(1) If at any stage of scrutiny, inquiry, investigation or any other proceedings
before him, any officer not below the rank of Assistant Commissioner, having
regard to the nature and complexity of the case and the interest of revenue, is
of the opinion that the value has not been correctly declared or the credit
availed is not within the normal limits, he may, with the prior approval of the
Commissioner, direct such registered person by a communication in writing to get
his records including books of account examined and audited by a chartered
accountant or a cost accountant as may be nominated by the Commissioner. (2) The
chartered accountant or cost accountant so nominated shall, within the period of
ninety days, submit a report of such audit duly signed and certified by him to
the said Assistant Commissioner mentioning therein such other particulars as may
be specified:
Provided that the Assistant Commissioner may, on an application made to him in
this behalf by the registered person or the chartered accountant or cost
accountant or for any material and sufficient reason, extend the said period by
a further period of ninety days.
(3) The provisions of sub-section (1) shall have effect notwithstanding that the
accounts of the registered person have been audited under any other provisions
of this Act or any other law for the time being in force.
(4) The registered person shall be given an opportunity of being heard in
respect of any material gathered on the basis of special audit under sub-section
(1) which is proposed to be used in any proceedings against him under this Act
or the rules made thereunder.
(5) The expenses of the examination and audit of records under sub-section (1),
including the remuneration of such chartered accountant or cost accountant,
shall be determined and paid by the Commissioner and such determination shall be
final.
(6) Where the special audit conducted under sub-section (1) results in detection
of tax not paid or short paid or erroneously refunded, or input tax credit
wrongly availed or utilised, the proper officer may initiate action under
section 73 or section 74.
Chapter XI Refunds
Section 55 : Refund in Certain cases
Section 56 : Interest on delayed refunds
Section 57 : Consumer Welfare Fund
Section 58 : Utilisation of Fund
Chapter XII Assessments
Section 60 : Provisional Assessment
Section 61 : Scrutiny of Returns
Section 62 : Assessment of non filers of Return
Section 63 : Assessment of unregistered persons
Section 64 : Summary Assessment in certain special cases
Chapter XIII Audit
Section 65 : Audit by Tax Authorities
Chapter XIV Inspection, Search, Seizure and Arrest
Section 67 : Power of Inspection search and seizure
Section 68 : Inspection of Goods in Movement
Section 70 : Power to summon persons to give evidence and produce documents
Section 71 : Access to Business Premises
Section 72 : Officers to assist Proper officers
Chapter XV Demands and Recovery
Section 75 : General provisions relating to determination of tax
Section 76 : Tax collected but not paid to Government
Section 77 : Tax wrongfully collected and paid to Central Government or State Government
Section 78 : Initiation of Recovery Proceedings
Section 80 : Payment of Tax and other amount of installments
Section 81 : Transfer of property to be void in certain cases
Section 82 : Tax to be first charge on property
Section 83 : Provisional Attachment to protect revenue in certain cases
Section 84 : Continuation and validation of certain recovery proceedings
Chapter XVI Liability to pay in certain cases
Section 85 : Liability in case of transfer of business
Section 86 : Liability of agent and principal
Section 87 : Liability in case of amalgamation or merger of companies
Section 88 : Liability in case of Company in liquidation
Section 89 : Liability of Directors of Private Company
Section 90 : Liability of Partners of firm to pay tax
Section 91 : Liability of Guardians, Trustees etc
Section 92 : Liability of Court of wards etc
Section 93 : Special provisions regarding liability to pay tax, interest or penalty in certain cases
Section 94 : Liability in other cases
Chapter XVII Advance Ruling
Section 96 : Authority for Advance Ruling
Section 97 : Application for Advance Ruling
Section 98 : Procedure on receipt of application
Section 99 : Appellate authority for advance ruling
Section 100 : Appeal to appellate authority
Section 101 : Orders of appellate authority
Section 102 : Rectification of advance ruling
Section 103 : Applicability of advance ruling
Section 104 : Advance ruling to be void in certain circumstances
Section 105 : Powers of authority and appellate authority
Section 106 : Procedure of authority and appellate authority
Chapter XVIII Appeals and Revisions
Section 107 : Appeals to appellate authority
Section 108 : Powers of revisional authority
Section 109 : Constitution of appellate tribunals and benches thereof
Section 111 : Procedure before appellate tribunal
Section 112 : Appeals to appellate tribunal
Section 113 : Orders of Appellate Tribunal
Section 114: Financial and Administrative Powers of President
Section 115 : Interest on refund of amount paid for admission of appeal
Section 116 : Appearance by authorised representative
Section 117 : Appeal to High Court
Section 118 : Appeal to Supreme Court
Section 119: Sums due to be paid notwithstanding appeal, etc
Section 120 : Appeal not to be filed in certain cases
Section 121 : Non Appealable decisions and orders
3%, 5%, 18% GST items 26.7.2018
18% GST notification 10.11.2017
0%, 5%, 12% reduced on 10.11.17
IGST Rates reduced on 10.11.2017
3% & 0.25% GST Goods (Original)
18% GST Materials (Original List)
Compensation Cess Rates (Original)