TVAT Act 50Chapter VIII · Offences and Penalties

Section 50 · Penalty for failure to file a return

(1)

Any VAT dealer, who fails to file a return where no tax is due, by the end of the month in which it was due, shall be liable to pay a penalty of Rs.2,500 (Rupees two thousand five hundred only).

(2)

Any dealer registered under sub-section (7) of section 17 who fails to file a return where no tax is due shall be liable to pay a penalty of Rs.500 (Rupees five hundred only).

(3)

Where a dealer files a return, after the last day of the month in which it is due, he shall be liable to pay a penalty of fifteen percent of the tax due:Provided that before levying penalty under this section the authority prescribed shall give the dealer a reasonable opportunity of being heard.

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