LAHORE: Collector Customs Adjudication Ambreen Ahmed Tarar has issued a show cause notice to owner of M/s Haji & Company for evading tax amount. Collector directed the owner to appear in person tomorrow.
According to the details, M/s Haji Muhammad Shabbir Chaudhary & Company (NTN 3781437) imported 38 consignments of potatoes. The importer had deliberately claimed the benefits of SRO 549/(I)/2008 and willfully avoided to pay sales tax @17%. During the scrutiny of import data of above said reporter it was revealed that the importer with the connivance of clearing agent deliberately deprived the government of its legitimate revenue of Rs8,143,998/- (on account of sales tax Rs6,92,398).
Collector directed M/s Haji Muhammad Shabbir Ch. Nazir & Company Ravi Link Road Lahore and their clearing agent M/s Maqsood Brothers to appear in person for hearing at 29.8.2017 at 11 a.m. in the office of Collector Adjudication, Custom House Nabha Road, Lahore.
