Value Added Tax Act 1998 - The Mauritius Chamber of Commerce ...
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MRA <strong>The</strong> <strong>Value</strong> <strong>Added</strong> <strong>Tax</strong> <strong>Act</strong> 43<br />
(a)<br />
means the solidarity levy referred to in section 53B; and<br />
(b) includes the penalty and interest referred in section 53F;<br />
“operator” means a taxable person engaged in any business specified in Part I <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Eleventh Schedule.<br />
54. Failure to register or pay tax<br />
Any person who -<br />
(a) being a taxable person –<br />
PART XI - OFFENCES<br />
(i)<br />
(ii)<br />
fails to apply for registration under section 15; or<br />
fails to pay any tax due; or<br />
(b)<br />
being a registered person, fails to include in his return any VAT charged,<br />
shall commit an <strong>of</strong>fence.<br />
55. Failure to submit return and pay tax<br />
Any person who, being a registered person -<br />
(a) fails to submit any return, including a nil return, under section 22;<br />
(b) fails to submit a statement under section 23; or<br />
(c) fails to pay tax in accordance with his return or statement,<br />
shall commit an <strong>of</strong>fence.<br />
56. Failure to keep records or to issue VAT invoice<br />
Any person who -<br />
(a) being a registered person, fails to issue a VAT invoice under section 20;<br />
(b) for the purposes <strong>of</strong> this <strong>Act</strong> -<br />
(i)<br />
(ii)<br />
fails to keep records or to issue a receipt or an invoice under<br />
section 19; or<br />
fails to furnish information under section 29 or to produce books,<br />
records or other documents under section 31,<br />
shall commit an <strong>of</strong>fence.<br />
* Please refer to endnotes at Appendix Page 43 <strong>of</strong> 107