, the Commissioner shall, from among registered dealers, select on a random basis, or upon information or otherwise, such precentage, or such class or classes of dealers, as may be prescribed, for audit of the accounts, registers or documents, including those in the form of electronic records, maintained or kept by such dealer for any year or part thereof, not being a period which has ended five years previous to the day of selection. (2) After a selection made under sub-section (1), the Commissioner shall, with due notice to the dealer so selected, proceed to audit the accounts, registers and documents, including those in the form of electronic records, maintained or kept by the dealer to verify the correctness of returns furnished and the admissibility of various claims including the input tax credit or input tax rebate or refund, for the year or part thereof referred to in sub-section (1). (3) The Commissioner shall, after considering all the evidence produced in course of the proceedings or collected by him, or to the best of his judgement where the dealer has failed to comply with the notice issued under sub-section (1) prepare a report stating his observation therein regarding the correctness of returns, admissibility of various claims of the dealer for the period for which such audit is made. PART III] THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, MARCH 31, 2005 39 The West Bengal Finance Act, 2005. (Section 9.) notes. and the amount shown as tax charged in the tax invoice exceeds the tax chargeable under this Act in respect of that sale, the registered dealer, or a dealer who has made an application under sub- section (1) of section 24 within thirty days from the date of incurring liability to pay tax under the Act, making the sale shall provide the purchaser with a credit note and the purchaser shall provide such dealer making the sale, with a debit note containing such requisite particulars as may be prescribed. (2) Where the tax invoice has been issued and the tax chargeable under this Act in respect of the sale exceeds the amount of tax charged in that tax invoice, the registered dealer, or a dealer who has made an application under sub-section (1) of section 24 within thirty days from the date of incurring liability to pay tax under the Act, making the sale shall provide the purchaser with a debit note and the purchaser shall provide such dealer making the sale, with a credit note containing such requisite particulars as may be prescribed. (3) In case of goods returned or rejected by the purchaser, a credit note shall be issued by the dealer making the sale to the purchaser, and a debit note will be issued by the purchaser to the dealer making the sale, containing such requisite particulars as may be prescribed: Provided that where the goods sold or purchased in a year is returned or rejected in a subsequent year, within a period of six months from the date of sale or purchase, the credit note issued by the seller or the debit note issued by the purchaser shall be adjusted with the turnover of sales or turnover of purchases, as the case may be, in the year in which such goods are returned or rejected. PART II Scrutiny and verification of statements and documents furnished by a casual dealer. Scrutiny and verification of statements and documents furnished by a casual dealer.

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