Maintenance of accounts

MAINTENANCE OF ACCOUNTS, INSPECTION OF BUSINESS PREMISES AND ACCOUNTS AND ESTABLISHMENT OF CHECK-POSTS

1. (1) Every registered dealer or other dealer on whom a notice has been served to furnish returns shall keep a true account of his business and if the assessing authority considers that such account is not sufficiently clear and intelligible to enable him to make a proper check of the returns furnished by him, he may require such dealer by notice in writing to keep such accounts as he may, subject to anything that may be prescribed in that behalf, in writing, direct.
2. (2) Every dealer liable to pay tax or other dealer on whom a notice has been served to furnish returns shall-
   • (a) in respect of tobacco supplied by him or on his behalf in any one transaction exceeding one hundred rupees in value or such other higher value, as the Government may, by notification, specify, issue to the recipient of tobacco an invoice showing such particulars as may be prescribed;
   • (b) preserve a carbon copy of such invoice, cash memorandum or bill for a period of not less than five years from the end of year in which the cash memorandum or bill is prepared or for a period of not less than three years from the date of the final assessment order for that year, whichever is later: