DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND TAXES 

VYAPAR BHAWAN, I P. ESTATE, NEW DELHI-110 002 

No.F.3(399)/Policy/VAT/2014/PF/247-254 Dated : 05.08.2014 

CIRCULAR NO. 7 OF 2014-15

Government of NCT of Delhi had notified a scheme named Delhi Tax 

Compliance Achievement Scheme, 2013 vide Notification No.F.3(16)/Fin./Rev.I/ 

2013-14/dsVI/786 dated 20/09/2013. The scheme envisages declaring tax deficiency 

voluntarily and paying tax and seeking registration under the Delhi Value Added Tax 

Act, 2004. To reduce litigations, the scheme was extended to registered dealers also. 

The registered dealers who have been assessed already were required to deposit tax 

and interest stated in the order. Consequential, penalty related to tax deficiency is to 

be waived off by opting the scheme. 

2. The scheme provided additional facility to Works Contract dealers who 

could opt the scheme by paying 1% or 3% of the turnover like an existing 

Composition Scheme. The Assessment orders, issued, if any, become null and void 

in such cases. But, the order shall stand in the System till it is nullified. Therefore, to 

smoothen the process, and to maintain correct data base, it has been decided that in 

cases where DSC-3 has been issued, the assessment orders have to be nullified in the 

following manner:- 

(i) Works Contract dealers who have opted to deposit tax @ 1% or 3% of the 

turnover, the assessment orders issued for the tax period in Form DVAT-24 for tax 

and interest and consequential penalty in Form DVAT 24A should be nullified by 

reviewing the orders suo motto after DSC-3 has been issued. The Works Contract 

dealers who have not opted for paying turnover tax @ 1% or 3% shall be dealt with 

like any other dealer. 

(ii) Any dealer (WC or other) who have been assessed u/s 32 of Delhi Value 

Added Tax Act, 2004 and against whom an assessment order in Form DVAT-24 for 

tax and interest has been issued and opted the scheme to pay tax and interest stated in 

the order, the payment so made shall be treated as recovery against the order. No 

further action to recover the amount should be taken against the dealer. 

(iii) The consequential penalty order issued in Form DVAT-24A for the tax 

deficiency for which DVAT-24 (tax and interest) has been issued, stand nullified 

with the option of the scheme. Therefore, such penalty orders have to be nullified by 

reviewing the same. 

2. It is again emphasized that aforesaid actions may be initiated only after 

ascertaining the eligibility of the dealer for issue of DSC-3. Zonal Additional/Joint 

Commissioners shall ensure compliance of the orders. 

3. System Branch shall provide necessary software support to complete the 

process by concerned Assessing Authorities. The demand becoming null and void 

with the option of the scheme and duly nullified by Assessing Authorities shall not 

be shown as outstanding demand. 

4. This issues with the approval of Commissioner, Value Added Tax conveyed 

vide Dy No. 902 dated 31/07/2014. 

(Sanjeev Ahuja)

Spl. Commissioner (Policy) 

All Assessing Authorities