LAHORE: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) on Saturday postponed the hearing of a case filed by M/s Injection System (Private) Limited Lahore against the Regional Tax Office-I (RTO-I) Lahore until the next date.
FTO Advisor Mian Munawar Ghafoor heard the case in which the counsel for the appellant, Sabir Asif, argued that the RTO-I had failed to release the sales tax refund to the appellant during the last two years.
He said that the RTO collected excessive tax from the company during the last two years. The petitioner approached the officer concerned many times for issuance of the refunds but the RTO did not pay the refunds after the passage of a reasonable time.
Finally, the appellant decided to approach the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) seeking interference in this case. The counsel appealed the FTO advisor to direct the RTO to clear the refund claims.
The counsel further said that the delay in issuance of refunds put burden on the taxpayers, adding that the RTO should make audit of the cases and release the extra amount collected by it from the taxpayer.
On the other hand, counsel for RTO argued that the appellant has not submitted all record in the office on which basis it is claiming for refunds. If appellant provides accurate record, the RTO will issue the refunds if any after proper assessment, he added.
After hearing the arguments from both sides, Advisor Mian Munawar Ghafoor adjourned the case until next date for further hearing.
