Tax Non-Filing Waivers & Amnesty Facilities — Finance Bill 2083
A complete, colour-coded reference to every waiver, amnesty and non-filing facility introduced under Nepal’s Finance Bill 2083 — covering Income Tax, VAT, Excise Duty, Business Registration and Customs Duty. Click any section below to expand the details.
The Finance Bill 2083 opens a wide one-time amnesty window for taxpayers with outstanding liabilities, unfiled returns, or dormant/unregistered tax accounts. Most facilities require voluntary action — filing a pending return, obtaining a PAN, or paying the principal tax/duty — in exchange for a full or partial waiver of interest, fees, additional charges, and penalties. Almost every facility takes effect from Jestha 15, 2083 and carries a firm cut-off date — missing it generally means losing the waiver and reverting to normal enforcement.
Master Deadline Tracker
Sorted by cut-off date — use this to flag urgent client action items first.
| Deadline | Category | Section | Action Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashoj-end 2083 | Business Registration | 48 | File FY 2082/83 returns & dues for dormant/noncompliant companies to reinstate or deregister and wipe out past dues. |
| Ashoj-end 2083 | Excise Duty | 43(2) | Pay the current renewal fee to reinstate a lapsed excise licence. |
| Mangsir-end 2083 | Income Tax | 47 | PAN + returns (FY 2079/80–2082/83) + tax + 1% top-up, for UN/INGO/diplomatic-mission employees. |
| Mangsir-end 2083 | Customs Duty | 36 | Shipping lines apply to reclaim long-held containers fee-free. |
| Mangsir-end 2083 | Customs Duty | 51 | Bonded-warehouse/passbook industries export pending finished goods to release bank guarantee or cash deposit. |
| Mangsir-end 2083 | Cross-Cutting | 49(1)–(2) | Pay outstanding fee/charge/tax under any annual Finance Act + 1%; casino licence regularisation is separate under 49(3). |
| Poush-end 2083 | Income Tax | 30(2), 40(1)–(3) | PAN registration, return filing and/or tax payment for unregistered or dormant taxpayers. |
| Poush-end 2083 | Income Tax | 37, 38 | Community schools/health institutions & non-profit associations file the FY 2082/83 return. |
| Poush-end 2083 | VAT | 41(1)–(2) | Deposit uncollected/undeposited VAT + 1% and file returns up to Chaitra 2082. |
| Poush-end 2083 | Excise Duty | 32, 33, 43(1) | Destroy expired goods/damaged tickets; file the Section 10A return and pay excise + 1%. |
| Poush-end 2083 | Cross-Cutting | 44, 45(1), 46, 50 | Clear filed-return dues or assessment dues, or withdraw sub-judice/Revenue-Leakage cases, each + 1% top-up. |
| Poush-end 2083 | Customs Duty | 52 | Transfer diplomatic/duty-privilege vehicles to the Government of Nepal. |
| No fixed deadline | VAT | 31(1), 42 | Automatic waiver — gold/diamond luxury fee & VAT (pre-Bhadau 2, 2082), and paneer VAT — no filing needed. |
1. Income Tax
Section 30(2) — Old Act assessees with no PAN Poush-end 2083
Persons assessed under the old Income Tax Act, 2031 with dues outstanding, who never obtained a PAN and have no income-generating activity.
Concerned office may write off the outstanding assessment entirely.
Section 37 — Universities, missions & community institutions Poush-end 2083 (schools/institutions)
Universities, diplomatic missions, development partners, non-resident investors (PAN or no PAN); community schools & community health institutions.
Universities/diplomatic bodies/development partners/non-resident persons: no return filing or tax payment needed up to FY 2082/83 (advance tax already withheld at source excepted). Community schools & health institutions: file FY 2082/83 return + pay tax due; prior-year returns, tax, interest & fees fully waived.
Section 38 — Non-profit associations Poush-end 2083
Non-profit associations registered under the Associations Registration Act, 2034 (residual assets revert to GoN on dissolution), whether or not tax-exempt.
Tax, interest & fees on donations/contributions/gifts received up to FY 2082/83 waived on filing the FY 2082/83 return. If donations are the only income, no return filing needed at all.
Section 40(1) — Never-registered taxpayers Poush-end 2083
Persons who historically earned taxable income without ever obtaining a PAN and never paid income tax.
Obtain PAN, file returns for FY 2079/80–2082/83, pay tax due — fees & interest waived; no filing/payment required for earlier years.
Section 40(2) — Dormant PAN holders Poush-end 2083
Existing PAN holders with no income/business activity who have not filed returns for FY 2081/82 or earlier.
File FY 2082/83 return + pay tax, then either deregister or resume business — no filing needed for earlier years. Non-filers by the deadline face automatic PAN cancellation.
Section 40(3) — PAN holders with outstanding tax Poush-end 2083
PAN holders with income earned but tax/returns outstanding.
Pay outstanding tax + 1% top-up and file the return — fees & interest waived.
Section 47 — UN/INGO/diplomatic mission staff Mangsir-end 2083
Resident/Nepali staff of the UN, its subordinate bodies, other recognised international organisations, or foreign diplomatic missions (not covered by Vienna Convention exemption) who received remuneration but never filed/paid tax.
Obtain PAN, file returns & pay tax for FY 2079/80–2082/83 + 1% top-up — interest & fees waived; no action needed for earlier years.
Section 28 — Foreign-aid project contractors No filing deadline specified
Non-resident construction/service-provider persons on Government-of-Nepal foreign-aid-funded projects (registered as a branch/PE in Nepal), where the aid agreement or Cabinet-approved implementation letter exempts the income.
Income tax fully exempted for FY 2082/83 and prior years, including the tax otherwise chargeable under Schedule-1, Section 2(6) of the Income Tax Act.
Sections 44, 45(1), 46(1)-(3) and 50 also cover outstanding Income Tax dues from filed returns, departmental assessments, sub-judice cases, and Revenue Leakage Act prosecutions — see the Cross-Cutting section below.
2. Value Added Tax (VAT)
Section 31(1) — Gold, diamond & gem sellers Automatic — no deadline
Sellers who, before Bhadau 2, 2082, did not collect the luxury fee on gold/gold ornaments or VAT on diamonds, jewels, gems and stones.
Luxury fee and VAT automatically waived — no return or disclosure required at all.
Section 31(2) — Gold/silver ornament manufacturers No filing deadline specified
Persons in the gold/silver ornament and vessel/idol manufacturing & repair business (FY 2082/83 or earlier) who were required to collect VAT but did not.
Uncollected VAT plus interest, additional fees and penalties fully waived; no tax return required for that VAT.
Section 39 — Insurance agents No filing deadline specified
Insurance agents who did not collect VAT on their agency business in FY 2082/83 or earlier.
Applicable VAT, interest, additional fees and penalties waived; no return filing required.
Section 41(1) — Collected-but-not-deposited VAT Poush-end 2083
VAT-registered persons who conducted taxable transactions but neither collected nor deposited VAT.
Deposit the VAT due + 1% top-up and file returns up to Chaitra 2082 — interest, additional fees & penalty waived.
Section 41(2) — Collected but never filed Poush-end 2083
VAT-registered persons who collected VAT but never filed returns.
File returns up to Chaitra 2082 and deposit the tax + 1% top-up — interest, additional fees & penalty waived.
Section 42 — Paneer (cheese) sellers Automatic — no deadline
Persons who sold milk-based paneer (cheese) in the past without collecting VAT.
All such uncollected VAT is waived outright by the Bill itself.
Section 26 — GenZ-movement affected businesses Per VAT Rules 39A(1)(a) timeline
Industries/traders/establishments (GenZ-movement affected) that lost uninsured business inventory, reported via an on-site loss report (sarjamin muchulka) to the Inland Revenue Office in time.
Cost of lost inventory deductible as an expense (Sec. 15, Income Tax Act) and VAT already paid on such goods deductible (Sec. 17, VAT Act) for FY 2082/83.
Sections 44, 45(1), 46(1)-(3) also waive VAT interest/fees/penalty tied to filed-but-unpaid returns, departmental assessments and sub-judice VAT cases — see Cross-Cutting section.
3. Excise Duty
Section 30(1) — Legacy tax dues No filing deadline specified
Persons with dues outstanding under the old Excise Duty Act, 2015, and legacy hotel tax, entertainment tax, contract tax or sales tax (all since replaced by the VAT Act, 2052).
Entire outstanding legacy amount waived.
Section 32 — Expired/unusable goods Poush-end 2083
Industrial units holding expired or unusable raw material/finished/semi-finished goods (excisable or not) at their premises.
Goods may be destroyed on-site (muchulka) — with no excise-duty refund claim — witnessed by District Administration, District Treasury Controller & local Chamber representatives, coordinated by the Inland Revenue Office; reusable goods may instead be recorded and permitted for reuse.
Section 33 — Fire/GenZ-damaged excise tickets No separate deadline
Holders of excise-duty tickets fully or partly destroyed by fire during the GenZ movement, or otherwise unusable.
Tickets may be destroyed and written off after reconciliation and an on-site report, witnessed by District Administration & District Treasury Controller representatives.
Section 43(1) — Uncollected excise duty Poush-end 2083
Persons (licensed or not) who dealt in excisable goods but never collected excise duty.
File the Section 10A return, pay the excise amount + 1% top-up — late fee & penalty waived.
Section 43(2) — Lapsed licence renewal Ashoj-end 2083
Excise licensees who did not renew their licence on time but wish to continue business.
Pay the current year’s renewal fee — renewal fee & penalty for all remaining lapsed years waived. Licences not renewed within the window are automatically cancelled.
Sections 44, 45(1), 46(1)-(3) and 50 also cover Excise Duty dues from filed returns, departmental assessments, and sub-judice/Revenue-Leakage cases — see Cross-Cutting section.
4. Business Registration — Companies Act, 2063
Section 48 — Non-filing / non-renewal companies Ashoj-end 2083
Companies registered under the Companies Act, 2063 that have not filed annual returns, renewed registration, or paid tax/fees/charges/interest/penalty within the legally prescribed time — whether they wish to continue operating or to deregister.
File FY 2082/83 statutory returns and pay the FY 2082/83 tax/fees/charges only — all tax, fees, charges, interest and penalty due for periods before that are fully waived.
Section 49(1)-(3) offers a parallel, broader waiver for any fee/charge/tax leviable under an annual Finance Act (not registration-specific), including a one-time casino licence regularisation — deadline Mangsir-end 2083.
5. Customs Duty
Section 27(1) — GenZ-damaged businesses (replacement imports) No filing deadline specified
GenZ-movement-affected industries/trades/establishments whose buildings, furniture, machinery & equipment were damaged by arson or vandalism, importing replacement goods (confirmed by an insurance surveyor’s report).
50% exemption on customs duty and excise duty applicable to the import of such replacement goods.
Section 27(2) — Star hotels, repeat exemption No filing deadline specified
Star hotels that already used the one-time customs exemption under Schedule-4, Sec. 6(3)(f) of the Customs Duty Act, 2081, and were subsequently damaged in the GenZ movement.
The same customs exemption may be availed a second time for genuine restoration/operation needs, provided no double benefit results (insurance-surveyor-verified).
Section 29(1)&(2) — NEA hydropower projects No filing deadline specified
NEA hydropower generation/transmission/distribution projects funded under EIB or AIIB foreign-aid agreements silent on tax, or requiring the borrower to bear tax.
Only 1% customs duty levied on imports under an approved master list (cleared by a gazetted officer & the Department of Customs); the balance of all tax/charges/fees/duty is treated as Government of Nepal’s share investment in NEA and waived.
Section 35(1) — Fuel importers No filing deadline specified
Importers of motor-spirit petrol, kerosene and high-speed diesel (specified HS codes).
50% exemption on the applicable customs duty rate.
Section 36 — Shipping lines, long-held containers Mangsir-end 2083
Domestic or foreign shipping companies whose containers have stayed long in customs premises (confiscated or not).
Containers released without any fee or demurrage, on application.
Section 51 — Bonded-warehouse / passbook industries Mangsir-end 2083
Bonded-warehouse-licensed industries (bank-guarantee facility) or passbook-facility industries that imported raw material, manufactured finished goods, but missed the legal export deadline.
Export the finished goods, realise foreign-currency proceeds, and apply with documentary proof — bank guarantee released / cash deposit refunded. Export must occur within Mangsir 2083.
Section 52 — Diplomatic vehicle transfer Poush-end 2083
Foreign missions/donor agencies transferring a diplomatic/duty-privilege vehicle (under 10 years old) to any Government of Nepal body.
Full waiver of customs duty, VAT, excise duty and road-construction fee on the vehicle transferred.
⚠ Section 35(2) is a new levy, not a concession: a 10% green tax now applies on import of petrol and diesel notwithstanding anything else in the Act — flag this to clients as an added cost, not a relief.
6. Cross-Cutting Waivers
Section 44 — Filed returns, tax still owed Poush-end 2083
Persons who filed VAT, Income Tax & Excise returns but still owe tax as of Jestha 15, 2083 (excludes telecom service businesses).
Pay the outstanding tax + 1% top-up — fees, additional charges, penalty, interest & late fees waived.
Section 45(1) — Departmental assessment dues Poush-end 2083
Persons with a departmental tax/amended-tax/excise assessment (by IRD or subordinate office) up to Jestha 15, 2083, with dues still payable (excludes telecom).
Pay the assessed dues + 1% top-up — fees, additional charges, penalty & remaining interest/late fees waived.
Section 46(1) — Cases under administrative review Poush-end 2083
Taxpayers contesting a VAT/Income Tax/Excise assessment via administrative review at IRD or any judicial body (excludes telecom).
Withdraw the case, pay the assessed amount + 1% top-up — fees, additional charges, penalty, interest & late fees waived.
Section 46(2) — Supreme Court appeal stage Poush-end 2083
Taxpayers whose case has reached Supreme Court appeal/review stage (excludes telecom).
Deposit the disputed amount + 1% top-up and apply — same waivers as above.
Section 46(3) — Pending reassessment Poush-end 2083
Taxpayers whose reassessment is still pending at the concerned office, with no Supreme Court leave obtained (excludes telecom).
Deposit the disputed amount + 1% top-up and apply — same waivers as above.
Section 49(1) — Any Finance Act fee/charge/tax Mangsir-end 2083
Any person liable for a fee/charge/tax under any annual Finance Act who under-paid, did not pay, or did not file a required return.
Pay the outstanding amount + 1% top-up and file the return — penalty, interest & fees waived.
Section 49(2) — Assessed or court-pending Finance Act dues Mangsir-end 2083
Persons under 49(1) whose dues have already been assessed, or whose case is pending in court/judicial body.
Withdraw the case and deposit the assessed amount + 1% top-up — penalty, interest & fees waived.
Section 50 — Revenue Leakage Act cases Poush-end 2083
Income tax & VAT cases pending in court under the Revenue Leakage (Investigation & Control) Act, 2052.
Deposit the assessed claim (bigo) + 1% top-up and apply — Government of Nepal may waive the penalty and withdraw the case.
Points to Flag with Clients
- All facilities above are effective from Jestha 15, 2083 unless stated otherwise; the 1% top-up (where applicable) is calculated on the principal tax/duty/claim amount, not on interest or penalty.
- Telecommunication service providers are expressly excluded from the cross-cutting waivers under Sections 45 and 46.
- Where a deadline has already lapsed or is imminent, act immediately — most facilities are one-time and non-extendable on current drafting.
- This note is a filing/compliance-waiver summary only. It excludes statutory audit, formal tax assessment representation, and litigation support, which Nexus Advisory quotes separately.
