State Audit Report for 2002-03

Table Of Contents

 

 

Chapter

Contents

Paragraph

Page(s)

 

Preface

 

v

 

Overview

 

vii-xi

CHAPTER I

GENERAL

 

 

 

Trend of revenue receipts

1.1

1-4

 

Variations between Budget estimates and actuals

1.2

4

 

Analysis of collection

1.3

5

 

Cost of collection

1.4

5

 

Collection of sales tax per assessee

1.5

6

 

Analysis of arrears of revenue

1.6

6-7

 

Arrears in assessment

1.7

7

 

Evasion of tax

1.8

8

 

Write-off and waiver of revenue

1.9

8

 

Refunds

1.10

9

 

Results of audit

1.11

9

 

Failure of senior officials to enforce accountability and protect interest of Government

1.12

10-11

 

Departmental Audit Committee Meetings

1.13

11

 

Response of the Departments to Draft Audit Paragraphs

1.14

12

 

Follow-up on Audit Reports-summarised position

1.15

12-13

CHAPTER II

SALES TAX

 

 

 

Results of audit

2.1

15

 

Review: Schemes of Sales Tax Incentives for Industrial Units

2.2

16-28

 

Irregular settlement of disputes

2.3

29

 

Application of incorrect rate of tax

2.4

29-31

 

Short levy of tax due to misclassification of goods

2.5

31

 

Short levy due to grant of incorrect exemption

2.6

32-34

 

Non/short levy due to incorrect computation

2.7

34-35

 

Incorrect grant of set-off of tax

2.8

36

 

Non/short levy of turnover tax

2.9

36-37

 

Non-levy of tax under Section 5AA

2.10

37

 

Short levy of tax on Works Contracts

2.11

37-39

 

Short levy of tax due to arithmetical mistakes

2.12

39-40

 

Demands not taken to DCB Register

2.13

40

 

Non-forfeiture of excess tax collections

2.14

40-41

 

Non-remittance of sales tax collected

2.15

41

 

Short/Non-levy of tax and penalty

2.16

41-43

 

Short levy of tax on inter-State sales

2.17

43-44

CHAPTER III

STATE EXCISE DUTIES

 

 

 

Results of audit

3.1

45

 

Review: Licensing System of Indian Made Liquor Shops

3.2

46-51

 

Loss of revenue due to destruction of duty paid liquor

3.3

52

 

Short collection of Tree Tax

3.4

53

CHAPTER IV

LAND REVENUE

 

 

 

Results of audit

4.1

55

 

Non-realisation of market value of lands alienated

4.2

56

 

Non/short levy of water tax

4.3

56-57

 

Incorrect grant of remission of water tax

4.4

57-58

 

Non/short levy of road cess in command areas of irrigation projects

4.5

58-59

 

Non/short recovery of survey and establishment charges from local bodies

4.6

59

 

Non-realisation of lease amount

4.7

59-60

CHAPTER V

TAXES ON VEHICLES

 

 

 

Results of audit

5.1

61

 

Non-levy of Penalty

5.2

62

 

Non-collection of Tax

5.3

62

 

Non-levy/collection of compounding fee

5.4

63

CHAPTER VI

STAMP DUTY AND REGISTRATION FEES

 

 

 

Results of audit

6.1

65

 

Review: Exemptions, Remissions and Concessions of Stamp Duty and Registration Fee

6.2

66-75

 

Short levy of Stamp duty due to incorrect adoption of rate

6.3

75-77

 

Loss of revenue due to incorrect adjustment of stamp duty

6.4

77

 

Deficit stamp duty on lease deeds

6.5

77-78

 

Misclassification of 'Conveyances of Sale' as 'Releases'

6.6

78-79

 

Under-valuation of properties

6.7

79-80

CHAPTER VII

OTHER TAX AND NON-TAX RECEIPTS

 

 

 

Results of audit

7.1

81-82

 

REVENUE DEPARTMENT

 

 

 

Non/Short levy of interest

7.2

83

 

Rural Development Cess

7.3

83-84

 

MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

 

 

 

Non-payment of Royalty

7.4

85-86

 

INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT

 

 

 

Short levy of royalty on crude oil

7.5

86

 

Non-remittance of seigniorage fee

7.6

87