00:00The Kuala Lumpur High Court on Thursday granted Datuk Seri Mukhris Mahathir leave to challenge
00:10notices issued by the Inland Revenue Board over additional tax arrears exceeding 5.2
00:16million ringgit.
00:17Justice Amarjeet Singh said there are issues that need to be addressed in the judicial
00:22review application.
00:24He has set April 16 to hear the application on its merits.
00:28The judge also allowed Mukhris' request to stay the payment of the tax arrears until
00:33the April 16 hearing date.
00:36In his application, Mukhris named the LHDN Director-General or CEO, Finance Minister
00:42and the Government as the first, second and third respondents respectively.
00:48He seeks a court order to quash the first respondent's additional tax assessment notice
00:53for 2017, 2018 and 2019 on the grounds that the action was illegal and unreasonable.
01:01He is also seeking general and exemplary damages against the respondents.
01:05The case is fixed for case management on January 7.
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