ISLAMABAD: The Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR) has disposed of a case filed by M/s Pak Telecom Mobile Limited.
ATIR Account Member Dr Ghulam Mujtaba Bhatti heard the matter and referred it to the adjudication department for review of its announcement. This case was remanded back to the tribunal by the Islamabad High Court (IHC).
M/s Pak Telecom Mobile Limited had contested the show cause notices issued by the field offices of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).
According to details, M/s Pak Telecom Mobile Limited had challenged recovery of issued to it in head of outstanding income tax by the LTU, Islamabad. Pakistan Telecom Mobile Limited had submitted the department had issued the demand for the tax year 2013 in head of income tax under provisions of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001.
Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), officers of LTU including Commissioner Inland Revenue, Commissioner Inland Revenue (Appeals) and Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR) were made respondent in the case.
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 illegally. It also stated that due legal course was not followed by the department in issuing the order the tribunal.
