(7) Every dealer who is liable to pay tax under the Act and whose taxable turnover in a year is not less than ten thousands rupees, including those liable to be assessed under section 7 and every dealer who is required so to do by the assessing authority by a notice, shall submit so as to reach the assessing authority within 25 days of the publication of the Kerala General Sales Tax (Amendment) Rules, 1983 in the Gazette or Receipt of the notice, as the case may be, a return in Form No. 9 showing the total and taxable turnover preceding to the publication of the Kerala General Sale Tax (Amendment ) Rules, 1983 in the Gazette, the amount or amounts actually collected by way of tax or taxes and the amount of tax due on the taxable turnover for each of the months preceding to the publication of the Kerala General Sales Tax (Amendment) Rules, 1983 in the Gazette beginning from April 1982. Along with the return or returns for the preceding month or months, he shall also submit a receipt from a Government Treasury (or at least note in the return, the name of the Treasury and the number and date of receipt, in which case he shall produce the receipt before the assessing authority whenever required to do so), crossed cheque or crossed demand draft in favour of the assessing authority for the full amount of the tax or taxes payable on the taxable turnover for the preceeding month or months to which the return(s) relate(s). Thereafter he shall also submit so as to reach the assessing authority of a special circle on or before the 10th day of every month and in other cases on or before the 15th day of every month, a return in Form 9 for the preceding month together with proof, in any of the modes mentioned above of payment of the full amount of the tax due for that month and not less than ninety percent of the tax payable on the taxable turnover for the month of March shall be paid on or before the end of that month either in cash to the assessing authority or by remittance into the Treasury by means of pay order to a bank or branch of a bank where Government business is transacted.

(7A) Every dealer who is liable to pay tax under the Act and is eligible for assessment under section 17 (4) of the Act and every dealer whose total turnover in a year does not exceed fifteen lakh rupees, other than those dealing only in goods completely exempted from tax either under section 9 or by notification issued under section 10 of the Act, shall submit a return in Form 9 showing the total and taxable turnover for the quarter ending the 30th June, 30th September, 31st December and 31st March along with the proof of payment of tax or taxes due on the taxable turnover for each such quarter to the assessing authority on or before the 15th of the month following the respective quarter. The tax or taxes due shall be paid in any of the modes prescribed under sub-rule (7) above.

(7AA) Where a dealer, including a dealer liable for assessment under sub-section (4) of section 17, claims in the return filed under sub-rule (7) or (7A) that any part of his turnover is exempt from tax or is eligible for reduction in the rate of tax, the turnover in respect of which such exemption or reduction in rate of tax is claimed shall be shown separately under each head. Such dealer shall also file, within two moths from the due date for filing of the return the following document relating to the month/quarter, for the purpose of verifying the genuineness of the claim for each for such exemption or reduction, as the case may be, namely:-

(a) particulars of purchases, made during the year within the State, of goods subject to tax at the point of first sale in the State in the following form, separately for each class of such goods, namely:-

(b) total value of each of goods completely exempted from tax under the Third schedule to the Act or under notification issued under section 10, purchased during the year;

(c) statement showing the details of sale exempted by notification issued under section 10 along with certificates/ declaration if any, required under each such notification;

(d) particulars of purchase made during the moth within the State, of goods subject to tax at two points of sale within the State in the following form, namely:-

(e) declaration in Form 25 obtained during the month/quarter along with a list thereof:

(f) a declaration in Form 25A obtained during the month/ quarter along with a list thereof:

(g) a statement of sales made through agents during the year in the following form along with the declaration obtained from the agent to the effect that such agent has included the sales in his turnover and that tax has been paid by him in respect of agents within the state, namely:-

(h) a declaration in Form 18, if reduction is claimed under section 5 (3) along with a list thereof;

(i) a true extract of the stock and issue register of declaration in Form 18 relating to the period under report;

(j) a list in the following form for sales return, namely:-

(k) amount in respect of branch transfer effected during the year with name and address of each such branch;

(l) such other documents on which the dealer relies on in support of his claim for exemption, reduction, rebate or refund, as the case may be, and

(m) Copies of the Delivery Notes issued during the period,

Provided that where a dealer is prevented by sufficient cause from filing any of the document mentioned above within the prescribed period, such dealer may file an application praying for further time to file any such documents and the assessing authority may allow the dealer further time, not exceeding two moths from the last date prescribed for filing of such documents

(n) details of statutory forms (including those prescribed under the CST (Registration and Turnover) Rules, 1957 issued, in the following, namely):-

(7B) Every dealer who deals only is goods completely exempted from tax under Section 9 or by notification issued under section 10 of the Act shall file annual return in Form 9 relating to the year on or before the 1st day of May of the succeeding year.

(7C) Every dealer who is liable to pay annual licence fee under section 5B of the Act shall submit return in Form 9 showing the total and taxable turnover for the half year ending 30th September and 31 March along with proof of payment of licence fee and other taxes, if any, due under the Act, for each such year to the assessing authority on or before the 15th day of the month following the respective half year. The licence fee for the half year ending on 31st March shall be paid on or before the 25th of March of that year.

(8) The return(s) so submitted shall subject to the provisions of sub-rule (9) be provisionally accepted.

(9) If the return(s) submitted appear(s) to be incorrect or incomplete, or if no return is submitted by the dealer or where the return is submitted without the statements/certificates/ documents required to be filed as per sub-rule (7AA) or any other rules, the assessing authority shall, after following the procedure laid down in Sub-rule (5) of Rule 18, determine the turnover to the best of its judgment and provisionally assess the tax or taxes payable for the month(s) and shall serve upon the dealer, a notice in Form13 and the dealer shall pay the sums demanded within the time and in the manner specified in the notice.

(10) If the return is submitted without a treasury receipt, crossed cheque or crossed demand draft for the full amount of the tax payable in favour of the assessing authority, the assessing authority shall serve upon the dealer a notice in Form 14D and the dealer shall pay the sum demanded within the time and in the manner specified therein

(11) After the close of the year in which the provisional assessment as laid down in sub-rule (8) or sub-rule (9) or sub-rule (10) has been made, the dealer shall, on or before the 1st day of May of the succeeding year submit to the assessing authority a return in Form 9 showing the total turnover and the taxable turnover for the preceding year, the amounts by way of tax or taxes actually collected during that year and the amounts by way of tax or taxes due on the taxable turnover during that year. The tax due, if any, as per the said return shall be paid in the manner prescribed in Sub-rule (7) failing which the assessing authority shall serve upon the dealer a demand notice in Form 14 and the dealer shall pay the sum demanded within the time and in the manner specified therein

(12) Every dealer who follows the method of assessment under this rule and who discontinues his business during the course of the year shall also submit to the assessing authority a return in Form No. 9 for the period up to and inclusive the date of discontinuance of the business within 30 days from the date of such discontinuance, in the manner prescribed in sub-rule (7)

(13) After the close of the year in which the provisional assessments as laid down in sub-rule (8) or sub-rule (9) or sub-rule (10) has been made or in the course of the year to which a return submitted under sub-rule (12) relates, the assessing authority if after such scrutiny of the accounts and after such enquiry as it considers necessary, is satisfied that the returns filed are correct and complete, shall finally assess under a single order on the basis of the returns the tax or taxes payable under section 5, or notified under Section 10 for the year to which the returns relate:

Provided that if the returns filed appear to the assessing authority to be incorrect or incomplete, the assessing authority shall, after following the procedure prescribed in Rule 18 determine the turnover to the best of its judgement and finally assess under a single order the tax or taxes payable under Section 5 or notified under Section 10.

(14) After making the final assessment under sub-rule (13) the assessing authority shall examine, whether any and, if so , what amounts is due from the dealer towards it after deducting any tax already paid on provisional assessment with reference to Sub-rule (8) or sub-rule (9) or sub-rule (10) or the tax paid in accordance with rule 22A. If any amount is found to be due from the dealer towards the final assessment, the assessing authority shall serve upon the dealer a notice in Form No. 13 and the dealer shall pay the sum demanded at the time and in the manner specified in the notice. If the tax due on the final assessment is lower than the tax already paid on the provisional assessment, or in accordance with Rule 22A, the assessing authority shall refund the excess tax to dealer, if no other amount is due from him or adjust the excess tax towards the recovery of any amount due on the date of adjustment from the dealer as provided in Section 44 after giving due notice to the dealer. If the tax due on the final assessment is exactly equal to the tax already paid on the provisional assessment, or in accordance with Rule 22A the assessing authority shall inform the dealer that no further amount is due from him.