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LHC Declares FBR’s Tax Audit Notices Illegal...

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LAHORE / MULTAN : The Lahore High Court Multan Bench has declared the tax audit notices issued by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) illegal and annulled them.
In its judgment, the court observed that tax officers cannot issue arbitrary audit notices without following legal procedure.
The company had challenged the audit notices as arbitrary action taken without lawful balloting.

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LAHORE / MULTAN : The Lahore High Court Multan Bench has declared the tax audit notices issued by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) illegal and annulled them.

A Division Bench comprising Justice Jawad Hassan and Justice Abid Hussain Chattha issued a 17-page written judgment in Writ Petition No. 3582 of 2017.

The petition was filed by M/s JK Sugar Mills (Pvt.) Limited, formerly M/s Shamim and Company (Pvt.) Limited, against the Federation of Pakistan and others. The company through counsel Malik Ahsan Mahmood, ASC, had challenged the notices dated 03.03.2017 and 06.03.2017 issued by the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner Inland Revenue under Section 25 of the Sales Tax Act, 1990.

Originally published by Minute mirror on Oct 15, 2026 Read the full article at minutemirror.com.pk

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