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Section 57

The Punjab VAT Act 2005State Act of Punjab · Act 8 of 2005

(1) A person, who fails to issue invoice for any sale transaction as required under section 45, shall be liable to pay a penalty of rupees two thousand or double the amount of tax involved in the transaction, which-ever is higher.

(2) A person, who issues a false invoice or receives and uses an invoice knowing such invoice to be false, shall be liable, to pay a penalty of rupees five thousand or double the amount of tax involved in the false invoice, whichever is higher.

58. A person, who knowingly uses a false VAT registration number or TOT registration number, or uses a registration number of another person with a view to evade payment of due tax, he shall be liable to pay, in addition to the due tax, penalty equal to the amount of tax evaded on this account.

59. Where a person fails to make payment of the tax assessed or interest levied or penalty imposed on him or any other amount due from him under this Act within a period of thirty days from the date of service of the notice of demand, he shall be liable, in addition to the interest and the amount due, to pay, by way of penalty, a sum equal to two per cent per month of such amount of tax, penalty, interest or any other amount due for the period for which payment has been delayed by him after the date on which such amount was due to be paid.

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ActThe Punjab VAT Act 2005
Section57
JurisdictionState of Punjab
StatusIn force as published by the source

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