All Awarders,

Sub:- Application for issuance of Awarder Identification Certificate (AIC)

1. It has been provided in sub-rule (1) of rule 40 of the Rajasthan value added Tax Rules, 2006 that where the awarder is a Department of any Government, a corporation, a public undertaking, a cooperative Society, a local body, an autonomous body, a trust, or public limited company, limited liability partnership and the gross amount of works contract(s) awarded by him in a year exceeds rupees ten lacs, such awarder shall obtain Awarder identification Certificate (AIC) by submitting an application in Form VAT-40 electronically through the official website of the department, within 30 days from the day on which the gross amount of works contract(s) exceeds rupees ten lacs

2. All liable awarders may submit application in Form VAT-40 electronically through the official web-site of the department www.rajtax.gov.in provided under the link -e-Registration (New AIN) Registration for issuance of Awarder Identification Certificate.

3. An order dated 02.03.2015 has already been issued by the Commissioner Commercial Taxes under Rule 40(1), whereby the following officers have been authorized to issue Awarder Identification Number under sub-rule (2) of Rule 40 the RVAT Rules, 2006:

(i) The assessing Authority, in case the awarder is registered under the Rajasthan value added Tax act, 2003; and ¦

(ii) the Assistant Commissioner or the Commercial taxes Officer of the area where the office of awarder is situated, in case the awarder is not registered under The Rajasthan Value Added Tax Act, 2003,

4. In case the awarder is:

A. A dealer registered under The Rajasthan Value Added Tax Act, 2003 is required to tick box 1 and enter TIN in appropriate column. Name of the awarder shall be auto populated. Other information like PAN, email id, Telephone Number, Mobile Number and details of Bank Account shall be entered by the Awarder himself.

B. A person other than registered under The Rajasthan Value Added Tax Act, 2003 is required to tick box 2

and enter details i.e. Name of the awarder, Name of Authorized Person, Designation, Address, Zone and circle. PAN, Email Id, Telephone Number, Mobile Number and Bank Account.

C. In case of the awarder being a department of any Government a corporation, a public undertaking, a cooperative society, a local body a statutory body, an autonomous body than he is required to tick box 3 and enter details i.e. Name of the Awarder, Name of Authorized person Designation Address, Zone and circle, Email Id, Telephone Number and Mobile Number. Additional informations like PAN and Bank Account are non-mandatory in this case.

After entering the required details, the awarder may submit and take printout of the acknowledgement of the Form VAT-40 and furnish it alongwith necessary documents to the concerned authorised officer after affixing signature and seal on it for issuance of AIC. Application process is deemed complete only after submission of hard copy of the acknowledgement.

On submission of form VAT-40 a task shall be generated at the level of the authorized officer for issuance of the Awarder Identification Certificate The authorized officer shall issue Awarder Identification Certificate in Form VAT-40A within 24 hours of the receipt of the application.

Awarder may check the Status of Application for AIC at the link 'e-Registration (NEW AIN) -- Track AIN Application provided under Track your status on the web portal

If the application is approved by the authorised authority, Awarder Identification Certificate Form VAT-40A shall be forwarded to the e-mail id provided by the awarder in the Form VAT-40. A registered dealer may also get the certificate in Form 40A in his dealer profile under the link "e-Registration (NEW AIN) >Track AIN Application > pdf link' on the webportal.

(Vaibhav Galriya)

Commissioner

Commercial Taxes,

Rajasthan, Jaipur