HC dedicated benches likely for tax cases
The government has taken a move for formation of two dedicated benches in the High Court Division in January to fast-track tax-related cases.
Initially, 600 tax-dodge cases will be placed at these two benches. Nasiruddin Ahmed, chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR), said the disposal of the cases would help the authorities collect a large amount of unpaid revenues.
“The government is trying to make the tax collection system more effective, so that it can increase revenue earnings," he said.
The two dedicated benches are likely to be formed after the winter vacation of the Supreme Court.
At present, around 18,000 NBR-related cases, involving around Tk 8,000 crore in revenues, are pending with the High Court.
The NBR chief also said the government is planning to introduce an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) to settle cases out of court.
ADR is an out-of-the-box legal framework that enables the authorities to resolve cases through mutual understanding and across the table negotiations.
“The government also considers introducing ADR to resolve tax evasion cases out of court. We will be able to enhance revenue collections promptly through this system,” said Ahmed.
In this system, both parties compromise on certain aspects to strike a balance.
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