THE PUNJAB SALES TAX ON SERVICES ACT 2012 Important PDF MCQs 60 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/60 Subscribe 1. What is payable in addition to tax due and penalty under section 48 in case of default? (A) Rebate (B) Refund (C) Default surcharge (D) Subsidy 2. What is the rate of default surcharge for normal tax default? (A) Inter-bank rate only (B) Fixed 10% (C) 2% per month (D) Inter-bank rate plus 3% per annum 3. In case of tax fraud, default surcharge is charged at: (A) 2% per month (B) 1% per month (C) 3% per month (D) 4% per month 4. Default surcharge on tax fraud is calculated till: (A) Filing of return (B) First notice (C) Entire liability is paid (D) Appeal decision 5. Default period starts from: (A) Due date of tax return (B) 1st of year (C) Sixteenth day after due date (D) Date of notice 6. Default period ends on: (A) Date of assessment (B) Date of appeal (C) Day preceding payment date (D) Due date 7. Tax due for default surcharge excludes: (A) Principal tax (B) Penalty amount (C) Interest (D) Refund 8. Government may exempt penalty and surcharge by: (A) Court order (B) Tribunal order (C) Notification in official Gazette (D) Commissioner order 9. Exemption may apply to: (A) Only companies (B) Only individuals (C) Only officers (D) Registered person or taxable service 10. Compounding of offences may be done: (A) Only before prosecution (B) Only after conviction (C) Before or after prosecution (D) Only by court 11. Authority may compound offence if person pays: (A) Only tax (B) Tax, surcharge and penalty (C) Only penalty (D) Only surcharge 12. Recovery notice can be issued within: (A) 5 or 8 years (as applicable) (B) 3 years (C) 1 year (D) 10 years 13. Recovery applies when tax is: (A) Only paid (B) Fully exempted (C) Not levied or short levied (D) Refunded correctly 14. Refund recovery notice period is: (A) 1 year (B) 3 years (C) 10 years (D) 5 years 15. Officer must decide recovery case within: (A) 6 months (B) 1 year (C) 2 years (D) 5 years 16. Power to summon includes: (A) Only documents (B) Only witnesses (C) Only bank records (D) Evidence and documents 17. Summoned person must attend: (A) Only personally (B) Only by lawyer (C) Only in writing (D) Personally or through authorized agent 18. Proceedings under Act are deemed: (A) Civil proceedings (B) Administrative proceedings (C) Informal proceedings (D) Judicial proceedings 19. Officer can arrest on: (A) Material evidence and reasonable cause (B) Suspicion only (C) Complaint only (D) Court order only 20. Arrests follow: (A) Criminal Procedure Code 1898 (B) Income tax rules (C) Civil law (D) Local rules only 21. Arrested person must be produced within: (A) 12 hours (B) 24 hours (C) 48 hours (D) 72 hours 22. Maximum police custody during inquiry: (A) 7 days (B) 14 days (C) 10 days (D) 30 days 23. If no evidence found, person is: (A) Released on bond (B) Fined (C) Sentenced (D) Detained 24. Arrest register is maintained by: (A) Court (B) Taxpayer (C) Lawyer (D) Officer 25. Search of premises requires: (A) Magistrate warrant (B) Commissioner approval only (C) Police order (D) No approval 26. Officers can access: (A) Business records and data (B) Only documents (C) Only cash (D) Only invoices 27. Third parties must provide: (A) No data (B) Required information (C) Optional data (D) Only court orders 28. Monitoring includes: (A) Only audit (B) Electronic tracking (C) Only manual check (D) Only inspection 29. Electronic invoicing is: (A) Optional always (B) Court controlled (C) Never used (D) Mandatory when notified 30. Power to seal premises up to: (A) 7 days (B) 1 month (C) 15 days (D) 3 months 31. Adjudication includes: (A) Only tax assessment (B) Only penalties (C) Tax, penalty, surcharge (D) Only refunds 32. Assistant Commissioner limit: (A) 10 million (B) 5 million (C) 1 million (D) No limit 33. Enforcement Officer limit: (A) 1 million (B) 10 million (C) 5 million (D) Unlimited 34. Commissioner can adjudicate: (A) Only small cases (B) No cases (C) Only appeals (D) Any subordinate case 35. Revision by Commissioner is: (A) On own motion or application (B) Not allowed (C) Automatic (D) Court based only 36. Revision is not allowed if appeal is: (A) Withdrawn (B) Pending (C) Filed after 10 years (D) Ignored 37. Authority revision is: (A) Judicial review (B) Criminal review (C) Administrative review (D) Police review 38. Summons proceedings are: (A) Judicial (B) Civil (C) Informal (D) Private 39. Access includes: (A) Only premises (B) Documents, data, records (C) Only bank (D) Only cash 40. Investigation includes: (A) Only audit (B) Only filing (C) Only refund (D) Inquiry and audit 41. Notice for recovery is served for: (A) Minor errors only (B) Only penalties (C) Only exemptions (D) Short levied tax 42. Fraud cases notice period is: (A) 1 year (B) 5 or 8 years (C) 3 years (D) 15 years 43. Default surcharge applies on: (A) Refund only (B) Late payment (C) Exemption (D) Filing only 44. Arrest authority is given to: (A) Teacher (B) Clerk only (C) Lawyer (D) Authorized officer 45. Bail is granted by: (A) Tax officer (B) Commissioner (C) Special Judge (D) Police 46. Magistrate role is: (A) Final judgment (B) Temporary custody order (C) Appeal decision (D) Tax calculation 47. Inquiry must be completed within: (A) 12 hours if possible (B) 7 days (C) 24 hours if possible (D) 30 days 48. Tax fraud leads to: (A) Reward (B) No action (C) Automatic exemption (D) Compounding possible 49. Compounding requires payment of: (A) Only tax (B) Only interest (C) Only fine (D) Tax, surcharge, penalty 50. Search can be done with: (A) Police only (B) Oral order (C) Warrant (D) No authority 51. Electronic tracking is for: (A) Employees only (B) Cash only (C) Imports only (D) Transactions monitoring 52. Video vigilance includes: (A) Customer counting (B) Staff salary (C) Bank audit (D) Legal cases 53. Sealing premises requires: (A) Clerk approval (B) Court final order (C) Commissioner order (D) Police FIR 54. Adjudication appeal lies to: (A) Appellate Tribunal (B) Police (C) Bank (D) Mayor 55. Revision excludes: (A) Pending appeals (B) Final orders only (C) All cases (D) None 56. Authority can call record of: (A) Courts (B) Departmental proceedings (C) Police cases (D) Private disputes 57. Officer can summon: (A) Any irrelevant person (B) Relevant person only (C) Only accused (D) Only witness in court 58. Default surcharge is calculated on: (A) Penalty amount (B) Salary (C) Refund (D) Tax due 59. Exemption is granted through: (A) Oral order (B) Police order (C) Court order only (D) Gazette notification 60. Main purpose of section 52 is: (A) Arrest procedure (B) Refund system (C) Recovery of tax not levied or short levied (D) Salary rules