KARACHI: The Customs Court issued non-bailable warrants against absconders and directed Investigation Officer of Commissioner Inland Revenue, Zone-I to arrest and produce them before the court for next date of hearing, who were nomination in first information report (FIR) for involvement in mega tax fraud scam.
On 4 March during the hearing, investigation officer appeared before the court and informed the court that director (I&I-IR HQs) Islamabad investigated suppliers of M/s K. P Chemicals & Suppliers, which revealed that their suppliers were actually issuing fake invoices to each other. M/s K.P Chemicals claimed input tax invoices of M/s Hakimi Enterprises claimed input tax of Shah Enterprises.
As soon as this information reached in the regional tax office the refund claims of M/s K.P Chemicals & Suppliers immediately stopped and the sales tax registration was blacklisted since the date of registration.
He added that refund profile of the registered person revealed that Rs. 46, 459,492 was refund to the registered person against their claims of Rs. 75, 274,943.
The scrutiny of the suppliers of the registered person confirmed that registered person committed tax fraud as mentioned in definitions under section 2 (37) of the sales tax act, 1990 by getting refund on fake invoices.
Hence, registered person was found liable to pay the amount refunded to along with default under section 34 and 100% penalty under section 33 (13) of the sales tax act, 1990. After the hearing, court has taken charge sheet on court record.
