(1) Every registered dealer or any dealer liable to pay tax whose turnover of taxable goods in any assessment year exceeds Rupees 40 (forty) lakhs, shall furnish to the Prescribed Authority, a tax return for each month in Form-13 within the next twenty one days of the succeeding month.

Explanation.- For the purpose of this sub-rule, the due date for submission of the tax return, for a particular month shall be the twenty first day of the following month.

(2) Every registered dealer or any dealer liable to pay tax under the Act, other than a dealer referred to in sub-rule (1), shall furnish to the Prescribed Authority, a tax return for each quarter in Form-13 within twenty one days of the succeeding month from the date of expiry of each quarter.

Explanation.- For the purpose of this sub-rule, the due date for submission of the quarterly tax return for a particular quarter shall be the twenty first day of the month following the quarter.

(2A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule(1) or sub-rule(2) of this rule, every registered dealer who is a holder or a holder in due course of Certificate of Entitlement under the Assam Industries (Tax Remission) Scheme, 2005 shall furnish to the Prescribed Authority periodic tax return in the manner laid down in such Scheme;

(2B) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1) or sub-rule(2) of this rule, every registered dealer who is permitted to avail any scheme of composition of any tax liability within the meaning of section 20 of the principal Act shall furnish to the Prescribed Authority periodic tax return or statement of the quantity of goods imported in the manner laid down in such scheme.

(3) The tax return shall be accompanied by a receipt from the Designated Bank, a crossed cheque or a crossed demand draft for the full amount of tax payable on his taxable turnover during the month or the quarter to which the return relates.

Explanation 1.- For the purpose of Explanation 2 to clause (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 10, the challans for payment of tax received by a bonded warehouse from a retail licence holder or by a excise warehouse from a retail vendor, shall also form part of the full amount of tax payable on the taxable turnover of such bond or warehouse for the month to which the tax return relates.

Explanation 2- A receipt from designated bank may be a challan duly signed by designated bank as a proof of payment or e-challan generated through computer network as proof of payment. However, e-challan shall have to be duly self attested with signature and seal by the dealer concerned when it is submitted along with a tax return.

(4) If the amount paid by a dealer along with the tax return under sub-rule (1) or (2) or (2A) or (2B), is less than the amount of tax payable by him, the Prescribed Authority shall serve a notice of demand and the dealer shall pay the sum demanded in the said notice within the time and in manner specified in the notice.

(5)(a) Every dealer as mentioned in sub-rule(1) and sub-rule(2) in addition to the tax returns furnished, shall submit an annual return in Form-14 within two months after the close of the year to which the return relates;

(5)(b) Every dealer as mentioned in sub-rule (2A) and sub-rule (2B) in addition to the tax returns or statements of quantity of goods imported furnished shall submit an annual return or statement of quantity of goods imported in the Form of Format as may be laid down in the applicable tax remissions scheme or composition scheme:

Provided that in case of a dealer who is liable to produce a certificate of Audit of Accounts by a Chartered Accountant under section 62, the annual return shall be submitted within seven months from the end of the year to which the return relates.

(6) Every registered dealer who submit a return under sub-rule (5) shall, except when tax has been paid in advance in full with the tax returns furnished, submit along with the annual return a receipt from a Designated Bank, crossed cheque or crossed demand draft in favour of the Prescribed Authority for the full amount of tax payable for the year, half year or a quarter, as the case may be, on the basis of the return after deducting therefrom the advance taxes, if any, already paid for the year, half year or the quarter, as the case may be.

(7) Where any dealer other than a registered dealer liable to pay tax fails to submit the return under sub-section (3) of section 29 the Prescribed Authority shall serve on such a dealer a notice in Form-15 requiring him to furnish such return within such date as may be specified in the notice.

(8)(a) In case of discovery of any omission or any other error in a monthly/quarterly tax return filed, the dealer may furnish a revised monthly/quarterly tax return at any time before expiration of time limit prescribed by rule 17(5)(a) or 17(5)(b), as may be applicable for filing annual return by him;

(b) In case of discovery of any omission or any other error in the annual return filed, the dealer may furnish a revised annual return within a period of six months from the due date of submission of annual return.

Provided that no revised return or revised annual return shall be entertained if the case has been taken up for audit assessment and notice to that effect has already been served on the dealer.

(9) Omitted w.e.f 4-11-06