{"id":7540,"date":"2021-12-24T07:39:13","date_gmt":"2021-12-24T07:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/letseng-lra-case-set-for-august"},"modified":"2021-12-24T08:12:53","modified_gmt":"2021-12-24T08:12:53","slug":"letseng-lra-case-set-for-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/letseng-lra-case-set-for-august","title":{"rendered":"Let\u0161eng, LRA case set for August"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>The case in which Let\u0161eng Diamond is challenging an amended tax assessment it was issued in December 2019 by the Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) is set to be heard by the High Court in August.<\/p>\n

The significant judgment involved in the process on this matter by the LRA relates to ambiguity in the application of the Lesotho Income Tax Act and related guidelines such as ordinances, circulars and letters as well as tax opinions prepared by qualified in-house or external tax advisors.<\/p>\n

\u201cManagement believes the assessment to be contradictory to the application of certain tax treatments in the current Lesotho Income Tax Act and concluded the matter not to be an uncertain tax position,\u201d Let\u0161eng Diamond revealed in its financial statements for the fiscal year 2020, which were released last week.<\/p>\n

The LRA earlier lodged an application before the High Court pertaining to this matter, which Let\u0161eng is now challenging. An amended tax assessment was issued to the mining company by the LRA in December 2019, contradicting, according to Let\u0161eng, the application of certain tax treatments in the current Lesotho Income Tax Act 1993.<\/p>\n

It is the normal business of LRA to raise assessments, make rulings, directions and decisions on taxpayers. Where the taxpayer is dissatisfied with the tax assessments raised against him them by the Commissioner General of LRA, the tax payer may file a notice of objection.<\/p>\n

The Commissioner General will review the objection and consider reasons for the taxpayer\u2019s disagreement. Following the review, the Commissioner General will issue an objection decision letter which will state whether the taxpayer\u2019s objection has resulted in a change in his or her assessment or a disallowance of the objection.<\/p>\n

In March 2020, Let\u0161eng lodged an objection to the amended tax assessments made, which was supported by the opinion of the company\u2019s counsel, together with an application for the suspension of payment. The suspension of payment was accepted. But, the LRA eventually lodged an application in the High Court pertaining to the matter.<\/p>\n

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