Law: Income Tax Rules, 2002

Section: R.44(4)

Law: Income Tax Rules, 2002

Section: R.44(4)

Law: Income Tax Ordinance, 2001

Section: 161,205

Income Tax Rules, 2002-------R. 44(4)---Income Tax Ordinance (XLIX of 2001) Ss. 161 & 205---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199---Constitutional petition---Furnishing of annual statement of tax collected or deducted---Petitioner/taxpayer impugned notice under R. 44(4) of the Income Tax Rules, 2002 requiring him to furnish a reconciliation statement---Contention of the petitioner was that said notice was illegal and that the petitioner had already given all necessary record and information along with his tax return, and that the same was tantamount to proceedings under S. 161 of the Income Tax Ordinance 2001---Held, that the petitioner/taxpayer had only been asked to furnish required information and at such stage, contention that the same were proceedings under S. 161 of the Income Tax Ordinance 2001, was incorrect---No determination for the purposes of S. 161 of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 had been made and even otherwise, a perusal of the notice showed that petitioner had been asked to submit reconciliation of all payments mentioned in the annual statement along with payments made against trading and profit and loss account mentioned in income tax return and audited accounts; and the Department had clearly stipulated different heads on which information was sought and amounts paid in terms thereof; and as such no illegality was made out----Constitutional petition, being not maintainable, was dismissed. ORDER MRS. AYESHA A. MALIK, J.---Through this petition, the petitioner has impugned a notice issued under Rule 44(4) of the Income Tax Rules, 2002 (2002 Rules). 2. The case of the petitioner is that the said rule is read with sections 161/205 of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 (2001 Ordinance) hence the proceedings are illegal and contrary to law. Learned counsel argued that the petitioner has given all the necessary record and information to the respondents along with his return, therefore, there is no justification in issuance of show-cause notice to the petitioner under Rule 44(4) of the 2002 Rules. 3. Learned counsel for the respondents has raised a preliminary objection and states that the instant petition is not maintainable as no proceedings under…

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