Forms and Procedure under CST -

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25 July 2011

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Procedures under CST

Procedures under State Vat law applies to CST in many cases	CST Act and Rules prescribe very few procedures like forms for registration and concessional rate of purchase. In case of other procedures like returns, appeal, refund, interest, penalties, recovery etc., provisions as per State laws apply.
Registration of a dealer	Every dealer who effects inter-state sale is required to register with State sales tax authorities who are empowered to grant registration under CST Act. Application should be in form ‘A’. Security has to be furnished. Certificate of registration will be in form ‘B’.
All items must be included in registration certificate	All items of purchase and sale must be included in CST Registration Certificate. Otherwise, these are not eligible for purchase at concessional rate.
Forms under CST Act	Form C, E-I/E-II, F, G, H, I and J have been prescribed to avail concessional rate of CST. Form C and E-I/E-II and F are required to be collected and submitted on quarterly basis. In case of forms H, I and J, no time limit has been prescribed. F form is to be obtained on monthly basis.
Loss of C form	If C form is lost, indemnity bond in form G is to be given and then duplicate C form can be issued.

Prescribed forms under CST

Following are the forms prescribed under CST (Registration and Turnover) Rules, 1957.

Form	Descripttion	Frequency
A	Application for registration	Once
B	Certificate of Registration	Once
C	Declaration by purchasing registered dealer to obtain goods at concessional rate	To be obtained for every quarter and submitted on quarterly basis
D	Form of certificate for making government purchases (D form cannot be issued in case of sale made to Government on or after 1-4-2007)	No question arises after 1-4-2007.
E-I/E-II	Certificates for sale in transit	To be obtained for every quarter and submitted on quarterly basis
F	Form by branch/consignment agent for goods received on stock transfer	Monthly, but to be submitted to authorities quarterly
G	Indemnity bond when C form lost	When required
H	Certificate of Export	Upto the time of assessment by first assessing authority.
I	Certificate by SEZ unit	Not specified in rules (but should be submitted before assessment).
J	Certificate to be issued by foreign diplomatic mission or consulate in India or the UN Agency	Upto the time of assessment by first assessing authority.