19 August 2013
dear sir,last month dc visited our shop and found that stock has been sold but bill not issued.so he imposed penalty rs 5000 and collected tax of goods sold but bill not issued.please advice me that how to show this tax in vat return and sale of goods.later i have issued all the bills on that date and accounted the same.
03 August 2025
Regarding the VAT issue in Karnataka where the DC imposed penalty for sales without issuing bills:
1. **Tax on Sale without Bill:**
* The tax collected by the DC on the goods sold without bills is considered as VAT liability for you. * You need to **include the value of these sales in your VAT return under the appropriate sales category** (taxable sales). * The tax amount collected by DC should be shown as tax paid.
2. **Penalty:**
* The penalty amount (Rs. 5000) paid to the department **cannot be claimed as input tax credit**. * It should be accounted separately as a penalty expense in your books.
3. **Bills Issued Later:**
* Since you issued the bills later and accounted for the sales, make sure these sales are correctly reflected in your sales register and VAT return. * The tax liability should already be accounted for with DC's collection, so donโt pay tax again on these sales.
4. **In the VAT Return:**
* Include the sale value (even though bills were issued late) in the sales turnover. * Show the tax paid (collected by DC) in the tax paid column. * You can mention the penalty paid as a note but it does not go into VAT return as input credit.
**Summary:**
* Report the sales value as taxable turnover. * Include tax paid under tax paid section. * Penalty is a business expense, not a VAT input.
If you want, I can help you draft the entry for your books or how to fill this in your VAT return. Would that help?