penalty and late fees for delay in fillin return of excise

[Mohit verma]

Sir

I got registration under excise on 25 June 2016, but after registration we don't menufeture any goods due to some labour problem and also not file any return till date

Please suggest what we do next under central excise

Ifmandatory to file return how much penalty and late fees I will to pay

AI Summary

Filing Central Excise Returns is mandatory even without production; late fees and penalties apply under Rule 12(6). An individual registered under central excise on June 25, 2016, but faced labor issues and did not manufacture goods or file returns. They inquired about the necessity of filing returns and potential penalties. A respondent clarified that filing a central excise return is mandatory even without production. Late fees are 100 per day, up to a maximum of 20,000, under Rule 12(6) of the Central Excise Rules, 2002. Additionally, a general penalty of 5,000 is applicable for contravening the rules. Another respondent agreed with this advice.