Taxation

HDLC has an enormous experience under the Tax laws which includes all the taxation domain and has represented our clients before the Supreme Court, High Court, Tribunals, and as well as appellate level of departmental stages. The major work done by the us includes:

• Challenged the constitutional validity of Gas Infrastructure Development Cess Ordinance 2014 and successfully obtained the stay order from the Lahore High Court, Lahore, wherein, the court restrained the officials of SNGPL from collecting PKR 2,292,627, 123/- as GIDC cess.
• Advised various corporate clients, having registered office in Sindh, regarding notices issued by Punjab Revenue Authority (“PRA”) on issues relating to the compulsory enrolment/registration with PRA.
• Being the sole legal advisor of Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, I have advised the Association and its members regarding various tax related issue pertaining to Pharmaceutical Sector in Pakistan. I have successfully challenged the jurisdiction of Sindh Revenue Board, before High Court of Sindh at Karachi, to levy and collect tax on services for toll manufacturing of drugs under Sindh Sales tax on services Act 2011.
• Challenged the levy of Luxury House Tax under Punjab Finance Act 2014 before Honourable Lahore High Court, Lahore on behalf of various clients.
• Successfully challenged the action of FBR regarding initiation of the criminal prosecution under Section 37-A and 37-B of Sales Tax Act, 1990, without assessing the tax liability of the petitioner.
• Challenged the constitutionality and legality of the Federal Excise Duty and Sales Tax on Production Capacity (Aerated Water) Rules, 2013.
• Challenged the demand of input tax, by Collector of Customs, Sales Tax & Central Excise on consumable stores and machinery tools. Consumable stores and machinery tools being ‘stock in trade” were exempted under SRO 1053(I)/1993.
• Defended several taxpayers in appeals filed by Collector of Sales Tax & Central Excise, Lahore for alleged evasion of Central Excise Duty.
• Represented various corporate clients before Commissioner Appeal and Appellate Tribunals.
• Being sole legal advisor of Lahore Cantonment Board, the firm has;
• Been engaged by Ministry of Defense to draft fiscal statutes regarding levy of taxes on immovable properties situated within the territorial limits of Cantonment Boards.
• Advised the Ministry of Defense to formulate standard policy regarding the determination of “annual value” of properties as envisaged under Section 64 of the Cantonment Act 1924 (the “Act”).

Also, Advised the Ministry of Defense and proposed the legal changes required in the Chapter V, regarding “Taxation”, of the Cantonments Act 1924.