Sec 122 Penalty for certain offences, CGST Act, 2017

 

 

Section 122 of CGST Act, 2017Penalty for certain offences

 

The below post explains about Penalty for certain offences under section 122 of CGST Act,2017.

 

Section 122 of CGST Act, 2017 explains Penalty for certain offences as below: (The amendments if any will also be updated here soon).

 

The extract of Section 122 of CGST Act,2017 quoted below:

 

122  Penalty for certain offences.

 

122. (1) Where a taxable person who––

(i) supplies any goods or services or both without issue of any invoice or issues

an incorrect or false invoice with regard to any such supply;

Sec 122 Penalty for certain offences, CGST Act, 2017(ii) issues any invoice or bill without supply of goods or services or both in

violation of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder;

(iii) 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;

(iv) 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;

(v) fails to deduct the tax in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) of

section 51, or deducts an amount which is less than the amount required to be deducted

under the said sub-section, or where he fails to pay to the Government under subsection

(2) thereof, the amount deducted as tax;

(vi) fails to collect tax in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) of

section 52, or collects an amount which is less than the amount required to be collected

under the said sub-section or where he fails to pay to the Government the amount

collected as tax under sub-section (3) of section 52;

(vii) 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 thereunder;

(viii) fraudulently obtains refund of tax under this Act;

(ix) takes or distributes input tax credit in contravention of section 20, or the

rules made thereunder;

(x) 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;

(xi) is liable to be registered under this Act but fails to obtain registration;

(xii) furnishes any false information with regard to registration particulars, either

at the time of applying for registration, or subsequently;

(xiii) obstructs or prevents any officer in discharge of his duties under this Act;

(xiv) transports any taxable goods without the cover of documents as may be

specified in this behalf;

(xv) suppresses his turnover leading to evasion of tax under this Act;

(xvi) fails to keep, maintain or retain books of account and other documents in

accordance with the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder;

(xvii) fails to furnish information or documents called for by an officer in

accordance with the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder or furnishes

false information or documents during any proceedings under this Act;

(xviii) supplies, transports or stores any goods which he has reasons to believe

are liable to confiscation under this Act;

(xix) issues any invoice or document by using the registration number of another

registered person;

(xx) tampers with, or destroys any material evidence or document;

(xxi) disposes off or tampers with any goods that have been detained, seized, or

attached under this Act,

he shall be liable to pay a penalty of ten thousand rupees or an amount equivalent to the tax

evaded or the tax not deducted under section 51 or short deducted or deducted but not paid

to the Government or tax not collected under section 52 or short collected or collected but

not paid to the Government or input tax credit availed of or passed on or distributed irregularly,

or the refund claimed fraudulently, whichever is higher.

(2) Any registered person who supplies any goods or services or both on which any

tax has not been paid or short-paid or erroneously refunded, or where the input tax credit has

been wrongly availed or utilised,—

(a) for any reason, other than the reason of fraud or any wilful misstatement or

suppression of facts to evade tax, shall be liable to a penalty of ten thousand rupees or

ten per cent. of the tax due from such person, whichever is higher;

(b) for reason of fraud or any wilful misstatement or suppression of facts to

evade tax, shall be liable to a penalty equal to ten thousand rupees or the tax due from

such person, whichever is higher.

(3) Any person who––

(a) aids or abets any of the offences specified in clauses (i) to (xxi) of

sub-section (1);

(b) acquires possession of, or in any way concerns himself in transporting,

removing, depositing, keeping, concealing, supplying, or purchasing or in any other

manner deals with any goods which he knows or has reasons to believe are liable to

confiscation under this Act or the rules made thereunder;

(c) receives or is in any way concerned with the supply of, or in any other

manner deals with any supply of services which he knows or has reasons to believe

are in contravention of any provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder;

(d) fails to appear before the officer of central tax, when issued with a summon

for appearance to give evidence or produce a document in an inquiry;

(e) fails to issue invoice in accordance with the provisions of this Act or the rules

made thereunder or fails to account for an invoice in his books of account,

shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to twenty five thousand rupees.

 

The above information clarifies about Penalty for certain offences under section 122 of CGST Act,2017.  

 

 

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