In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context

(ad). "sale price" means the amount payable to a dealer as consideration for the sale of any goods, less any sum allowed as cash discount according to the practice normally prevailing in the trade, but inclusive of any sum charged for anything done by the dealer in respect of goods at the time of or before the delivery of such goods, other than cost of outward freight or delivery or cost of installation in cases where such cost is separately charged;

Explanation:

(i) In a case in which any amount of any duty payable by a dealer is deferred for a period or in a case in which point of payment of any duty is shifted, amount of such duty shall be deemed part of the sale price;

(ii) The price of packing material in which any goods are packed shall be deemed part of sale price of goods sold.

(iii) Sale price of goods in relation to transfer of property in goods (whether as goods or in some other form) involved in the execution of a works contract, shall be determined after deducting the aggregate of actual amount incurred towards labour and services, amount of profit relating to supply of labour and services and such other amounts as may be prescribed from the total amount received or receivable in respect of such works contract;

(iv) In respect of transfer of right to use goods, any goods for any purpose (whether or not for a specified period) sale price means the valuable consideration received or receivable in respect of such transfer of right to use goods but does not include any sum payable as a penalty or as compensation or damages for breach of contract;

(v) Tax charged or chargeable shall not form the part of the sale price;

(vi) Cash or trade discount at the time of sale as evident from the invoice shall be excluded from the sale price but any ex post facto grant of discounts or incentives or rebates or rewards and the like shall not be excluded from the sale price.