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Lahore High Court 2023 Income Tax Ordinance (XLIX of 2001)

2023 PTD 1120

Tax years
SERVICE GLOBAL FOOTWEAR LIMITED and another
Appellant
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FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN and others
Respondent

Case Laws / Head Notes / Paras

Tax year---Types---Special tax year---Scope---There are two types of tax years; one is normal tax year while the other is special tax year---Period of both of tax years in terms of S. 74 of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 is twelve months---Availing special tax year under S.74(3) of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001, is subject to applying in writing to the Commissioner to use a twelve months period other than normal tax years---Such permission is further subject to S. 74(5) of Income Tax Ordinance 2001---Availing any special tax year for payment, tax liability is just to accommodate that category of taxpayers and not for the purpose to evade payment of income tax due in a normal tax year.