State Act
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Section 50. Penalty for failure to file a return.
The Telangana Value Added Tax Act, 2005.
Act no. 5 of 20052005In forceTelangana (State Act)
50. (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.