(1) In the case of dealers having more than one place of business, all returns prescribed by these rules shall be submitted by the Head Office in the State and shall include the total turnover of all branches of the business in the State.

(2) Each branch shall also :-

(a) submit to the concerned assessing authority of the area in which it is situated on or before the first day of May in every year a return of the turnover of the branch in the form prescribed under rule 21AA on or before the twenty-fifth day of every month a return of the turnover of the branch in the form prescribed under rule 21AA, and

(b) intimate to such authority, the fact that the return of turnover of its business is included in the return submitted by its Head Office and specify the name and address of such Head Office.

(3) For the purposes of determining whether a dealer is liable to pay the tax under Section 5, the total turnover of all his places of business in the State shall be taken into consideration.