Heading: DELAY IN ISSUANCE OF TAX REFUND FOR 2013-14: CTO INVOLVED IN JUSTICE MALADMINISTRATION: FTO - 2024-05-20
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Dr Asif Mahmood Jah in a landmark judgment has declared that Corporate Tax Office, Islamabad (CTO) is involved in maladministration of justice for delay in issuing tax refund for the tax years 2013 and 2014 and ordered the FBR to settle refund proceedings with compensation for the delay as per law.
It is reliably learnt that the orders have been issued by the FTO wherein it has been declared that the complainant/taxpayer is struggling hard to receive back his due refund for tax years 2013 & 2014 in a case where refundable amount has already been determined by CTO. The delay in issuing refund order is found unreasonable, unfair and arbitrary which constitutes maladministration in terms of section (2)(3)(i)(b) and (ii) of the FTO Ordinance, 2000 on the part of CTO.