The Hotel-Receipts Tax Act

Short title and extent

Definitions

Application of the Act

Tax authorities

Charge of tax

Scope of chargeable receipts

Computation of chargeable receipts

Return of chargeable receipts

Self-assessment

Assessment

Best judgment assessment

Re-opening of assessment at the instance of the assessee

Receipts escaping assessment

Advance payment of hotel receipts tax

Penalty for failure to furnish returns, comply with notices, concealment of receipts, etc

Penality for false estimate of, or failure to pay, hotel-receipts tax payable in advance

Opportunity of being heard

Appeals to the Commissioner (Appeals)

Appeals to Appellate Tribunal

Rectification of mistakes

Hotel-receipts tax deductible in computing total income under Income-tax Act

Revision of order prejudicial to revenue

Revision of orders by Commissioner

Application of provisions of Income-tax Act

Income-tax papers to be available for the purposes of this Act

Wilful attempt to evade tax, etc

Failure to furnish returns of chargeable receipts

Failure to produce accounts and documents

False statement in verification, etc

Abetment of false return, etc

Punishment for second and subsequent offences

Certain offences to be non-cognizable

Institution of proceedings and composition of offences

Power to make rules

Power to exempt

Power to remove difficulties

[Repealed]

All sections

If a person wilfully fails to produce, or cause to
be produced, on or before the date specified in any notice served on him under sub-section (1) of section
10, such accounts and documents as are referred to in the notice, he shall be punishable with rigorous
imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine equal to a sum calculated at a rate
which shall not be less than four rupees or more than ten rupees for every day during which the default
continues, or with both.


LAWGIST

# 28 Failure to produce accounts and documents