THE PUNJAB SALES TAX ON SERVICES ACT 2012 RETURNS MCQs 50 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 Subscribe 1. During audit proceedings, a registered person may be required to produce records or documents for: (A) Entertainment purposes (B) Banking advertisement (C) Media reporting (D) Conducting audit by the officer 2. Audit proceedings may be conducted electronically through: (A) Video links or other notified facilities (B) Postal letters only (C) Newspaper notices (D) SMS alerts only 3. During audit, the officer issues: (A) Audit observations (B) Birth certificate (C) Driving license (D) Passport 4. A registered person must submit reply to audit observations within: (A) 7 days (B) 14 days (C) 21 days (D) 30 days 5. If no reply or unsatisfactory reply is received, the officer issues: (A) Audit report (B) FIR (C) Refund order (D) Registration card 6. After audit completion, the officer may pass order determining: (A) Weather condition (B) School admission (C) Passport status (D) Correct tax payable 7. During audit, the officer can also impose: (A) Reward (B) Bonus salary (C) Scholarship (D) Default surcharge and penalty 8. Before receipt of audit notice, a registered person may avoid penalty by: (A) Filing revised return and paying tax (B) Ignoring notice (C) Closing business (D) Changing address only 9. If tax is paid during audit before show cause notice, penalty may be: (A) 100% waived always (B) Fully ignored (C) 200% increased (D) 20% of penalty payable 10. After show cause notice in audit matters, penalty payable is: (A) 50% (B) 10% (C) 90% (D) 0% always 11. Special audit may be conducted by: (A) Chartered accountants or cost accountants (B) Police officers (C) Teachers (D) Bank managers 12. Special audit can be ordered even if audit already done by: (A) Another auditor for same period (B) Same taxpayer only (C) Customer (D) Court clerk 13. Special audit officers have powers of: (A) Media agency (B) Police only (C) Bank manager (D) Tax officers as conferred by Authority 14. Audit of records includes: (A) Only invoices (B) Personal documents (C) Tax affairs audit under Act (D) Passport files 15. Every registered person must file return: (A) Before due date (B) After 5 years (C) Only on demand (D) Never required 16. A withholding agent statement is treated as: (A) Return (B) Invoice (C) Contract (D) Bank slip 17. Authority may require returns on basis of: (A) Daily only (B) Quarterly, six-monthly or annual (C) Monthly only (D) Once lifetime 18. Electronically filed return is: (A) Invalid (B) Fake record (C) Draft only (D) Deemed valid return 19. If tax rate changes during tax period: (A) No return required (B) Business must close (C) Separate return must be filed (D) Tax is cancelled 20. Revised return can be filed within: (A) 120 days (B) 60 days (C) 30 days (D) 1 year 21. Special return may be required by: (A) Bank (B) Police (C) Court only (D) Commissioner 22. Final return is filed when: (A) Applying for de-registration (B) Business starts (C) Hiring staff (D) Opening bank account 23. A return made by agent is considered: (A) Invalid (B) Made by person himself (C) Made by government (D) Draft report 24. Audit observations must be replied within: (A) 7 days (B) 30 days (C) 21 days (D) 60 days 25. Special audit includes: (A) Forensic audit also (B) Only normal audit (C) Driving test (D) Banking audit only 26. Records for audit may be required through: (A) Court order only (B) Audit officer demand (C) Police FIR (D) Newspaper notice 27. Failure to reply audit observation leads to: (A) Automatic refund (B) Audit report issuance (C) Registration increase (D) Tax cancellation 28. Audit report mentions: (A) Tax evasion or short payment (B) Weather report (C) Salary details only (D) Import list only 29. Authority may appoint for special audit: (A) Doctors (B) Drivers (C) Engineers only (D) Chartered accountants 30. Registered person must maintain proper records for: (A) One month (B) Tax compliance period (C) One week (D) No requirement 31. Returns filed electronically require: (A) Manual signature only (B) Digital submission as prescribed (C) Postal delivery (D) Newspaper publishing 32. Audit officer may issue: (A) Driving license (B) Audit report after unsatisfactory reply (C) Passport (D) Identity card 33. Default surcharge is imposed after: (A) Registration (B) Birthday (C) Audit completion (D) Hiring staff 34. Revised return is used for: (A) Wrong declaration correction (B) Job application (C) Bank loan (D) Passport renewal 35. Authority may specify returns through: (A) Police order (B) Court order only (C) Notification (D) Private agreement 36. Audit can include: (A) Only imports (B) Only salary check (C) Tax affairs review (D) Only exports 37. Special audit can be conducted jointly with: (A) Teachers (B) Doctors (C) Students (D) FBR or provincial tax authorities 38. Return is filed for: (A) Medical leave (B) Holiday period (C) Study period (D) Tax period 39. Withholding agent statement is: (A) Separate tax (B) Treated as return (C) Invoice only (D) Penalty form 40. Authority may allow electronic invoicing through: (A) Manual paper only (B) Prescribed system (C) SMS only (D) Verbal report 41. Audit officer must issue notice before: (A) Travel (B) Marriage (C) Audit begins (D) Banking 42. Special audit can be forensic audit also: (A) False (B) True (C) Sometimes only (D) Never 43. Return filing authority is: (A) Court (B) Police (C) Commissioner/Authority (D) Bank 44. Audit observation includes: (A) Contraventions of Act (B) Weather report (C) Salary slip (D) Job letter 45. Audit may be conducted via: (A) Physical only (B) Only phone calls (C) Electronic means also (D) Only letters 46. Registered person must comply with: (A) Audit provisions (B) Only moral law (C) Social media rules (D) Travel laws 47. Audit officer may determine: (A) Education level (B) Tax liability (C) Property value only (D) Weather forecast 48. Return includes: (A) Only income (B) Tax due and paid (C) Only expenses (D) Only imports 49. Authority may require: (A) Fake invoices (B) Proper return formats (C) No records (D) Oral reporting only 50. Audit completion results in: (A) Driving license (B) Passport issuance (C) Job offer (D) Final order of tax determination