138Act now
Recovery of tax from the taxpayer
A notice under section 138 is a recovery notice requiring you to pay an outstanding demand, and it is the step immediately before coercive recovery.
Income Tax Ordinance 2001Time you have
The date stated in the notice, often very short.
If you ignore it
The Commissioner can attach your bank accounts under section 140, require your debtors to pay him instead of you, and in serious cases attach and sell property.
Why you got it
Why this arrived
- An assessment or penalty order created a demand that remains unpaid
- An appeal was decided against you and the demand revived
What to do
What to do now
- Establish immediately whether an appeal is pending and apply for a stay
- Where the demand is correct, negotiate an instalment arrangement in writing
- Do not wait, once accounts are attached the position is much harder
Documents
What to gather
- The recovery notice
- The order that created the demand
- Appeal filing acknowledgement, if an appeal exists
Send us the notice before the deadline
Photograph every page and send it on WhatsApp. We read it the same day and tell you the real exposure, not the worst case. Our principal is a licensed Income Tax Practitioner and can be authorised on your IRIS account to reply and appear for you.
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