Author­ity says airlin­e is tax defaul­ter of Rs955 millio­nISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s second biggest airline – Shaheen Air International (SAI), has been allegedly involved in tax evasion and fraud worth billions of rupees and in this regard the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has registered an FIR against it. According to documents available with The Express Tribune, the airline is a tax defaulter of Rs955 million. The FBR authorities revealed that the departments running under it were initiating swift action against tax evaders throughout the country and recoveries were being made in this regard. Shaheen Air looks to spread its wings againThe FBR officials said that action was also being taken against tax defaulters found with dues during audit and in this regard tax demand orders were also being issued. The authority stressed that all the LTUs and Regional Tax Offices (RTOs), including Directorate General Intelligence and Investigation and Inland Revenue, were united against tax evasion.

Source: The Express Tribune April 13, 2019 15:45 UTC