ISLAMABAD: A single bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) will hear a tax matter on Tuesday (today) filed by M/s Pakistan Mobile Communication Limited challenging show cause notices issued by the Large Taxpayers Unit, Islamabad.
M/s Pakistan Mobile Communication Limited had been issued the notices under provisions of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 stating reassessing the given discount and sales commission. The company had availed a discount of Rs 3,074,034,181 and sales commission of Rs 5,860,053,946. A single bench of the IHC comprising Justice Aamer Farooq would heard the case.
M/s Pakistan Mobile Communication Limited has challenged show cause notice, dated June 14, 2016 for the tax year-2010.
Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), officers of LTU including Commissioner Inland Revenue, Deputy Commissioner Inland Revenue and Commissioner Inland Revenue (Appeals) were made respondent in the case.
M/s Pakistan Mobile Communication Limited had prayed the court to direct LTU not to recover the said amount and abstain from any coercive action in this regard. The appellant had also sought from court to nullify the LTU order carrying the claim about outstanding tax amount.
M/s Pakistan Mobile Communication Limited had prayed the court operation of the impugned order issued by the tax authority may kindly be suspended till the decision of appeal pending before the LTU.
M/s Pakistan Mobile Communication Limited submitted before the court that the impugned order was issued under mala fide intentions and had no legal standing or authority and the court may decide on relief which it deemed appropriate in this regard. It also stated that due legal course was not followed by the department in issuing the order.
The appellant had also mentioned that departmental obligations were not met amid processing the notice of recovery demand while later the adjudication did not addressed grievances of the appellant too.
