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Riaz Ahmad, Saqib, Gohar & Co. Chartered Accountants is pleased to present herewith memorandum on the amendments introduced through the recently promulgated Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 2024 (hereinafter referred to as “The Amendment Act”. This document aims to provide an update with respect to the changes in the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 (the Ordinance), Sales Tax Act, 1990, and Federal Excise Act, 2005 through the above referred legislation. #taxation #FBR #IRS #SalesTax #VAT #CorporateLaws #internationaltaxation #FBR #SECP #Pakistan

The Tax Laws Amendment Act, 2024 (“Act”) was assented into law by the President on 11 December 2024. The Act amends various Laws which include: the Income Tax Act, CAP. 470 (“ITA”), Value Added Tax Act, CAP. 476 (“VAT Act”), Excise Duty Act, CAP. 472 and the Miscellaneous Fees and Levies Act CAP. 469C (“MFLA”). In this Alert, we provide an analysis of the key changes introduced by the Act. The effective date of these changes is 27 December 2024, unless specified otherwise in the sections herein. Read more here: https://ow.ly/ZIAu50UAXbG #KenyaTax #TaxAmendments #DigitalTaxes

FBR has uploaded the updated versions of - Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 - Sales Tax Act, 1990 - Federal Excise Act, 2005 #TaxUpdate #taxupdates2024 #taxplanning #taxservices #incometax #TY2024 #taxconsulting #TaxConsultingServices #taxprofessional #taxadvice #taxadvisory #taxadvisoryservices #taxconsultant #fawassociates FAW Associates

Jurisdiction for tax notice under GST law: Conflicting HC views lead to Larger Bench reference.: The High Court held that the petitioner failed to establish lack of jurisdiction for issuance of the show cause notice (SCN) by the State Tax Authority, despite the absence of a notification u/s 6(1) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. The Court opined that a notification is required only when restrictions or conditions are to be imposed on the exercise of power by officers appointed under the State Goods and Services Tax Act. However, considering the contrary view expressed by the Madras High Court in Tvl. Vardhan Infrastructure, the matter was referred to a Division Bench for an authoritative pronouncement. http://dlvr.it/TGY3yC #TaxJurisdiction #GST #ShowCauseNotice #HighCourt #DivisionBench

The Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 2024 [the Bill] has been proposed to the National Assembly with the intention of making changes in the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001, the Sales Tax Act, 1990 and the Federal Excise Act, 2005 that intend to curb certain economic transactions by persons not registered for tax. However, some key new sections proposed will not be applicable until these are notified by the board. This step appears to nudge businesses for proper tax registration. The implementation will remain a challenge due to lack of consistency and clarity. #kpmginpakistan #taxlaws #tax #kpmg

Validity of Service of notice u/s 74(5) instead of u/s 74(1) of CGST / UPGST Act, 2017 - Non-payment of Tax / GST - The High Court observed that while a notice was issued to the petitioner under Section 74(5) of the Act on June 4, 2021, asserting tax liability, the procedure mandated by Section 74(7) of the Act, which requires issuance of a show cause notice under Section 74(1) upon non-payment of tax, was not followed. Given the failure to issue a proper show cause notice to the petitioner, the court concluded that the impugned orders lacked a legal basis. http://dlvr.it/T651wy #GST #Highlights #TaxLaws #TaxTMI

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The Tax Procedures (Amendment) Act has introduced a notable amendment to Section 42A(4C) of the Tax Procedures Act,2015 in respect of the due date for remission of Withholding VAT to the Commissioner. The Act has now deemed a taxpayer to have committed an offense if the Withheld tax is not remitted to the Commissioner by the 5th day of the following month. This however has brought about its own set of challenges as explained below. Jeff Kiraguri #TaxProceduresAct #TaxAmendment #WithholdingVAT #TaxCompliance #TaxLaw #TaxOffense #VATRemission #TaxpayerResponsibilities #TaxProcedures #VATRegulations #TaxLegislation

The Honourable Bombay High Court recently stated: “By way of interim relief, the Central Board of Direct Taxes is hereby directed to forthwith issue the requisite notification under Section 119 of the Act, extending the due date for e-filing income-tax returns.” This order was issued in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by The Chamber of Tax Consultants, which highlighted the denial of the Section 87A tax rebate when filing income-tax returns through the utility, despite taxpayers being eligible. #taxation, #IT, #INCOMETAX

Transactions made prior to 2008 Service Tax Rules Amendment not Liable to Rule 6 Retrospectively: CESTAT [Read Order] #transactions #cestat #servicetax #cestat #taxscan #taxnews Read More: https://lnkd.in/gyP_4amd