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THE PUNJAB SALES TAX ON SERVICES ACT 2012 Important PDF MCQs

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




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