KARACHI: The Directorate of Customs Post Clearance Audit detected duties and tax evasion of Rs 11.57 million by M/s Salman Computer System, it is learnt here.
Sources told Customs Today on Friday that M/s Salman Computer System imported a consignment of commercial printers and laptop boards and its parts, and got it cleared from the PICT Karachi vide GDs on 12, December 2017, by paying customs duty at 8 percent after claiming the benefit of the SRO 569/2007.
However, the subject items were correctly classifiable under the PCT 6548.3701 attracting customs duty at 12 percent and income tax at 10 percent, thus, by way of mis-declaration of classification, the company evaded/short-paid Rs 11.57 million. In the month of December 2017, the goods were cleared by Appraiser Murtaza A. Khan.
Sources said that the importer violated the provisions of Section 41 (6-A) of the Customs Act-1969, Section 23 read with Section 27 of the Sales Tax Act-1990 and Section 22 of Income Tax Ordinance 2001 punishable under clauses (144) of Section 254(6) of the Customs Act-1969, Section 87 of the Sales Tax Act-1990 and Section 24 of Income Tax Ordinance 2001 and Section 2-B of the Sales Tax Act-1990 read with chapter M of the Sales Tax Special Procedure Rules 2007 (Special procedures for payment of sales tax by the importers) and under relevant provisions of Income Tax Ordinance 2001.
