Section 57
Cross checking or verification of transactions.
The Bihar Value Added Tax Act, 2005
About this Act
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to levy of tax on sales or purchases of goods in the State of Bihar and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(1) With a view to preventing evasion of tax
payable under this Act and ensuring proper compliance with the provisions of this Act, the prescribed
authority may, from time to time, collect information regarding sales and purchases effected by any class
of dealers and cause any of such transactions of sale and purchase to be cross-checked.
(2) For this purpose, the prescribed authority may, from time to time and by issuing a notice, in the manner and form prescribed, require any class of dealers to furnish, before such authority and by such date as may be specified in the said notice, such information, details and particulars as may be specified in the notice, regarding the transactions of sales and purchases effected by the dealers during the period mentioned in the said notice.
(3) The prescribed authority shall cause any of such transactions to be cross-checked with reference to the books of account of the purchasing and selling dealers and for this purpose, the prescribed authority shall send an intimation required for the purpose of cross-checking, stating therein the details of the transactions proposed to be cross-checked and the time and date on which any officer or person duly authorised to cross check the transaction shall visit the place where the books of account are ordinarily kept by the dealer.
(2) For this purpose, the prescribed authority may, from time to time and by issuing a notice, in the manner and form prescribed, require any class of dealers to furnish, before such authority and by such date as may be specified in the said notice, such information, details and particulars as may be specified in the notice, regarding the transactions of sales and purchases effected by the dealers during the period mentioned in the said notice.
(3) The prescribed authority shall cause any of such transactions to be cross-checked with reference to the books of account of the purchasing and selling dealers and for this purpose, the prescribed authority shall send an intimation required for the purpose of cross-checking, stating therein the details of the transactions proposed to be cross-checked and the time and date on which any officer or person duly authorised to cross check the transaction shall visit the place where the books of account are ordinarily kept by the dealer.