THE PUNJAB SALES TAX ON SERVICES ACT 2012 PDF MCQs 70 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/70 Subscribe 1. The First Schedule services are considered: (A) Exhaustive (B) Not exhaustive (C) Final list (D) Optional only 2. Services mentioned in Second Schedule are considered: (A) Taxable services (B) Non-taxable (C) Exempt only (D) Private services 3. Services mentioned in rules and circulars are also: (A) Exempt (B) Free services (C) Taxable services (D) Optional services 4. Where recipient is resident of Punjab and tax is charged, provider shall pay tax to: (A) Federal Government (B) Government of Punjab (C) Authority (D) Court 5. Reverse charge applies when recipient is: (A) Unregistered person (B) Employee (C) Foreign person (D) Registered person 6. Registered recipient must deduct tax: (A) Partially (B) Half (C) None (D) Whole amount 7. Tax deducted under reverse charge is paid to: (A) Police (B) Bank (C) Government (D) Court 8. If services are provided in more than one province, tax is payable to Punjab for services: (A) Imported (B) Free services (C) Charged to Punjab residents (D) Government services only 9. Services originating from Punjab but ending outside Pakistan are: (A) Exempt (B) Not taxable (C) Free (D) Taxable 10. Services originating outside Pakistan but received in Punjab are taxable to: (A) Recipient (B) Provider (C) Government employee (D) Bank 11. Persons liable under reverse charge must also be: (A) Government officers (B) Judges (C) Lawyers (D) Registered persons 12. Disputes on origin principle are resolved under: (A) Supreme Court (B) Federal agreement understanding (C) Police rules (D) Bank policy 13. Tax must still be deposited even if dispute is: (A) Solved (B) Pending (C) Ignored (D) Withdrawn 14. Government may regulate origin principle through: (A) Court order (B) Police rules (C) Special procedure (D) Constitution amendment 15. Government may amend Second Schedule by: (A) Adding entries (B) All of these (C) Modifying entries (D) Deleting entries 16. Amendment in Second Schedule is issued by: (A) Court (B) Police order (C) Notification (D) FBR only 17. Amendment notification becomes effective from: (A) Previous date (B) Future date only (C) Court date (D) Date specified in notification 18. Notification date cannot be prior to: (A) Court order (B) Budget speech (C) Tax year (D) Gazette publication 19. Government must present amendments before: (A) Supreme Court (B) Police (C) Provincial Assembly (D) Banks 20. Economic activity includes: (A) Charity only (B) Social work only (C) Religious activity only (D) Business or profession 21. Economic activity includes supply of: (A) Salary only (B) Gold only (C) Cash only (D) Immovable property by lease 22. Economic activity includes: (A) Government order (B) One-time transaction (C) Court judgment (D) Police action 23. Economic activity excludes: (A) Employee services (B) Business (C) Trade (D) Profession 24. Private hobby is part of: (A) Excluded activity (B) Economic activity (C) Taxable service (D) Business 25. Value of taxable service is based on: (A) Gross consideration (B) Profit (C) Loss (D) Salary 26. Value of service excludes: (A) Tax amount (B) Price (C) Charges (D) Fees 27. If payment is in kind, value is: (A) Book value (B) Cost price (C) Open market price (D) Minimum price 28. Associated persons value is based on: (A) Discount (B) Market price (C) Salary (D) Profit only 29. Trade discounts are allowed if shown in: (A) Invoice (B) Court order (C) Bank statement (D) Contract only 30. Value may be fixed by Authority through: (A) Bank rule (B) Court order (C) Police order (D) Notification 31. Utilities ancillary to service are included in: (A) Value of service (B) Salary (C) Loss (D) Tax exemption 32. Open market price means price in: (A) Free market transaction (B) Controlled market (C) Government auction only (D) Court sale 33. Open market price is between: (A) Associates (B) Employees only (C) Government officers (D) Non-associated persons 34. If price cannot be determined, Authority uses: (A) Guess (B) Bank rate (C) Random value (D) Formula or method 35. Provision of service over time is treated as: (A) Single service (B) Free service (C) Separate services (D) Tax-free service 36. Semi-annual payment creates how many services? (A) Two (B) One (C) Three (D) Four 37. Insurance premium annually is treated as: (A) One service (B) Separate service each year (C) Free service (D) Gift 38. Illustrations in law are: (A) Explanatory only (B) Binding rules (C) Penal provisions (D) Tax rules 39. Installment payments are: (A) Excluded from section 9 (B) Included in section 9 (C) Always taxable separately (D) Always exempt 40. Reverse charge applies when recipient is: (A) Government (B) Student (C) Tourist (D) Registered person 41. Tax under origin principle is paid by: (A) Provider (B) Bank (C) Customer only (D) Court 42. Services from outside Pakistan but used in Punjab are paid by: (A) Supplier (B) Police (C) Recipient (D) Court 43. Place of origin rules apply: (A) Only Punjab (B) Across provinces (C) Only cities (D) Only rural areas 44. Government may specify special procedure by: (A) Oral order (B) Gazette notification (C) Newspaper (D) SMS 45. Economic activity includes profession, trade and: (A) Hobby (B) Undertaking (C) Charity (D) Donation 46. Lease of immovable property is: (A) Not economic activity (B) Economic activity (C) Illegal activity (D) Exempt activity 47. Termination of economic activity is: (A) Excluded (B) Illegal (C) Included (D) Free 48. Taxable service originates from Punjab is: (A) Taxable (B) Always exempt (C) Free (D) Optional 49. Open market price depends on: (A) Court decision (B) Market conditions (C) Bank rate (D) Police report 50. Value determination ensures: (A) Tax evasion (B) Free services (C) Fair taxation (D) No tax 51. Authority may prescribe valuation: (A) Bank only (B) Customs only (C) Rules (D) Police only 52. Tax applies even if service involves: (A) Charity (B) No goods (C) Goods usage (D) Donation 53. Non-resident providing service to resident is: (A) Exempt (B) Free (C) Taxable (D) Illegal 54. Reverse charge ensures tax is collected from: (A) Government (B) Police (C) Recipient (D) Court 55. Economic activity includes one-time: (A) Donation (B) Business transaction (C) Gift (D) Reward 56. Associated persons valuation uses: (A) Discounted value (B) Random value (C) Market value (D) Book value only 57. Tax includes fines, penalties and: (A) Donations (B) Grants only (C) Gifts (D) Any payable sum 58. Taxable service means service listed in: (A) First Schedule (B) Second Schedule (C) Third Schedule (D) Fourth Schedule 59. Service definition excludes: (A) Goods (B) Services (C) Trade (D) Business 60. Value of service excludes: (A) Tax amount (B) Price (C) Charges (D) Fees 61. Economic activity includes commencement and: (A) Delay (B) Suspension only (C) Ending (D) Audit 62. Open market price is adjusted for: (A) Inflation only (B) Bank rate (C) Salary changes (D) Differences between services 63. Place of business includes: (A) Bank only (B) Court presence (C) Police office (D) Virtual presence 64. Service includes initiation, execution and: (A) Goods (B) Salary (C) Termination (D) Land 65. Authority fixes value when declaration is: (A) Incorrect (B) Correct (C) Verified (D) Approved 66. Associated persons include pricing at: (A) No price (B) Higher market price only (C) Lower market price (D) Zero value 67. Installments basis is: (A) Included in section 9 (B) Illegal (C) Tax-free (D) Excluded from section 9 68. Economic activity does NOT include: (A) Employee services (B) Business (C) Trade (D) Profession 69. Service value includes: (A) Salary only (B) Only tax (C) No charges (D) All taxes except tax itself 70. Reverse charge mechanism mainly shifts liability to: (A) Supplier always (B) Recipient in certain cases (C) Government (D) Bank