LAHORE: The Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) has summoned renowned DJ Butt for non-payment of taxes even after the Commissioner Appeals has settled the application for revision of taxes.
DJ Butt got fame when he provided sound system and lights to Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) months-long Islamabad sit-in in 2014. Butt was summoned to appear before the PRA on March 24. He was asked to attend the hearing of his case to Additional Commissioner Enforcement Shahzad Mehmood Gondal as the PRA had provided him the opportunity to plead his case.
However, in case of failing to appear for hearing the case of tax evasion against DJ Butt would be decided ex parte on the basis of the evidences available with the PRA.
Earlier, the PRA had served the tax notices on the DJ Butt when he appeared on the media and claimed that the PTI did not pay his dues of the services rendered to the party rallies and functions, including the Islamabad sit-in in the history of the country.
As per Punjab Sales Tax on Services Act 2012, DJ Butt is liable to pay 16 percent of revenue earned through his event management services. DJ Butt was served the notice regarding revenue earned from event management services during the period of August, 2014 to June, 2015.
According to that notice, DJ Butt is liable to pay Rs17.596 million to provincial exchequer on GST on services. Additionally, another Rs2,314,640 was imposed as default surcharge on it. Thus, the DJ Butt is liable to pay Rs19.911 million to the PRA.
