| 6.      
Effective date of Registration
          
1)      The VAT registration shall take effect,-     
                   
(a)     from the first day of the month during which the
first taxable sale is declared to be made in the case of registration under
sub-section (2) of Section 17; or    
                   
(b)     from the first day of the month subsequent to the
month in which the requirement to apply for registration arose in the case of
registration under sub-section (3) of Section 17;  or        
                   
(c)     from the date of commencement of the Act in the case
of dealers liable for VAT registration under sub-section (4) of Section 17;     
                   
(d)     from the first day of the month in which the dealer
becomes liable for registration under sub-section (5) of Section 17;  or
        
                   
(e)     in the case of a dealer in business opting for
registration as a VAT dealer under clause(a) of sub-section (6) of Section 17,-   
                            
i)   where the application is made, on or before the 15th of the
month, the effective date will be the 1st day of the month following the
month in which the application was made;        
                            
ii)  where the application is made, after the 15th of the month, from 
the 1st day of the month following the month subsequent to the month in
which the application was made;          
                   
(f)      from the 1st day of the  month in which
the dealer applied for registration  under clause(b) of sub-section (6) 
of Section 17;               
          
2)      In the case of registration under sub-section
(7) of Section 17, the general registration for turnover tax shall take effect,-  
                   
(a)     from the 1st day of the month during which
business commenced in the case of a dealer starting  business and who does
not register for VAT, and who has no liability to register for VAT but whose
estimated taxable turnover is more than rupees five lakhs for the following
twelve consecutive months;
                   
(b)     from the first day of the month subsequent to the
month in which the obligation to apply for general registration arose in the
case of a  dealer, whose taxable turnover exceeded rupees five lakhs in a
period of twelve consecutive months 
          
3)      In the case of deemed registration under
sub-section (8) of Section 17, the general registration shall take effect from
the date of commencement of the Act.
  
 ILLUSTRATIONS
FOR EFFECTIVE DATE OF REGISTRATION (EDR) UNDER THIS RULE FOR APPLICATIONS
RECEIVED IN TIME ARE GIVEN BELOW:
  
 Sl.  
Section
                  
Type of
                    
EDR                     
Example
 No.  
in the     Rule     registration
           
Act                                                             
 1    
17(2)      6(1)(a)    New dealer         
From the first day         -  Declared
date of 
                                   
commencing         of the month during
          taxable sale shown
                                   
business              
which the first taxable       is 20.7.2005
                                                              
sale is declared to         - 
applied for VAT 
                                                              
be made.                         
registration on 
                                                                                                      
3.7.2005
                                                                                                  
-  EDR is 1.7.2005   
 2    
17(3)      6(1)(b)   Existing               
From the first day of     -  Liability for 
                                   
business.             
the month subsequent       registration arose 
                                   
(A TOT dealer     to the month in which
       on 31.8.2005
                                   
or unregistered     the liability to apply
      -  Applied for VAT 
                                   
dealer).               
for registration arose.        registration
on 
                                                                                                      
11.9.2005
                                                                                                  
-  EDR is 1.10.2005
 3    
17(4)      6(1)(c)    Dealers               
From 1.4.2005            
-  Dealers who are 
                                   
registered                                                   
allotted Taxpayer 
                                   
under APGST                                            
Identification
                                   
Act and having                                            
Numbers
                                   
liability to                                                    
as on 31.03.2005
                                   
register for                                                  
are deemed to be
                                   
VAT.                                                         
registered as VAT 
                                                                                                      
dealers.
                                                                                                   
-  EDR is 01.04.2005
 4    
17(5)      6(1)(d)   Dealers liable      
From the first day of     -  Expected date of 
                                    
for VAT             
the month in which the      transaction / sale 
                                    
registration           dealer
has applied            
under 
                                    
irrespective          for VAT
registration.        the Act  is on 
                                    
of taxable                                                   
20.08.2005
                                    
turnover                                                  
-  Applied for VAT 
                                                                                                       
registration on  
                                                                                                       
05.08.2005
                                                                                                   
-  EDR is 01.08.2005
 5    
17(6)(a)  6(1)(e)    Voluntary            
From the first day        - Applied for VAT 
                                   
registration           of the
month
                 
registration on 
                                   
of a existing          following
the month         10.08.2005
                                   
business              
in which application      - EDR is 01.09.05
                                                              
for registration is
                                                              
made on or before
                                                              
the 15th of the month.   
                                                              
From the first day        - Applied for
VAT 
                                                              
of the month following     registration on
                                                              
the month subsequent     30.08.2005
                                                              
to the month in which   - EDR is 01.10.2005.
                                                              
application for
                                                              
registration is made
                                                              
after 15th of month.        
 6    
17(6)(b) 6(1)(f)    New business     
From the first day of    - Dealer setting up  
                                   
intending to          the month in
which          business on 
                                   
effect taxable       the dealer has applied    
20.7.2005.
                                   
sales (Start up      for registration.           
- Applied for VAT 
                                   
business)
                                                 
registration on 
                                                                                                    
03.09.2005
                                                                                                 
- EDR is 01.09.2005.
 7    
17(7)      6(2)(a)    New dealer         
From the first day        - Business
commenced
                                   
commencing         of the month during        
on 20.08.2005.
                                   
business and        which business            
- EDR is 01.08.2005
                                   
estimating his        commenced.
                                   
taxable
                                   
turnover to
                                   
exceed
                                   
Rs.5,00,000
                                   
for the following
                                   
12 consecutive
                                   
months and not
                                   
having a liability
                                   
for VAT
                                   
registration.                                                
 8    
17(7)      6(2)(b)   Existing business 
From the first day of     -  Taxable turnover of
                                   
whose taxable      the month subsequent
      Rs.5,00,000
                                   
turnover exceeds  to the month in which
       exceeded
                                    
Rs.5,00,000 in a  the obligation to
              
on 31.7.2005.
                                    
period of 12         apply for general
          -  Liability to
apply for 
                                    
consecutive          registration
arose.            
TOT registration i.e.
                                    
months.                                                      
on or before 
                                                                                                       
15.8.2005
                                                                                                   
-  EDR is 01.09.2005.
 9     
17(8)        6(3)     
Deemed              
From 1.4.2005            
- EDR is 01.04.2005 
                                    
registration           
                                    
for TOT for
                                    
existing
                                    
registered
                                    
dealers under
                                   
APGST Act 
 
 
 
 
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