Indirect Taxation
Indirect Taxation
Indirect Taxation
ASSESSMENT MEANS
DETERMINATION OF TAX LIABILITY
UNDER THIS ACT AND INCLUDES
SELF-ASSESSMENT, RE-ASSESSMENT,
PROVISIONAL ASSESSMENT,
SUMMARY ASSESSMENT AND BEST
JUDGMENT ASSESSMENT.
SELF-ASSESSMENT
EVERY REGISTERED
TAXABLE PERSON SHALL
HIMSELF ASSESS THE TAXES
PAYABLE AND FURNISH A
RETURN FOR EACH TAX
PERIOD. THIS MEANS GST
CONTINUES TO PROMOTE
SELF-ASSESSMENT JUST LIKE
THE EXCISE, VAT, AND
SERVICE TAX UNDER
CURRENT TAX REGIME.
PROVISIONAL ASSESSMENT [SECTION 60]
the proper officer may proceed to assess the tax liability, where
a registered person :
(a) fails to furnish the return under section 39
(monthly/quarterly) or under section 45 (final return), and
(b) a notice under section 46 has been issued by the proper
officer to the defaulting taxable person requiring him to furnish
the return within a period of 15 days and taxable person fails to
file return within the given time.
SUMMARY ASSESSMENT
Summary assessment is a procedure by which the
court orders payment of the costs incurred by the
'winning party' in relation to the
application/hearing that has just been heard by the
court. If the court considers that summary
assessment is inappropriate it may order the costs
to be dealt with at a detailed assessment.
ASSETS
AUDIT
As per section 2((13) of CGST act, 2017,"Audit" means
examination of records , returns and other documents
maintained or furnished by the registered person under
this act or the rules made there under or under any other
law for the time being in force to verify the correctness of
turnover declared, taxes paid, refund claimed and input
tax credit availed, and to assess his compliance with the
provisions of this act or the rules made thereunder .
TYPES OF AUDIT
Audit when turnover exceeds prescribed limit
[ section 35(5)]
Audit by tax authorities [section 65]
Special audit [section 66]
Audit when turnover exceeds prescribed limit [ section 35(5)]