49 Accounts to be audited in certain cases
If, in respect of any particular year, the gross turnover of a dealer exceeds forty lakh rupees or such other amount as may be prescribed, then, such dealer shall get his accounts in respect of such year audited by an accountant within a period of nine months from the end of that year and obtain within that period a report of such audit in the form duly signed and verified by such accountant and setting forth such particulars as may be prescribed under section 44 AB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), as amended from time to time, and a true copy of such report shall be furnished by such dealer to the Commissioner within twenty eight days from the end of the tax period ending on 31st December of the following year:
PROVIDED that in a case where the dealer is required under section 44AB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) to get his accounts audited, it shall be sufficient compliance with the provisions of this section if such dealer gets his accounts audited under the said section 44AB of the Income Tax Act 1961 (43 of 1961) and the rules framed thereunder and furnishes to the Commissioner a true copy of the report of such audit in the prescribed form duly signed and verified by such accountant and setting forth such particulars as may be prescribed under section 44AB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961):
PROVIDED FURTHER that the Commissioner may require a dealer or class or classes of dealers to get his or their accounts audited by an accountant and obtain report of such audit duly signed and verified by such accountant and setting forth such particulars and in such format as may be notified by the Commissioner and furnish copy of such report to the Commissioner by the date notified by him.
if in the principal act, for section 49 the following shall be substituted namely:
49. If in respect of any particular year, the gross turnover of a dealer exceeds sixty lakh rupees or such other amount as may be prescribed then such dealer shall submit a report in such manner form and period as may be notified by the commissioner. |