LAHORE: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has postponed the hearing of a case filed by Nasir Jamil and Company against the Regional Tax Office-II (RTO-II) Lahore until the next date.
FTO Consultant Tariq Yousaf heard the case FTO/LHR/0000111/2017 of Nasir Jamil and Company in which counsel for the appellant argued that the RTO has not released the refund to the appellant since two years.
He said the RTO has been collecting excessive tax from the company for the last three years. The company approached the officer concerned many times for release of refund but the department did not addressed the issue after the lapse of reasonable time.
Finally the appellant decided to approach the FTO for intervention in this case. The counsel appealed the FTO advisor to direct the RTO-II to clear the refund claims.
The counsel further said that the delay in release of refund puts the burden on the taxpayers, adding that the RTO should audit 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 the record in the office on which basis he is claiming refund. If the appellant provides an accurate record, the RTO will release the refund, if any, after a proper assessment, he added.
After hearing the arguments from both sides, the FTO adjourned the case of Nasir Jamil and Company until the next date for further hearing and directed the parties to appear on the said date to present arguments in the case.
