Levy of Tax on consideration passed through Credit Notes - A...

Levy of Tax on consideration passed through Credit Notes - A credit note is a valuable consideration which is essentially a document to inform a buyer that the buyer’s account is being credited because of errors, returns or allowances. - Merely because the dealer is acting as an intermediary or on behalf of the manufacturer pursuant to a warranty and receives a recompense in the form of a credit note, the same cannot escape liability of tax under the Sales Tax Acts under consideration. - SC