ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued notice to an anchorperson in an alleged income tax evasion case. The IHC has issued an order (I.T.R No.06 of 2025) Commissioner Inland Revenue Vs anchorperson. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has filed an income tax reference application challenging the Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue’s decision to annul an assessment order against the female anchorperson. The FBR contends that she misclassified her income under the Final Tax Regime (FTR) instead of the Minimum Tax Regime (MTR), thereby evading her actual tax liability. According to the FBR, the anchorperson declared receipts amounting to Rs 33.34 million in her tax return for the tax year 2017 and claimed tax deductions at 10% under the FTR. However, through an assessment order dated 05.06.2023, the Additional Commissioner Inland Revenue reclassified the receipts under the MTR, raising a tax demand of Rs 7.53 million. This assessment order was upheld by the Commissioner Inland Revenue (Appeals) on 11.12.2023. However, the Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR) overturned both orders on 31.10.2024, concluding that the receipts could not be treated as income for tax purposes and annulling the tax demand. Advocate Osama Shahid pleaded the FBR’s case before a division bench of the IHC, comprising Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Inaam Ameen Minhas. He argued that the ATIR failed to consider key aspects of the case. Specifically, the FBR’s counsel asserted that her…