PUNISHMENT UNDER SECTION 132

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..... Punishment for certain offences. Section 132. (1) Whoever commits, or causes to commit and retain the benefits arising out of, any of the following offences, namely:- (a) supplies any goods or services or both without issue of any invoice, in violation of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder, with the intention to evade tax; (b) issues any invoice or bill without supply of goods .....

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..... or services or both in violation of the provisions of this Act, or the rules made thereunder leading to wrongful availment or utilisation of input tax credit or refund of tax; (c) avails input tax credit using the invoice or bill referred to in clause (b) or fraudulently avails input tax credit without any invoice or bill; (d) xxxx Query: The word benefits is not defined under the GST Act . So do .....

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..... es the word benefits used in the opening line of Section 132 mean the benefit of ITC or pecuniary benefit or any one of these two? This is crucial because, the person who retains the benefits arising out of listed offences is alone liable for punishment of imprisonment or fine or both subject to other conditions and threshold limit prescribed under Section 132 of the GST Act , if charges are prove .....

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..... d in the court of law. Experts to clarify. Greetings to all the visitors on the eve of Makar Sankranthi festival. - Reply By Sadanand Bulbule - The Reply = The clarification sought is relevant in the light of following situation as well: Section 122 (1A ) Any person who retains the benefit of a transaction covered under clauses (i), (ii), (vii) or clause (ix) of sub-section (1) and at whose instan .....

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..... ce such transaction is conducted, shall be liable to a penalty of an amount equivalent to the tax evaded or input tax credit availed of or passed on. - PUNISHMENT UNDER SECTION 132 - Query Started By: - Sadanand Bulbule Dated:- 14-1-2025 Last Replied Date:- 14-1-2025 Goods and Services Tax - GST - Got 1 Reply - GST - Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing, reply post by an expert, personal opinio .....

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..... n Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax .....

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