Goods and Services Tax

Section 142 – GST – States – TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS – Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 – Act-Rules – Miscellaneous transitional provisions. 142. (1) Where any goods on which tax if any, had been paid under the existing law at the time of sale thereof, not being earlier than six months prior to the appointed day, are returned to any place of business on or after the appointed day, the registered person shall be eligible for refund of the tax paid under the existing law where such goods are returned by a person, other than a registered person, to the said place of business within a period of six months from the appointed day and such goods are identifiable to the satisfaction of the proper officer: Provided that if the said goods are returned by a registered person, the return of such goods shall be deemed to be a supply. (2) (a) where, in pursuance of a contract entered into prior to the appointed day, the price of any goods is revised upwards on or after the a

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cipient of the credit note has reduced his input tax credit corresponding to such reduction of tax liability. (3) Every claim for refund filed by any person before, on or after the appointed day for refund of any amount of input tax credit, tax, interest or any other amount paid under the existing law, shall be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of existing law and any amount eventually accruing to him shall be refunded to him in cash in accordance with the provisions of the said law: Provided that where any claim for refund of the amount of input tax credit is fully or partially rejected, the amount so rejected shall lapse: Provided further that no refund shall be allowed of any amount of input tax credit where the balance of the said amount as on the appointed day has been carried forward under this Act. (4) Every claim for refund filed after the appointed day for refund of any tax paid under the existing law in respect of the goods exported before or

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ith the provisions of the existing law, and the amount rejected, if any, shall not be admissible as input tax credit under this Act: Provided that no refund shall be allowed of any amount of input tax credit where the balance of the said amount as on the appointed day has been carried forward under this Act; (b) every proceeding of appeal, revision, review or reference relating to recovery of input tax credit initiated whether before, on or after the appointed day under the existing law shall be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the existing law, and if any amount of credit becomes recoverable as a result of such appeal, revision, review or reference, the same shall, unless recovered under the existing law, be recovered as an arrear of tax under this Act and the amount so recovered shall not be admissible as input tax credit under this Act. (7) (a) every proceeding of appeal, revision, review or reference relating to any output tax liability initiated

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edings instituted, whether before, on or after the appointed day under the existing law, any amount of tax, interest, fine or penalty becomes recoverable from the person, the same shall, unless recovered under the existing law, be recovered as an arrear of tax under this Act and the amount so recovered shall not be admissible as input tax credit under this Act; (b) where in pursuance of an assessment or adjudication proceedings instituted, whether before, on or after the appointed day under the existing law, any amount of tax, interest, fine or penalty becomes refundable to the taxable person, the same shall be refunded to him in cash under the said law, and the amount rejected, if any, shall not be admissible as input tax credit under this Act. (9) (a) where any return, furnished under the existing law, is revised after the appointed day and if, pursuant to such revision, any amount is found to be recoverable or any amount of input tax credit is found to be inadmissible, the s

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under this Act to the extent the tax was leviable on the said goods under the Mizoram Value Added Tax Act, 2005; (b) notwithstanding anything contained in section 13, no tax shall be payable on services under this Act to the extent the tax was leviable on the said services under Chapter V of the Finance Act, 1994; (32 of 1994) (c) where tax was paid on any supply, both under the Mizoram Value Added Tax Act, 2005 the and under Chapter V of the Finance Act, 1994, (32 of 1994) tax shall be leviable under this Act and the taxable person shall be entitled to take credit of value added tax or service tax paid under the existing law to the extent of supplies made after the appointed day and such credit shall be calculated in such manner as may be prescribed. (12) Where any goods sent on approval basis, not earlier than six months before the appointed day, are rejected or not approved by the buyer and returned to the seller on or after the appointed day, no tax shall be payable t

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to the said supplier is made on or after the appointed day. (14) Where any goods or capital goods belonging to the principal are lying at the premises of the agent on the appointed day, the agent shall be entitled to take credit of the tax paid on such goods or capital goods subject to fulfilment of the following conditions: (i) the agent is a registered taxable person under this Act; (ii) both the principal and the agent declare the details of stock of goods or capital goods lying with such agent on the day immediately preceding the appointed day in such form and manner and within such time as may be prescribed in this behalf; (iii) the invoices for such goods or capital goods had been issued not earlier than twelve months immediately preceding the appointed day; and (iv) the principal has either reversed or not availed of the input tax credit in respect of such,- (a) goods; or (b) capital goods or, having availed of such credit, has reversed the said

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Section 174 – GST – States – MISCELLANEOUS – Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 – Act-Rules – Repeal and saving. 174. (1) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, on and from the date of commencement of this Act, (i) The Mizoram (Sales of Petroleum and Petroleum Products, including Motor Spirit and Lubricants) Taxation Act, 1973; (Act No. 6 of 1974), and (ii) The Mizoram Entertainment Tax Act, 2013; (Act No. 4 of 2013), and (iii) The Mizoram Entry Tax Act, 2015 (Act No. 8 of 2015) (hereafter referred to as the repealed Acts) are hereby repealed. (2) The repeal of the said Acts and the amendment of the Acts specified in section 173 (hereafter referred to as such amendment or amended Act , as the case

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st as are due or may become due or any forfeiture or punishment incurred or inflicted in respect of any offence or violation committed against the provisions of the amended Acts or repealed Acts; or (e) affect any investigation, inquiry, verification (including scrutiny and audit), assessment proceedings, adjudication and any other legal proceedings or recovery of arrears or remedy in respect of any such tax, surcharge, penalty, fine, interest, right, privilege, obligation, liability, forfeiture or punishment, as aforesaid, and any such investigation, inquiry, verification (including scrutiny and audit), assessment proceedings, adjudication and other legal proceedings or recovery of arrears or remedy may be instituted, continued or enf

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Section 173 – GST – States – MISCELLANEOUS – Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 – Act-Rules – Omissions, substitutions, and insertions in the Acts to be entered here. Amendment of certain Acts. 173. Save as otherwise provided in this Act, on and from the date of commencement of this Act,- in the Mizoram Value Added Tax Act, 2005, all the existing schedules, viz Schedule I, Schedule II and Schedule III shall stand omitted without prejudice to Entry 54 of List II of the Seve

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SCHEDULE III [See section 7] – GST – States – SCHEDULES – Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 – Act-Rules – SCHEDULE III [See section 7] ACTIVITIES OR TRANSACTIONS WHICH SHALL BE TREATED NEITHER AS A SUPPLY OF GOODS NOR A SUPPLY OF SERVICES 1. Services by an employee to the employer in the course of or in relation to his employment. 2. Services by any court or Tribunal established under any law for the time being in force. 3. (a) the functions performed by the Members of Parliament, Members of State Legislature, Members of Panchayats, Members of Municipalities and Members of other local authorities; (b) the duties performed by any person who holds any post in pursuance of the provisions of the Constitutio

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SCHEDULE II [See section 7] – GST – States – SCHEDULES – Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 – Act-Rules – SCHEDULE II [See section 7] ACTIVITIES TO BE TREATED AS SUPPLY OF GOODS OR SUPPLY OF SERVICES 1. Transfer (a) any transfer of the title in goods is a supply of goods; (b) any transfer of right in goods or of undivided share in goods without the transfer of title thereof, is a supply of services; (c) any transfer of title in goods under an agreement which stipulates that property in goods shall pass at a future date upon payment of full consideration as agreed, is a supply of goods. 2. Land and Building (a) any lease, tenancy, easement, licence to occupy land is a supply of services;

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e purposes of the business are put to any private use or are used, or made available to any person for use, for any purpose other than a purpose of the business, whether or not for a consideration, the usage or making available of such goods is a supply of services; (c) where any person ceases to be a taxable person, any goods forming part of the assets of any business carried on by him shall be deemed to be supplied by him in the course or furtherance of his business immediately before he ceases to be a taxable person, unless- (i) the business is transferred as a going concern to another person; or (ii) the business is carried on by a personal representative who is deemed to be a taxable person. 5. Supply of services

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ty, from any of the following, namely:- (i) an architect registered with the Council of Architecture constituted under the Architects Act, 1972; (20 of 1972.) or (ii) a chartered engineer registered with the Institution of Engineers (India); or (iii) a licensed surveyor of the respective local body of the city or town or village or development or planning authority; (2) the expression construction includes additions, alterations, replacements or remodeling of any existing civil structure; (c) temporary transfer or permitting the use or enjoyment of any intellectual property right; (d) development, design, programming, customisation, adaptation, upgradation, enhancement, implementation of information technology s

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SCHEDULE I [See section 7] – GST – States – SCHEDULES – Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 – Act-Rules – SCHEDULE I [See section 7] ACTIVITIES TO BE TREATED AS SUPPLY EVEN IF MADE WITHOUT CONSIDERATION 1. Permanent transfer or disposal of business assets where input tax credit has been availed on such assets. 2. Supply of goods or services or both between related persons or between distinct persons as specified in section 25, when made in the course or furtherance o

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Section 172 – GST – States – MISCELLANEOUS – Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 – Act-Rules – 172. Removal of difficulties.- (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any provisions of this Act, the Government may, on the recommendations of the Council, by a general or a special order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or the rules or regulations made thereunder, as may be necessary or expedient for the

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Section 171 – GST – States – MISCELLANEOUS – Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 – Act-Rules – 171. Anti-profiteering measure.- (1) Any reduction in rate of tax on any supply of goods or services or the benefit of input tax credit shall be passed on to the recipient by way of commensurate reduction in prices. (2) The Central Government may, on recommendations of the Council, by notification, constitute an Authority, or empower an existing Authority constituted under any law f

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Section 170 – GST – States – MISCELLANEOUS – Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 – Act-Rules – 170. Rounding off of tax etc.- The amount of tax, interest, penalty, fine or any other sum payable, and the amount of refund or any other sum due, under the provisions of this Act shall be rounded off to the nearest rupee and, for this purpose, where such amount contains a part of a rupee consisting of paise, then, if such part is fifty paise or more, it shall be increased to one rupee

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Section 169 – GST – States – MISCELLANEOUS – Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 – Act-Rules – 169. Service of notice in certain circumstances.- (1) Any decision, order, summons, notice or other communication under this Act or the rules made thereunder shall be served by any one of the following methods, namely:- (a) by giving or tendering it directly or by a messenger including a courier to the addressee or the taxable person or to his manager or authorised representative or an advocate or a tax practitioner holding authority to appear in the proceedings on behalf of the taxable person or to a person regularly employed by him in connection with the business, or to any adult member of family residing with the taxable per

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ness or residence and if such mode is not practicable for any reason, then by affixing a copy thereof on the notice board of the office of the concerned officer or authority who or which passed such decision or order or issued such summons or notice. (2) Every decision, order, summons, notice or any communication shall be deemed to have been served on the date on which it is tendered or published or a copy thereof is affixed in the manner provided in sub-section (1). (3) When such decision, order, summons, notice or any communication is sent by registered post or speed post, it shall be deemed to have been received by the addressee at the expiry of the period normally taken by such post in transit unless the contrary is proved.

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Section 168 – GST – States – MISCELLANEOUS – Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 – Act-Rules – 168. Power to issue instructions or directions.- The Commissioner may, if he considers it necessary or expedient so to do for the purpose of uniformity in the implementation of this Act, issue such orders, instructions or directions to the State tax officers as it may deem fit, and thereupon all such officers and all other persons employed in the implementation of this Act shall observe

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Section 167 – GST – States – MISCELLANEOUS – Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 – Act-Rules – 167. Delegation of powers.- The Commissioner may, by notification, direct that subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified in the notification, any power exercisable by any authority or officer under this Act may be exercisable also by another authority or officer as may be specified in such notification. – – statute, statutory provisions legislation, law, enactment

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Section 166 – GST – States – MISCELLANEOUS – Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 – Act-Rules – 166. Laying of rules, regulations and notifications.- Every rule made by the Government, every regulation made by the Government and every notification issued by the Government under this Act, shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made or issued, before the State Legislature, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two

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Section 165 – GST – States – MISCELLANEOUS – Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 – Act-Rules – 165. Power to make regulations.- The Government may, by notification, make regulations consistent with this Act and the rules made thereunder to carry out the provisions of this Act. – – statute, statutory provisions legislation, law, enactment, Acts, Rules, Regulations, Taxation Tax Management India – taxmanagementindia – taxmanagement – taxmanagementindia.com – TMI – TaxTMI –

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Section 164 – GST – States – MISCELLANEOUS – Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 – Act-Rules – 164. Power of Government to make rules.- (1) The Government may, on the recommendations of the Council, by notification, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-section (1), the Government may make rules for all or any of the matters which by this Act are required to be, or may be, prescribed or in respe

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Section 163 – GST – States – MISCELLANEOUS – Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 – Act-Rules – 163. Levy of fee.- Wherever a copy of any order or document is to be provided to any person on an application made by him for that purpose, there shall be paid such fee as may be prescribed. – – statute, statutory provisions legislation, law, enactment, Acts, Rules, Regulations, Taxation Tax Management India – taxmanagementindia – taxmanagement – taxmanagementindia.com – TMI – T

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Section 162 – GST – States – MISCELLANEOUS – Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 – Act-Rules – 162. Bar on jurisdiction of civil courts.- Save as provided in sections 117 and 118, no civil court shall have jurisdiction to deal with or decide any question arising from or relating to anything done or purported to be done under this Act. – – statute, statutory provisions legislation, law, enactment, Acts, Rules, Regulations, Taxation Tax Management India – taxmanagementindia

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Section 161 – GST – States – MISCELLANEOUS – Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 – Act-Rules – 161. Rectification of errors apparent on the face of record.- Without prejudice to the provisions of section 160, and notwithstanding anything contained in any other provisions of this Act, any authority, who has passed or issued any decision or order or notice or certificate or any other document, may rectify any error which is apparent on the face of record in such decision or order or notice or certificate or any other document, either on its own motion or where such error is brought to its notice by any officer appointed under this Act or an officer appointed under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act or by the affected pers

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Section 160 – GST – States – MISCELLANEOUS – Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 – Act-Rules – 160. Assessment proceedings, etc. not to be invalid on certain grounds.- (1) No assessment, re-assessment, adjudication, review, revision, appeal, rectification, notice, summons or other proceedings done, accepted, made, issued, initiated, or purported to have been done, accepted, made, issued, initiated in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act shall be invalid or deemed to be

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Section 159 – GST – States – MISCELLANEOUS – Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 – Act-Rules – 159. Publication of information in respect of persons in certain cases.- (1) If the Commissioner, or any other officer authorised by him in this behalf, is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient in the public interest to publish the name of any person and any other particulars relating to any proceedings or prosecution under this Act in respect of such person, it may cause to

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Section 158 – GST – States – MISCELLANEOUS – Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 – Act-Rules – 158. Disclosure of information by a public servant.- (1) All particulars contained in any statement made, return furnished or accounts or documents produced in accordance with this Act, or in any record of evidence given in the course of any proceedings under this Act (other than proceedings before a criminal court), or in any record of any proceedings under this Act shall, save as provided in sub-section (3), not be disclosed. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, (1 of 1872.) no court shall, save as otherwise provided in sub-section (3), require any officer appointed or authorised under this

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he lawful exercise under this Act of any process for the service of any notice or recovery of any demand; or (d) any particulars to a civil court in any suit or proceedings, to which the Government or any authority under this Act is a party, which relates to any matter arising out of any proceedings under this Act or under any other law for the time being in force authorising any such authority to exercise any powers thereunder; or (e) any particulars to any officer appointed for the purpose of audit of tax receipts or refunds of the tax imposed by this Act; or (f) any particulars where such particulars are relevant for the purposes of any inquiry into the conduct of any officer appointed or authorised under this Act, to any

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tising company secretary to the authority empowered to take disciplinary action against the members practising the profession of a legal practitioner, a cost accountant, a chartered accountant or a company secretary, as the case may be; or (j) any particulars to any agency appointed for the purposes of data entry on any automated system or for the purpose of operating, upgrading or maintaining any automated system where such agency is contractually bound not to use or disclose such particulars except for the aforesaid purposes; or (k) any such particulars to an officer of the Government as may be necessary for the purposes of any other law for the time being in force; and (l) any information relating to any class of taxable p

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Section 157 – GST – States – MISCELLANEOUS – Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 – Act-Rules – 157. Protection of action taken under this Act.- (1) No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the President, State President, Members, officers or other employees of the Appellate Tribunal or any other person authorised by the said Appellate Tribunal for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or the rules made thereunder. (

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Section 156 – GST – States – MISCELLANEOUS – Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 – Act-Rules – 156. Persons deemed to be public servants.- All persons discharging functions under this Act shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code. (45 of 1860.) – – statute, statutory provisions legislation, law, enactment, Acts, Rules, Regulations, Taxation Tax Management India – taxmanagementindia – taxmanagement – taxmanagementindia

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Section 155 – GST – States – MISCELLANEOUS – Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 – Act-Rules – 155. Burden of Proof.- Where any person claims that he is eligible for input tax credit u

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Section 154 – GST – States – MISCELLANEOUS – Mizoram Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 – Act-Rules – 154. Power to take samples.- The Commissioner or an officer authorised by him may take samples of goods from the possession of any taxable person, where he considers it necessary, and provide a receipt for any samples so taken. – – statute, statutory provisions legislation, law, enactment, Acts, Rules, Regulations, Taxation Tax Management India – taxmanagementindia – taxmanageme

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