المملكة: Zakat committees open the door to settlement for taxpayers… and negotiation temporarily stops the progress of lawsuits
The relevant committees have indicated the right of the internal committee to initiate automatic negotiations with the taxpayers, with the aim of accelerating the pace of resolving financial disputes and reducing the duration of litigation in the corridors of the courts.
The regulatory authorities indicated that starting negotiation sessions with the taxpayer stops the process of proceeding with the process of settlement. The lawsuit is temporarily pending, until a final result is reached that ends the dispute radically.
The instructions differentiated in the negotiation process according to the nature of the cases, as they stipulated that the settlement in customs smuggling cases be completed before the initial ruling is issued by the competent departments.
The regulations were approved for the negotiation committee with taxpayers in the rest of Zakat and tax claims during any stage of the case, without being bound by a specific time frame.
The General Secretariat confirmed that the settlement decisions issued have a decisive legal force, as the decision is considered final and ends the case once the taxpayer agrees to it in writing within the prescribed period.
It pointed out that settlement in customs smuggling cases drops the case completely after completing the reconciliation procedures, with the accused retaining his legal right to reject it. And completing the litigation process.
The directives stressed referring the case file to the competent judicial committees to complete its progress, in the event that the taxpayer rejects the settlement decision or the specified deadline expires without reaching an agreement.
The secretariat concluded its statement by clarifying the fundamental differences, indicating that the settlement committees are administrative by a ministerial decision, while the zakat, tax and customs committees represent official levels of litigation formed by order. Mine.
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