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1 Registration

Liable to be registered but fails to obtain registration

Furnishes any false information, either

At the time of applying for registration.

Subsequently

2 Invoice

A taxable Person - Issue Invoice Without any supply - In violation of the provisions of this Act

A taxable Person - Supplying Goods - Supplying Services

Without issue of any invoice

Issues an incorrect invoice

False invoice

Issues of invoice or document - Using the registration number of another registered person

3 Failure to Pay Tax

Collects any amount as tax

In connection with Law

In contravention of the provisions of this Act

Fails to pay the same to the Government beyond a period of three months from the date
on which such payment becomes due

4 ITC

Input Tax Credit - Taken - Utilized

Without actual receipt of goods or services either fully or partially

In contravention of the provisions of this Act

5 TDS/TCS

Fails to deduct/collect tax U/S 51(1)

Deducted amount is less then required deduction.

Deducted/collected but not deposited to Government.

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6 ACCOUNTS and RECORDS

Falsification or substitution of financial records or produces

Fake accounts

Record

Furnishes any false

With an intention to evade payment of tax due or suppression of turnover under this Act

Information

Return

7 Accounts and Records

Transportation of goods - • Without cover of documents (i.e. E-way bill)

Fail to keep, maintain or retain books of account and other documents.

In accordance with the provisions of this Act

Fails to furnish information or documents called for by an officer

In accordance with the provisions of this Act or furnishes false information or documents
during any proceedings

8 REFUND and ISD

Refund - Obtain Fraudulently under this act

9 Others
Supplies - Transports - Storage - Goods liable to be confiscation

Tampers with, or destroys,disposes off

any material evidence or document, any goods that have been detained, seized,
or attached under this Act

Any officer in dischargeof his duties

obstructs or prevents under this Act

10 Offence & penalties

Supplies any goods or services or both without issue of any invoice or issues an
incorrect or false invoice.
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Issues any invoice or bill without supply of goods or services or both in violation of
the provisions.

Collects any amount as tax but fails to pay the same to the Government beyond a
period of three months from the date on which such payment becomes due.

Collects any tax in contravention of the provisions of this Act but fails to pay the same
to the Government beyond a period of three months from the date on which such payment
becomes due.

Fails to deduct the tax in accordance with the provisions, or deducts an amount which
is less than the amount required to be deducted, or where he fails to pay to the Government,
the amount deducted as tax.

Fails to collect tax in accordance with the provisions, or collects an amount which is
less than the amount required to be collected or where he fails to pay to the Government
the amount collected as tax.

Takes or utilizes input tax credit without actual receipt of goods or services or both either
fully or partially, in contravention of the provisions of this Act or the rules made there under.

Fraudulently obtains refund of tax under this Act.

Takes or distributes input tax credit in contravention of section 20, or the rules made
there under.

Falsifies or substitutes financial records or produces fake accounts or documents or

furnishes any false information or return with an intention to evade payment of tax due
under this Act.

Is liable to be registered under this Act but fails to obtain registration.

Furnishes any false information with regard to registration particulars, either at the time
of applying for registration, or subsequently.

Obstructs or prevents any officer in discharge of his duties under this Act.

Transports any taxable goods without the cover of documents as may be specified
in this behalf.

Suppresses his turnover leading to evasion of tax under this Act.

Fails to keep, maintain or retain books of account and other documents in accordance
with the provisions of this Act or the rules made there under.

Fails to furnish information or documents called for by an officer in accordance with the
provisions of this Act or the rules made there under or furnishes false information or
documents during any proceedings under this Act.

Supplies, transports or stores any goods which he has reasons to believe are liable to
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confiscation under this Act.

Issues any invoice or document by using the registration number of another registered person.

Tampers with, or destroys any material evidence or document.

Disposes off or tampers with any goods that have been detained, seized, or attached
under this Act.

11 Penalty

Higher of the Two

(i) Amount equivalent to the tax evaded or

Tax not deducted/short deducted/deducted but not paid to the Government or

Tax collected/ short collected/collected not paid to the Government or

Input tax credit availed/passed/distributed irregularly or

Refund claimed fraudulently

(ii) Rs.10,000/-

12 Registered person

Registered Person supplying Goods/services

Tax has:

Not been paid/short paid, or

Erroneously refunded, or

Where the ITC has been wrongly availed or utilized

Whether reason of fraud or any willful misstatement, or suppression of facts

No
Rs. 10,000/- or 10% of tax due Higher

Yes
Rs. 10,000/- or Amount of tax due Higher

13 Any person

Any Person
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Aids or abets any of the offences

Acquires possession in transporting, removing, depositing, keeping, concealing, supplying,

or purchasing, he knows or has reasons to believe are liable to confiscation.

Receives or concerned with the supply in any other manner deals with any supply of services
or has reasons to believe are in contravention.

Fails to appear before the officer of central tax, when a summon for appearance to give
evidence or produce a document in an inquiry

Fails to issue invoice or fails to account for an invoice in his books of account.
Liable to a penalty which may extend to twenty-five thousand rupees

14 Penalty for failure to furnish information return

A Person

Required to furnish an information return

Fails to do so within the period specified in the notice

shall be liable to pay a penalty of one hundred rupees for each day of the period during which
the failure to furnish such return continues

However it shall not exceed five thousand rupees

15 Fine for failure to furnish statistics

A Person - Required to furnish an information return

Willfully furnishes or causes to furnish any information or return which he knows to be false

Without reasonable cause fails to furnish such information return as may required
under section, or

Punishable with a fine,

1. Which may extend to ten thousand rupees, and

2. In case of a continuing offence to a further fine which may extend to one hundred rupees
for each day after the first day during which the offence continues subject to a maximum
limit of twenty five thousand rupees

16 General penalty

A Person - Who contravenes any of the provisions

For which no penalty is separately provided

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Shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to twenty-five thousand rupees

17 General disciplines related to penalty

Every person, on whom the penalty is imposed, will be served with a show cause
notice first and will have a reasonable opportunity of being heard.

Penalty shall not be imposed

1 For minor breach

2 Omission or mistake without fraudulent intent or gross negligence and easily rectifiable

1 Minor Breach- amount of tax involved is less than 5K

2 Omission or mistake easily rectifiable-error apparent on record

Order shall specify:

1 Nature of breach

2 Applicable law

3 Regulation or procedure

Under which the amount of penalty for the breach has been specified

18 Detention of goods,conveyances and penalty

Inspection of Goods in Movement:

Section 67 of the CGST Act empowers for inspection of goods in movement.

Detention & Seizure of Goods in Transit:

Goods, Conveyance and documents relating to goods and conveyance shall be liable to
detention and seizure where such goods are in transit in contravention of the Act and Rules

19 Release of Goods and Conveyance

1 Owner of Goods Come forward

1 Applicable tax

2 100% of tax- penalty

Exempted good:
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Lower of following:

1 2% of value of Goods

2 Rs 25000

2 Owner of the goods penalty does not come forward

1 Applicable tax

2 50% of the value of goods

Exempted good:

Lower of following:

1 5 % of value of Goods

2 Rs 25000/

3 Failure to pay tax and not Come

Confiscation –in case of tax and penalty not paid with in 7 days

20 Confiscation of goods,conveyances and penalty

Confiscation of Goods

Supplies or Receipts of any goods in contravention of any of the provisions of this Act
or the rules made there under with intent to evade payment of tax

Contravention of any of the provisions of this Act or the rules made there under with
intent to evade payment of tax.

Goods are supplied without having applied for registration.

Goods are not accounted for which are liable to pay tax.

CONFISCATION OF CONVEYANCE

Any person uses any conveyance as a means of transport for carriage of goods in
contravention of the provisions of this Act or the rules made there under

Confiscation will not be done if the owner of the conveyance proves that it was so used
without the knowledge or connivance of the owner himself, his agent, if any, and the person
in charge of the conveyance

21 Confiscation-penalty and fine

Penalty u/s section 122 but Fine and penalty shall not be less than specified in
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section 129

Fine in lieu of confiscation Not exceeding market value of goods confiscated

less tax chargeable on them