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15. Registration.-

15. Registration.-

(1)     A supplier of taxable goods or provider of taxable service or an importer or an exporter of any  goods or exporter of services shall have to be registered with the concerned Officer in accordance with the procedure prescribed by Rules.

(2)     If any person supplies such goods or provider such service or carries on import-export

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trade from two or more places, he shall have to be registered separately for each place:

Provided that where such supply of goods, except at production stage, or such rendering of  service  or import or export business is conducted centrally and the accounts and records thereof are maintained accordingly, the Board may, by general or special order, direct only the  head office  of such supply  of goods;  except at production  stage, or rendering of service or, where applicable, import or export business to be registered.

(3)     If the concerned officer is satisfied that the application for registration is in order in all respects  he shall register the applicant and shall give him a Registration  Certificate mentioning therein, his Business Identification Number.

(3a)  Notwithstanding anything contained in order provisions of this section, the period of validity  of registration certificate given under sub-section (3) may, in the case of any specified class of supplier or importers of taxable goods or provider of taxable service, be determined  by  rules,  and  such registration  certificate  may  be  renewed  after  the expiry of such period in accordance with the terms and procedure specified in the Rule.

(4)     If a person required to register does not apply and when the concerned officer shall register is  satisfied upon proper inquiry about the person's obligation for registration under this Act, he  will then register the person and inform him accordingly and the registration  shall  be  treated  as  registered  with  effect  from  the  date  on  which  the registration becomes obligatory.

(5)     Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), (2), (3) and (4), every registered person  may be provided with an unified registration number of value added tax and income Tax. Provided that the Board may, fix the time and procedure of providing such unified registration number by notification in the official Gazette.

14. Exemption.-

14. Exemption.-

(1)     The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, exempt importation or supply of any goods or class of goods or rendering of any service from value added tax or, where  applicable,  supplementary  duty chargeable under this Act,  subject  to any limitation or condition specified in the notification.

(1a)  The Board, may, by special Order, exempt importation or taking delivery of any goods and  receiving  of  any  service  for  implementation,  of  any  international  or  bilateral agreement   on   reciprocal   basis,   froth   value   added   tax   or,   where   applicable, supplementary duty chargeable under this Act, subject to any limitation and condition specified in the Order.

(2) The Board may, by special Order, exempt specifying therein the reason in each case, import or supply of any taxable goods or rendering of any taxable service from value added tax or, where applicable, supplementary duty chargeable under this Act.

13. Drawback of the taxes laid on inputs used for production or manufacture of exported goods.

13.    Drawback  of  the  taxes  laid  on  inputs  used  for  production  or  manufacture  of exported goods.-  (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the provisions of Chapter VI of the Customs  Act, 1969 (IV of 1969), any person under the provisions of this section, shall have the right  to drawback  the value added tax, supplementary  duty, Import Duty, Excise Duty, and all other duties and taxes (except ad„ice income tax and the  supplementary  duty  imposed  on  any  specific  inputs  used  in  the  production  or manufacture  of  exported  goods  specified  by  the   Government  in  this  behalf  by notification  in the officials  Gazette)  paid  on  the inputs used  in the  manufacture or production of exported goods or services or in the goods or services  deemed to have been exported or any food stuff or any other consumable item, mentioned in sub-section (2) of section 3.

Provided that, if drawback is not claimed within six months from the date of export or deemed  export of any exported  goods or services  and where goods are exported  in

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partial shipment basis as per terms of confirmed and irrevocable export letter of credit or domestic back to back letter of credit or local or international tender, from the date of the last consignment, drawback shall not be payable under this section.

Explanation: In this sub-section, `date of export' shall mean the date on which the owner of the exported goods or services presents the bill of export for the said goods or services to the concerned Officer under section 131 of the Customs Act.

(1a)  Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the Government by notification in the  official Gazette may, fix the rate of drawback of value added tax and, where applicable, other  duties  and taxes paid on specific input, used in the production  or manufacture of exported  goods or service or in goods service deemed to have been exported.

(2)     Any exporter can adjust all the taxes and duties eligible to draw back under sub-section (1) paid on input used in the export or deemed to be export of goods or service or used in foodstuff or other commodities stated in sub-section (2) of section 3 against output tax payable on any goods supplied or any service provided in Bangladesh.

(3)     The Board may, by Order published in the official Gazette, direct to pay drawback to any exporter all the duties and taxes specified in sub-section (1) to the extent that, those have  been   paid  on  inputs  used  in  exported  goods  consignment  wise  on  actual exportation or, where applicable, at the flat rate fixed by the Board on the basis of input output co-efficient.

(4)     The Board may, by Order published in the official Gazette, direct to pay 'drawback, subject to any condition specified in the Order, of value added tax or, where applicable, value added tax  and  supplementary duty paid by any person or organization  on any goods  produced  locally  or  service  provided  locally  to  implement  any  International Agreement.

12. Rebate on input in stock at the time of commencement of the Act

12.    Rebate on input in stock at the time of commencement of the Act.- Any registered person having, on the date of commencement of this Act, any stock of inputs, purchased by him, before such commencement, of payable excise duty under the Excises and. Salt Act. 1944 (1 of 1944) or sales tax under the Sales Tax Ordinance, 1982 (XVIII of 1982) or at any time after the commencement of this Act, value added tax paid inputs, used for the production or manufacture  of  any goods subject to newly imposable value added tax, may, with the approval of the  concerned officer, take rebate of input tax against payable  output  tax  for  such  inputs  purchased  during  the  period  at  the  rate  and  in accordance with the procedure set by Rules.

11. Disposal of excess Input Tax.-

11.        Disposal of excess Input Tax.- When tax paid on input eligible to rebate is in excess of output tax payable in a tax period, the registered person shall be given credit in the next tax period in the current account for the excess amount which would be treated as input tax of the following period

10. Rectification of Accounts after payment of output tax.-

10. Rectification of Accounts after payment of output tax.- Where, after an invoice has been provided for a supply of taxable goods by a registered person, the sale of goods is cancelled and the goods are received back, such person may adjust the value added tax or, where applicable,  value added tax and supplementary duty paid on the goods so taken back in the Current Account against the output tax due in the subsequent supply.

9. Rebate on taxes-

9. Rebate on taxes-

(1)     Suppliers or traders of taxable goods or providers  of taxable service  are entitled to receive rebate on input taxes in each tax period against out put tax payable on goods supplied or service rendered by him, except in the following cases, namely:

(a)     Value added tax paid on inputs used in the production of exempted goods; (b)           Turnover Tax paid inputs procured from a Turnover Taxpayer;

(c)     supplementary duty, paid on inputs, used in the production of goods or rendering of service;

(d)     Value added tax paid on reusable package at any other time except for the first time;

(e)     the  value  added  tax,  paid  on  such  goods  and  services  as  are  related  to  the construction, balancing, modernization, replacement, expansion, renovation and repair of  any building or structure or establishment, purchase and repair of all kinds of furniture,  stationary, air conditioner, fan, lighting equipment, generator etc. architectural plan and design, though directly related to production of taxable goods or service;

(f)     various goods and services related to production or supply of taxable goods or rendering of taxable service, the value added tax paid in excess of the rate of value added tax on such goods and services set by Rules;

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(g)     Value added tax paid against expenditure on travel, entertainment, staff welfare and development activities;

(gg)  in the case of

(i)      value added tax paid on the inputs which are not included in the taxable value base of goods mentioned in sub section (2) of section 5;

(ii)     input  tax paid on inputs purchased by traders  who are mentioned in the second proviso of subsection (2) of section 5;

(h)     the value added tax paid on inputs purchased by the specified service provider as per proviso of subsection (4) of section 5;

(hh)  Input tax paid on inputs purchased by the trader mentioned in sub-section (4a) of

Section 5;

(i)      value  added  tax  paid  on  inputs  purchased  by  a  supplier  of  goods  or  service provider at Tariff Value fixed as per provision of sub-section (7) of section 5;

(j)      input tax mentioned in invoice or in Bill of Entry with a registration number of other than the registration number of the concern supplier or trader or renderer of service;

(k)     value added tax paid on the goods under the custody or possession or occupancy of other person;

(l)      VAT  paid  on  inputs  that  have  not  been  entered  into  the  Purchase  Register prescribed by Rules;

(m)   in case of inputs released furnishing Bank Guarantee, VAT involved with Bank Guarantee portion, until, the causes for which Bank Guarantee was furnished have not been finally settled; and

(n)     in case the purchase price of the inputs of goods or service stands BDT one lakh or  exceeds  this limit and if part or full payment of the same is made without banking or electronic medium, in that case the input tax paid on that purchase.

Provided that if the taxpayer, in spite of having the related documents of inputs in his possession, fails, for any reasonable ground, to enter the entire inputs in the same tax period, into his premise of production, delivery or service rendering, he may, subject to completion of  entry of such inputs into his premise, receive rebate on such inputs on any date during the next two tax periods.

(la) In the case of capital machinery, rebate on inputs tax shall be taken according to the procedure set by Rules.

(2)     Notwithstanding anything contained in section 37, where any person without having legal right to take inputs tax rebate in the cases mentioned in sub section (1), takes such rebate,  the  concerned  Officer  may,  direct  for  necessary  adjustment  in  the  Current Account by or in the return canceling the rebate taken.

(2a)  Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  other  provisions  of  this  Act,  any  person aggrieved  by the order passed by the concerned Officer under sub-section  (2), may submit a written complaint against the said order to any higher VAT Officer of value added tax senior to the  concerned Officer; within fifteen days from the date of such


order.

(2b)  The said higher Officer shall, after giving to the complainant, a reasonable opportunity of being  heard within 15 (fifteen) working  days from the date of filing the written complaint, under sub-section (2a), dispose it of and any order of the said senior higher Officer, in this regard, shall be final.

(3)     The supplier of taxable goods or provider of taxable service, who also supplies non value added taxable goods or renders non value added taxable service, may take rebate of  input  tax  against  output  tax  in  proportion  to  the  quantity  of  inputs  used  in  the manufacture of production of the taxable goods or taxable service of the total quantity of inputs as per procedure set by Rules.

(4)     If tax paid input is damaged or destroyed while preserved or stored at the place of production or place of rendering service or trading by the supplier of taxable goods or provider  of taxable service or trader, the input tax on the said destroyed or damaged goods shall be disposed of in the manner set by Rules.

8D. Formation of Large Taxpayers Unit-

8D.   Formation of Large Taxpayers Unit- The Board may, for the purpose of collection of value  added tax and supplementary duty and excise duty from the taxpayers of any specified limit or class and supervision thereof, constitute, by notification in the official Gazette, in the whole of the country or in any specified area, required number of Large Taxpayers Units or LTU consisting of such class of taxpayers.

8. Turnover Tax.-

8. Turnover Tax.-

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(1)     Any producer or manufacturer or trader of taxable goods or provider of taxable service, who is not required to be registered under section 15, shall pay Turnover Tax at the rate of 4% of his annual turnover.

(2)     Determination of  maximum amount of turnover  upto  which  Turnover Tax shall be payable,  enlistment of Turnover Taxpayers, assessment of payable Turnover Tax and procedure of  payment, appeal against assessment, offences and penalties, seizure of goods, adjudication, confiscation and levy of fine and appeals related thereto, power of concerned officers, keeping  accounts, collection of short paid or arrear tax, refund of erroneously paid or excess paid tax,  and other related matters shall be governed by Rules.

(3)     The Board may, after consideration of the importance of the public interest and after proper  investigation, by order published in the official Gazette, exempt any goods or service from Turnover Tax, subject to such limits and conditions as may be specified in the Order.

(4)     The Board may, after consideration of the importance of the public interest and after proper investigation, by Order, published in the official Gazette, direct to any specific goods, class of goods or service provider to register under section 15 and to pay value added tax, irrespective of annual turnover.

(8a), (8b), (8c) Omitted

7. Imposition of supplementary duty-

7. Imposition of supplementary duty-

(1)     Luxury goods non-essential and socially undesirable  goods and the other goods and services upon which imposition of supplementary duty is justified in the public interest, as specified in the Third Schedule, supplementary duty at the rate specified in the said schedule shall be imposed on such goods and services supplied, imported or provided in Bangladesh.

(2)     For the purpose of imposition of supplementary duty, the value of the goods or services shall be

(a)     in case of imported goods, the value as determined under section 25 or section

24A of the Customs Act, for the purpose of imposition of import duty;

(b)     in case of goods produced or manufactured in Bangladesh and in case of other taxable goods, the consideration charged to the buyer, in which value added tax or supplementary duty is not included;

(c)     in case of service provided in Bangladesh, the total receipts on account of service excluding value added tax and supplementary duty;

(d)     in case of goods on which value added tax is charged on the basis of the retail price, the retail price stated in section 5(3) of this Act, shall b„ considered as the value of the goods for the purpose of imposition of supplementary duty.

(3)     Time and mode of payment of supplementary duty shall be the same as applicable to value added tax.