5. Time to apply for Registration

 


1)    (a)  Every dealer who is required to register under
sub-section (2) of Section 17, shall apply for registration not later than
fifteen days but  not earlier than forty five days prior to the anticipated
date of the first taxable sale.

 


(b)  Every dealer who is required to register under sub-section (3) of
Section 17 shall make an application by the 15th of the month subsequent to
the month in which the liability to register for VAT arose.

 


(c)  i)   Every dealer who is required to register under
sub-section (7) of Section 17 shall make an application for registration fifteen
days prior to commencement of business, where his taxable turnover is estimated
to exceed rupees five lakhs in the next twelve consecutive months.

 


ii)  In the case of a dealer who is required to register under sub-section
(7) of Section 17 when his taxable turnover for the preceding twelve months
exceeded rupees five lakhs, the dealer shall make an application by the
fifteenth of the month subsequent to the month in which the taxable turnover
exceeded rupees five lakhs.

 


2)      Every dealer who is required to register under
sub-section (5) of Section 17  shall apply for registration fifteen days
prior to the anticipated date of first taxable sale but not earlier than forty
five days prior to the anticipated date of first taxable sale unless an
application is made under sub rule (4).

 


3)      Any dealer effecting sales of goods liable to
tax under this Act may apply to register under clause (a) of sub-section (6) of
Section 17 and such registration shall be subject to the conditions prescribed
in rule 8.

 

4)
Any dealer intending to effect sales of goods liable to tax under the Act may

 


apply to register under clause (b) of sub-section (6) of Section 17 and such
registration   shall be subject to the conditions prescribed in
Rule 9.

 

ILLUSTRATION
OF TIME TO APPLY FOR REGISTRATION IS GIVEN BELOW:

 

Sl.No

 

Rule

 

Section
in the Act

 

Type
of Registration

 

Time
to apply

 

Example

 

1     17(2)      5(1)(a)    New dealer          Apply not later than      –     Expected date of

commencing         15 days but not                taxable sale is

business               earlier than 45                  20.7.2005

days prior to the           Time to apply for

anticipated date            VAT registration is

of first taxable sale        between 5.6.2005

and 5.7.2005

2     17(3)      5(1)(b)   Running business Apply by the 15th         Liability to register

(A TOT dealer     of the month                     for VAT arose on

or unregistered     subsequent to the              31.8.2005.

dealer)                 month in which the        –  Time to apply for

obligation / liability            VAT registration

to register for                    is on or before

VAT arose.                     15.09.2005.

–   Review the taxable

turnover for the

preceding 3 months at

the end of each month

3      17(4)        4(4)      Dealers                No need to apply          –  Deemed registration

registered             for fresh VAT                   for VAT for those

under APGST      registration                       dealers who are

Act and                                                       allotted TINs.

allotted TIN.

4      17(5)        5(2)      Dealers liable       Apply for registration    –  Expected date of

for VAT              not later than 15 days       transaction /

registration           but not earlier than 45       first taxable sale

irrespective          days prior to making         20.8.2005

of taxable             sales or transactions      –  Time to apply is

turnover               requiring VAT                  between 5.7.2005

registration                       and 5.8.2005

5      17(6)(a)   5(3)      Existing                Since it is a voluntary                 –

business               registration, dealers

effecting               can apply when they

taxable sales        require VAT

& having no         registration.

liability to

register for

VAT but

opting to

register for VAT.

6      17(6)(b)   5(4)      New business      No time limit.                A dealer setting up a

intending to                                              factory and anticipating

effect taxable                                           first taxable sale after,

sales (start up                                           say, 20 months can

business) and                                           apply any time.

applying for

VAT registration.

7      17(7)        5(1)      New business      Apply for TOT             –  Expected date of

(c)(i)     who has a            registration 15                  commencement

reason to               days  prior to                    of business:

believe that          commencement                20.8.2005

his taxable            of business.                   –  Time to apply for

turnover in a                                                TOT registration is

period of next                                              on or before

twelve months                                              05.08.2005.

will exceed

Rs.5,00,000

and has no

obligation

for VAT

registration

8      17(7)        5(1)      Existing                When taxable               –  Taxable turnover for

(c)(ii)    business which     turnover for the                 preceding 12

is neither              preceding 12 months        months  exceeded

registered             exceeded Rs.5,00,000     Rs.5,00,000 on

for VAT nor        apply by 15th of the          31.7.2005

for TOT               month subsequent to     –  Time to apply for

the month in which            TOT  registration is

the taxable turnover          15.8.2005.

exceeded Rs.5 lakhs     –  Review the taxable

turnover for the

preceding 12

months at the end

of each month.

9      17(8)        4(3)      Dealers                No need to apply          –  Deemed registration

registered             for fresh TOT                   for TOT

under APGST      registration.

Act 1957 and

had taxable

turnover

exceeding

Rs.5,00,000

but below

Rs.40,00,000

for the

period from

1.1.2004 to

31.12.2004

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