VAT & SD Act 2012
Section 111 - Offences relating to VAT registration certificate or turnover tax certificate and tax invoice, and punishment thereof
(as updated till Finance Ordinance 2025)
1[(1)] Whoever dishonestly-
(a) makes or uses a fake VAT registration certificate, turnover tax certificate or tax invoice and withholding certificate bearing a forged or false business identification number; or
(b) makes or uses a forged or false tax invoice, credit note, debit note, withholding certificate; or
(c) manufactures, stores, transports, markets or uses forged or false or reused stamps or banderole or assists in such activities; or
(d) manufactures, warehouses, transports, markets or sells any goods containing forged or false or reused stamps or banderoles or assists in such activities; or
(e) manufactures, warehouses, transports, markets or sells without banderoles or stamps any goods requiring the use of banderoles or stamps or assists in such activities; or
(f) evades payment of the payable tax in any other way; or
(g) claims a tax refund without such person being entitled to refund;
he shall then be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with a fine equal to the amount of tax payable, or with both.]
2[(2) If any person, during making application for online registration or enlistment, provides wrong or untrue information, then necessary measures may be taken against that person in view of the current law.]
1 Section 111(1) was substituted by section 55 of the Finance Act, 2021 (Act No. 11 of 2021) with effect from 01 July 2021.
2 Sub-section (1) was numbered and sub-section (2) was inserted by section 97 of the Finance Act, 2019 (Act No. 10 of 2019) with effect from 01 July 2019.
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