140Act now
Attachment of bank account or recovery from a third party
A notice under section 140 is served on your bank or your debtor, requiring them to pay your money to the Commissioner instead of to you.
Income Tax Ordinance 2001Time you have
Immediate. Banks act on it the day they receive it.
If you ignore it
Your account stays frozen and the balance is transferred to the department, which can halt a business entirely.
Why you got it
Why this arrived
- A demand under a final order remained unpaid after a recovery notice
- No stay was obtained while an appeal was pending
What to do
What to do now
- Apply the same day for a stay from the Commissioner Appeals or the Tribunal
- Where the demand is disputed, seek release of the attachment on partial payment
- Get legal representation involved immediately, this is litigation, not correspondence
Documents
What to gather
- The attachment notice
- The underlying order and demand
- Appeal papers and any stay application already filed
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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