Six cricketers including Misbah-ul-Haq, Salman Butt under income tax microscope

Wahab Riaz, Imran Nazir, Imran Farhat issued notices to file returns as FBR investigates assets of cricketers.


Express November 07, 2011

The Federal Board of Revenue has started investigating the assets of six cricket players including current skipper Misbah-ul-Haq and former skipper Salman Butt.

Skipper Misbah-ul-Haq, was found out to be a defaulter of Rs3.69 million while batsman Imran Nazir was found to be defaulter of Rs1.1 million.

Two of the players under investigation have already been issued recovery notices on account of defaulting on their tax payments.

The players were issued notices under Sections 114, 116 and 122 of the Income Tax Ordinance. They have been asked to submit returns on their income and to provide information regarding their assets.

Meanwhile, sources say that cricketer Aziz Ali has been issued a show cause notice but he has yet to reply.

Wahab Riaz has also been served a show cause but he too has not given information regarding his assets.

Imran Farhat has been issued notice under section 114 and 116.

The Federal Bureau of Revenue has also launched a probe into the assets of former national team captain Salman Butt. Butt was recently found guilty of accepting money in spot-fixing scandal by a majority jury verdict in England.

COMMENTS (8)

FawadTexan | 12 years ago | Reply

FBR can't collect tax from corrupt politicians. It is easy for FBR to go after these cricketers. If FBR needs to prove their honesty they need to show their competence to collect Tax from Rich Politicians first on their foreign assets hiding in swiss bank accounts.

Not me | 12 years ago | Reply

Salman Butt had confessed in London court that he made over 1.5 million pounds. I hope the tax authorities go after him and the two other crooks cricketer who took match fixing bribes.Hit them hard with tax recover and penalty notices

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