Analysing the space and establishment rent expenditure reports of the three mobile operators, LTU-VAT found that the three did not pay a total of Tk23.18 crore of VAT. Assistant Commissioner of Taxes (ACT) Md Badruzzaman Munshi told Dhaka Tribune: “We have sent demand notes to the three mobile operators to pay the evaded tax. When contacted, the mobile operators’ authorities claimed that this is not evasion but a dispute between them and the NBR. Allegations against the mobile operators of evading VAT on rent of commercial space and establishment was also made on July 2011-June 2015. At that time Grameenphone, Robi, and Banglalink reportedly evaded VAT of Tk19.6 crore, Tk13.38 crore, and Tk34.4 crore respectively, said an NBR official.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 27, 2017 11:48 UTC