(1)

Notwithstanding anything contained in section 14, the dealer whose sales turnover under this Act and under the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956, (Central Act 74 of 1956.) does not exceed to rupees fifty lakhs in a year may at his option, instead of paying the tax at the rates specified in the Schedules, pay by way of composition, tax at the rate of 0.25 per cent of his taxable turnover:

Provided that,

(i) such dealer will not be eligible for input tax credit; and

(ii) the dealers in the following goods are not eligible to exercise the option under this section,-

(a) Indian Made Foreign Liquor,

(b) sugarcane,

(c) all kinds of pan masala with or without tobacco,

(d) narcotics, and

(e) rectified spirit.

(2)

Any dealer other than a casual trader who estimates his sales turnover under this Act and under the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956, (Central Act 74 of 1956.) for a year to be not more than rupees fifty lakhs, may apply to the assessing authority to be permitted to pay the tax under this section and on being so permitted, he shall pay the tax due during the year in monthly or in prescribed instalments and for that purpose, shall submit such returns in such manner as may be prescribed :

Provided that any dealer paying tax under any other section and desirous of paying tax for any year under this section may, at any time, within one month of the commencement of that year, exercise his option to pay tax under this section and for that purpose shall submit such returns in such manner as may be prescribed:

Provided further that any dealer paying tax under this section and desirous of paying tax under any other sections may, at any time, within one month of the commencement of that year, exercise his option to pay tax in accordance with that sub-section or section and for that purpose shall submit such returns in such manner as may be prescribed.

(3)

The permission granted by the assessing authority under sub-section (2) shall continue in force so long as the dealer is eligible to be assessed under this section and has not withdrawn his option to be so assessed:

Provided that during the course of a year if the turnover of any dealer, permitted to be assessed under this section, exceeds rupees fifty lakhs, the permission so granted shall be deemed to have been cancelled from the end of that tax period in which his sales turnover under this Act and under the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956, (Central Act 74 of 1956.) so exceeded.

(4)

The tax paid under sub-section (2) shall be subject to such adjustment as may be prescribed.

(5)

A dealer who has been permitted to pay the tax under sub-section (2) shall not collect any amount by way of tax or purporting to be by way of tax on the sales so long as he opts to pay the tax as provided under sub-section (1).