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Tax Litigation

Q: Can penalties be reduced?

Frequently. Where the default arises from a bona fide interpretation and the tax is paid, penalty and default surcharge are commonly set aside or reduced on appeal.

We conduct contested revenue matters from the first appeal upward — before the Commissioner (Appeals) and the Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue, on reference to the High Courts, and in the recovery proceedings that run alongside them.

Scope of services

Tax Litigation at this firm covers the following. Where a matter spans more than one of them — as most do — it stays with a single advocate rather than being split.

01Appeals
02References
03Tribunal Representation
04Recovery Proceedings

Common questions

Can recovery be stopped while an appeal is pending?

Often. A stay application is moved with the appeal, and where accounts have already been attached a writ petition is the faster route to release.

Can penalties be reduced?