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38 Refunds (1) Subject to the other provisions of this section and the rules, the
Commissioner shall refund to a person the amount of tax, penalty and interest, if any,
paid by such person in excess of the amount due from him.
(2) Before making any refund, the Commissioner shall first apply such excess
towards the recovery of any other amount due under this Act, or under the CST Act,
1956 (74 of 1956).
(3) Subject to 1[sub-section (4) and sub-section (5)] of this section, any amount
remaining after the application referred to in sub-section (2) of this section shall be at
the election of the dealer, either –
2[(a) refunded to the person, –
(i) within one month after the date on which the return was furnished or
claim for the refund was made, if the tax period for the person claiming refund is one
month;
(ii) within two months after the date on which the return was furnished or
claim for the refund was made, if the tax period for the person claiming refund is a
quarter; or]
(b) carried forward to the next tax period as a tax credit in that period.
(4) Where the Commissioner has issued a notice to the person under section 58
of this Act advising him that an audit, investigation or inquiry into his business
affairs will be undertaken 1[or sought additional information under section 59 of this
Act,] the amount shall be carried forward to the next tax period as a tax credit in that
period
(5) The Commissioner may, as a condition of the payment of a refund, demand
security from the person pursuant to the powers conferred in section 25 of this Act
[within fifteen days from the date on which the return was furnished or claim for the
refund was made.]
[(6) The Commissioner shall grant refund within fifteen days from the date the
dealer furnishes the security to his satisfaction under sub-section (5).
[(7) For calculating the period prescribed in clause (a) of sub- section (3), the
time taken to -
(a) furnish the security under sub-section (5) to the satisfaction of the
Commissioner; or
(b) furnish the additional information sought under section 59; or
[(c) furnish returns under section 26 and section 27; or
(d) furnish the declaration or certificate forms as required under Central Sales
Tax Act, 1956,]
shall be excluded.]]
[(8)] Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, where –
(a) a registered dealer has sold goods to an unregistered person; and
(b) the price charged for the goods includes an amount of tax payable under
this Act;
(c) the dealer is seeking the refund of this amount or to apply this amount
under clause (b) of sub-section (3) of this section;
no amount shall be refunded to the dealer or may be applied by the dealer
under clause (b) of sub-section (3) of this section unless the Commissioner is
satisfied that the dealer has refunded the amount to the purchaser.
[(9)] Where –
(a) a registered dealer has sold goods to another registered dealer; and
(b) the price charged for the goods expressly includes an amount of tax
payable under this Act,
the amount may be refunded to the seller or may be applied by the seller
under clause (b) of sub-section (3) of this section and the Commissioner may
reassess the buyer to deny the amount of the corresponding tax credit claimed by
such buyer, whether or not the seller refunds the amount to the buyer.
[(10)] Where a registered dealer sells goods and the price charged for the goods is
expressed not to include an amount of tax payable under this Act the amount may be
refunded to the seller or may be applied by the seller under clause (b) of sub-section
(3) of this section without the seller being required to refund an amount to the
purchaser.
[(11) Notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary in sub-section (3) of this
section, no refund shall be allowed to a dealer who has not filed any return due under
this Act.]
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