THE PUNJAB SALES TAX ON SERVICES ACT 2012 OFFENCES AND PENALTIES MCQs 80 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/80 Subscribe 1. Who is liable to penalty for failing to apply for registration before providing taxable services? (A) Any person required to register (B) Any registered importer (C) Only government officer (D) Only audit officer 2. Failure to apply for registration may result in penalty of: (A) Rs. 1,000 only (B) Rs. 5,000 only (C) Rs. 50,000 or 5% tax whichever is higher (D) No penalty 3. If compulsory registration is not done, minimum penalty for a company is: (A) Rs. 100,000 (B) Rs. 25,000 (C) Rs. 10,000 (D) Rs. 500,000 4. Minimum penalty for non-company in compulsory registration failure is: (A) Rs. 5,000 (B) Rs. 10,000 (C) Rs. 100,000 (D) Rs. 50,000 5. Failure to register within 90 days may lead to imprisonment up to: (A) 6 months (B) 2 years (C) 1 year (D) 5 years 6. Who may file return under the Act? (A) Only officers (B) Only courts (C) Only banks (D) Every registered person 7. Late filing of return penalty is: (A) Rs. 1,000 (B) Rs. 10,000 (C) Rs. 5,000 (D) Rs. 20,000 8. Additional penalty for late return after 15 days is: (A) Rs. 200/day (B) Rs. 100/day (C) Rs. 50/day (D) Rs. 500/day 9. Failure to deposit tax results in penalty of: (A) Rs. 10,000 or 5% whichever is higher (B) Rs. 5,000 or 2% (C) Rs. 1,000 or 1% (D) No penalty 10. If tax is paid within 10 days, penalty per day is: (A) Rs. 500 (B) Rs. 300 (C) Rs. 100 (D) Rs. 1,000 11. Failure to maintain records penalty range is: (A) Rs. 1,000–5,000 (B) Rs. 5,000–10,000 (C) Rs. 10,000–100,000 or 5% tax (D) No penalty 12. Failure to produce records after notice penalty first default is: (A) Rs. 5,000 (B) Rs. 25,000 (C) Rs. 10,000 (D) Rs. 50,000 13. Subsequent failure to produce records penalty is: (A) Rs. 50,000 (B) Rs. 75,000 (C) Rs. 100,000 (D) Rs. 150,000 14. Fraudulent submission of documents penalty includes: (A) Warning only (B) Rs. 1,000 fine (C) No penalty (D) Rs. 50,000 or 100% tax whichever higher 15. Fraud may also lead imprisonment up to: (A) 5 years (B) 2 years (C) 1 year (D) 10 years 16. Denying access to officer penalty includes: (A) Rs. 5,000 (B) No penalty (C) Rs. 10,000 (D) Rs. 25,000 or 100% tax 17. Tax fraud threshold minimum is: (A) Rs. 5,000 (B) Rs. 10,000 (C) Rs. 1,00,000 (D) Rs. 25,000 18. Obstruction of officer penalty is: (A) Rs. 1,000 (B) Rs. 50,000 (C) No penalty (D) Rs. 1,00,000 or 100% tax 19. Computer system misuse penalty includes imprisonment up to: (A) 6 months (B) 5 years (C) 2 years (D) 1 year 20. Failure to issue tax invoice first default penalty: (A) Rs. 5,000 (B) Rs. 20,000 (C) Rs. 10,000 (D) Rs. 50,000 21. Subsequent invoice failure penalty: (A) Rs. 10,000 (B) Rs. 50,000 (C) Rs. 25,000 (D) Rs. 75,000 22. Failure to intimate registration changes penalty range: (A) Rs. 1,000–5,000 (B) Rs. 50,000–100,000 (C) Rs. 10,000–50,000 (D) No penalty 23. Concealing business bank accounts penalty range: (A) Rs. 10,000–50,000 (B) Rs. 50,000–100,000 (C) Rs. 100,000–500,000 (D) No penalty 24. Bypassing electronic invoicing penalty minimum: (A) Rs. 5,000 (B) Rs. 25,000 (C) Rs. 10,000 (D) Rs. 1,000 25. Repeating an offence penalty is: (A) Same penalty (B) Half penalty (C) Double penalty (D) No penalty 26. Unauthorised invoice issuance penalty per invoice is: (A) Rs. 10,000 or 5% tax (B) Rs. 5,000 (C) Rs. 20,000 (D) Rs. 1,000 27. Bank failure to attach account penalty: (A) Rs. 50,000 (B) Rs. 1,00,000 or 100% tax (C) Rs. 10,000 (D) Rs. 5,000 28. Refusal to receive notice penalty: (A) Rs. 10,000 (B) Rs. 25,000 (C) Rs. 50,000 or 100% tax (D) No penalty 29. Default surcharge applies when: (A) Tax is overpaid (B) Only audit completed (C) No return filed only (D) Tax is not paid on time 30. Special audit may be conducted by: (A) Police only (B) Teachers (C) Chartered accountants (D) None 31. Audit officer may conduct audit electronically through: (A) Video link (B) SMS only (C) Email only (D) Phone call 32. Audit observation must be replied within: (A) 7 days (B) 21 days (C) 14 days (D) 30 days 33. Failure to reply audit observation leads to: (A) No action (B) Refund (C) Audit report (D) Closure only 34. After audit officer may pass: (A) Arrest order (B) No order (C) Passport order (D) Tax determination order 35. Records must be retained for: (A) 2 years (B) 5 years (C) 1 year (D) 6–8 years 36. Failure to comply with notification conditions penalty: (A) Rs. 1,000 (B) No penalty (C) Rs. 50,000 (D) Rs. 10,000 or 5% tax 37. Tax fraud penalty includes imprisonment up to: (A) 1 year (B) 2 years (C) 10 years (D) 5 years 38. Obstructing electronic invoice system penalty minimum: (A) Rs. 10,000 (B) Rs. 50,000 (C) Rs. 25,000 (D) Rs. 1,000 39. Special judge handles: (A) Civil cases (B) Family cases (C) Tax offences (D) Land disputes 40. Failure to file return revised return time limit: (A) 30 days (B) 120 days (C) 60 days (D) 1 year 41. Electronic return is treated as: (A) Fake document (B) None (C) Draft only (D) Valid return 42. Return filing authority is: (A) Court (B) Police (C) Authority (D) Bank 43. Audit initiated by: (A) Teacher (B) Officer authorized (C) Customer (D) Supplier 44. Special audit includes: (A) Forensic audit (B) Medical audit (C) School audit (D) Traffic audit 45. Non-production of records after 3 notices is: (A) Evidence of failure (B) Allowed (C) Refund case (D) Exemption 46. Obstruction penalty may include: (A) Prize (B) Bonus (C) Discount (D) Fine + imprisonment 47. False statement penalty includes: (A) Warning only (B) Refund (C) Rs. 50,000 or 100% tax (D) No penalty 48. Special judge jurisdiction is: (A) Unlimited civil (B) Exclusive tax offences (C) Military cases (D) Banking only 49. Tax invoice must include: (A) Weather report (B) Tax amount (C) School name (D) Driver name 50. Audit includes examination of: (A) Weather records (B) Sports data (C) Tax affairs (D) Political data 51. Default surcharge is: (A) Bonus (B) Additional tax on delay (C) Discount (D) Refund 52. Electronic system misuse includes: (A) Proper use (B) Filing return (C) Approved login (D) Unauthorized access 53. Failure to register penalty is linked with: (A) Salary (B) Tax liability estimate (C) Weather (D) Export duty 54. Audit report is issued when reply is: (A) Accepted (B) Unsatisfactory (C) Both B and C (D) Ignored 55. Commissioner (Appeals) is: (A) Junior officer (B) Subordinate to Authority (C) Private lawyer (D) Judge only 56. Officers can be appointed by: (A) Court (B) Authority (C) Police (D) Bank 57. Return includes: (A) Sports score (B) Weather data (C) Tax due (D) Salary slip only 58. Failure to maintain records leads to: (A) Promotion (B) Exemption (C) Bonus (D) Penalty 59. Fraud penalty minimum includes: (A) Rs. 25,000 (B) Rs. 10,000 (C) Rs. 1,000 (D) Rs. 100 60. Audit notice is issued before: (A) Return filing (B) Registration (C) Bank opening (D) Audit start 61. Electronic invoice monitoring system failure leads to: (A) Reward (B) Refund (C) Penalty + sealing (D) Discount 62. Tax invoice is issued by: (A) Buyer (B) Court (C) Bank (D) Service provider 63. Return filing can be: (A) Manual only (B) Oral (C) Electronic (D) Telephonic 64. Audit may be conducted based on: (A) Random guess (B) News (C) Weather (D) Returns and records 65. Authority may prescribe invoice format by: (A) Gazette notification (B) Newspaper (C) SMS (D) Email 66. Records include: (A) Songs (B) Bank statements (C) Movies (D) Games 67. Special audit authority includes: (A) Doctors (B) Drivers (C) Chartered accountants (D) Teachers 68. Fraud includes: (A) Correct filing (B) Timely payment (C) False declaration (D) Proper records 69. Obstruction includes: (A) Cooperation (B) Filing return (C) Denying access (D) Paying tax 70. Final return is filed at: (A) Registration (B) De-registration (C) Audit (D) Appeal 71. Return deemed made by: (A) Authorized agent (B) Stranger (C) Customer (D) Officer 72. Failure to maintain records penalty may reach: (A) Rs. 1,000 (B) Rs. 100,000 (C) Rs. 10,000 (D) Rs. 500 73. Audit officer rank includes: (A) Clerk (B) Driver (C) Assistant Commissioner (D) Student 74. Audit includes: (A) Only inspection (B) Tax determination (C) Cooking check (D) Driving test 75. Electronic filing requires: (A) Paper only (B) Digital transmission (C) Oral report (D) Phone call 76. Failure to pay tax leads to: (A) Penalty + imprisonment (B) Reward (C) Exemption (D) None 77. Special judge can: (A) Ignore offence (B) Make laws (C) Try tax offence (D) Collect tax only 78. Audit report includes: (A) Tax evasion details (B) Weather info (C) Sports stats (D) Banking ads 79. Records must be available for: (A) Sale (B) Decoration (C) Inspection (D) Donation only 80. Main purpose of audit is: (A) Entertainment (B) Education only (C) Tourism (D) Determine tax liability