Provisional assessment

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Chapter VI RETURN AND PAYMENT OF TAX, ASSESSMENT ETC

Statutory text

(1) When a registered dealer fails to furnish the return in respect of any tax period within the prescribed time, the Commissioner shall not withstanding anything contained in section 55, proceed to assess the dealer provisional or the period for such default.
(2) The provisional assessment under sub-section (1), shall be made on the basis of past returns, or past records where no such returns are available or on the basis of information received by the Commissioner and the Commissioner shall direct the dealer to pay the amount of tax assessed in such manner and by such date as may be prescribed.
(3) If the dealer furnishes return along with evidence full payment of tax, interest and penalty, if any, on or before the date of payment specified under sub-section (2), the provisional assessment made under sub-section 1, shall revoked to the extent of the tax demanded, interest levied and penalty imposed on the date on which such return is filed by the dealer.
(4) Nothing contained in this section shall prevent the Commissioner from making assessment under section 55 and any tax, interest or penalty paid against provisional assessment shall be adjusted against tax, interest and penalty payable on the final assessment under that section.

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