Section 26

Failure to furnish prescribed returns.

The Expenditure-tax Act, 1987

  • Act 35 of 1987
  • Ministry of Finance
  • Department of Revenue
About this Act

An Act to provide for the levy of a tax on expenditure incurred in certain hotels or restaurants and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

All sections
    If a person fails to furnish in due time the return which he is required to furnish under sub-section (1) of section 8 or by a notice given under sub-section (2) of that section, he shall, without prejudice to any penalty that may be imposable on him under any other provision of this Act, be punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three months but which may extend to seven years and with fine.

Source: India Code (Legislative Department, Govt. of India). Check the official Gazette before relying on it in court. Not legal advice. Free legal aid: 15100 (NALSA) · Know your rights

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