| 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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