Paying ST without any adjudication proceedings: FBR officials accused of pressuring ST registrants

Paying ST without any adjudication proceedings: FBR officials accused of pressuring ST registrants

ISLAMABAD: Field formations of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) have adopted an ‘illegal’ technique to pressurise sales tax registered persons to pay sales tax without any adjudication proceedings and without due process of law. This is contrary to the binding principle laid down by the Supreme Court of Pakistan whereby any proceeding of tax fraud ought to be initiated only after assessment of tax under section 11 of the Sales Tax Act, 1990, a…