(1) Where for any reason, any part of the turnover of business of a dealer who has opted to pay tax under sub-section (4) of section 3 or section 6 or section 8 has escaped assessment from the tax, the assessing authority may, at any time within a period of 1[six years from the date of assessment] determine to the best of its judgment the turnover which has escaped assessment and re-assess the tax payable on the total turnover including the turnover already assessed under the said section.
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1. These words were substituted by Section 7 of the Amendment Act 2012, effective from 19th June 2012, as per GO.NO.82 for the words ‘five years from the date of order of assessment by the assessing authority.
*. These words were substituted in Sub-section (4) of Section 27 as per Gazette No 217 dated 14.10.2015.
(2) Before making the re-assessment under sub-section (1), the assessing authority may make such enquiry as it may consider necessary and give the dealer concerned a reasonable opportunity to show cause against such re-assessment.
(3) The amount of tax already paid by the dealer concerned in pursuance of the option to compound under sub-section (4) of section 3 or section 6 or section 8 shall be adjusted towards the amount of tax due as the result of re-assessment under sub-section (1).
(4) The provisions of sub-sections (3) to (8) of section 27 shall, as far as may be, apply to reassessment under sub-section (1) as they apply to the reassessment of escaped turnover under subsection (1) of section 27.