(Under Amnesty Scheme-2022)
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause 6(4) of FD notificationNo.F.12(11) FD/Tax/2022-103 dated 23.02.2022 with respect to Amnesty Scheme-2022, I Ravi Jain, Commissioner, Commercial Taxes, Rajasthan, Jaipur, hereby, issue the following clarifications:-
CLARIFICATION
1. With respect to definition Part:
(i) Applicability: It is applicable for outstanding demands and disputed amounts related to all goods except six goods which are not subsumed in GST pertaining to the Rajasthan Sales Tax Act, 1954, the Rajasthan Sales Tax Act, 1994, the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 and the Rajasthan Value Added Tax Act, 2003 as per the clause 2 of the Scheme.
(ii) Disputed Amount: Amount for which show cause notice has been issued or litigation is pending in any Court or for which any remand case is pending as defined in clause 3(i) of the Scheme.
(iii) Final Amount: Amount which is determined by the Assessing Authority after giving effect of rectification or adjustment of ITC verification / declaration form etc., as defined in clause 3(i) of the Scheme.
2. With respect to categorization of outstanding demands or disputed amount as mentioned in Column No. 2 and 3 of the Table-A of the said notification:
(i) counterfoil of the declaration form(s); or
(ii) proof of prior submission of declaration form(s); or
(iii) any other proof of interstate sale or movement of goods
(i) counterfoils of the declaration form(s);
(ii) proof of prior submission of the declaration form(s);
(iii) any other documentary proof of inter-State sale such as copy of invoices supported by payment proofs and ledger accounts;
alongwith the prescribed undertaking with the details of declaration forms (Annexure-1) on plain paper.
Verification of declaration form(s),if any, will be done by the assessing authority.
3. With respect to categorization of outstanding demands or disputed amount as mentioned in Column No.2 of the Table-A of the said notification:
Input Tax Credit to subsequent purchasing dealer in the chain will be available as per the provisions of Section 18(l)(a) to (g) of The Rajasthan Value Added Tax Act,2003 and Rule 18(1) of The Rajasthan Value Added Tax Rulcs.2006, to the extent of amount deposited as tax under the scheme by the selling dealer.
(i) which relates to wrongly availed Input Tax Credit pertaining to false or forged invoices.
4. With respect to instalments:
It is clarified that in a particular phase, after receiving details of the final amount in AS-I, the applicant can avail option of payment in instalments within 10 days from the date of communication of final amount,i.e. AS-I, if he has not reverted the same.
5. With respect to refund:
Clause 5(iii) of the Scheme states that no refund shall be allowed to the dealer due to rebate of tax and/or waiver under the Scheme. Further, Clause 7(3) of the Scheme states that no refund of any payment already made under Amnesty Scheme-2021 shall be allowed due to rebate of tax and/or waiver under the Scheme. It is clarified that no refund for any year or any Act shall be granted to the dealer if it is co-related in any manner with the benefit under the Amnesty Scheme.
All Assessing Authorities are directed to examine and determine the outstanding demands or disputed amount on case to case basis in light of the above clarifications.
(Ravi Jain)
Commissioner,
Commercial Taxes,
Rajasthan, Jaipur.
ANNEXURE-1
FORMAT OF UNDERTAKING AND DETAILS OF DECLARATION FORMS
Name of selling Dealer: M/s.................
TIN:...............................