ISLAMABAD: A bench of the Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR) reserved a decision on a tax matter filed by M/s Pak Telecom Mobile Limited and adjourned hearing on another matter filed by M/s Huawei Technologies.
ATIR Accounts Member Dr Ghulam Mujtaba Bhatti heard the cases.
M/s Pak Telecom Mobile Limited had contested the show cause notices issued by the field offices of the Federal Board of Revenue.
According to details, M/s Pak Telecom Mobile Limited had challenged the recovery of income tax by the LTU Islamabad.
The Pakistan Telecom Mobile Limited had submitted that the department had issued demand for the tax year 2013 in head of income tax under the provisions of Income Tax Ordinance-2001.
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), officers of LTU including Commissioner Inland Revenue, Commissioner Inland Revenue (Appeals) and Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR), were made respondents in the case.
The Pakistan Telecom Mobile Limited prayed that the assessment order issued by the LTU officer was illegal, unlawful and without legal grounds.
The appellant had submitted before the court that the impugned order was issued with 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.
However the court again remanded back the cases for detailed decision or rehearing when appellant’s approached the apex courts against the announcements made the by tribunals.
The bench had adjourned hearing of the matter last week. This case was remanded back by the Islamabad High Court (IHC). Both appellants had challenged different show cause notices issued by the board’s field offices during the recent months.
