MIRPUR (Kashmir English): KFC Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, was sealed by the Inland Revenue Department due to missing tax details on invoices, but it was reopened after the management acknowledged the mistake, submitted an affidavit, and paid the penalty.
A KFC outlet in Mirpur, which was sealed due to issues related to tax invoices, has now been reopened after the matter was resolved with the Inland Revenue Department. Tax authorities detected deviations in the branch’s invoices which caused them to act promptly.
The local prominent figure Chaudhry Saeed stated he did not participate in any way with the issue. The branch received closure enforcement in the middle of the night because Commissioner Inland Revenue detected that invoices lacked tax information. The enforcement officials moved promptly to handle the case of violation.
The KFC branch management team conducted a formal statement through an affidavit the next morning which displayed their responsibility for the invoicing mistake. The organization delivered their apology in writing and paid all amounts connected to the tax difference combined with resulting penalties.
The Inland Revenue Department applied its standard operating procedure by sending a show-cause notice to the franchise organization. According to this warning the franchise must maintain tax regulations in their future operations. The authorities allowed the branch to reopen when all legal and financial procedures were finalized.
Business owners should maintain tax compliance because the incident demonstrates how seriously the Inland Revenue Department enforces tax regulations. The rapid solution enabled business operations to restart immediately even though customers faced minor disruptions during the temporary closure phase.
The enforcement move came after the Point of Sale (POS) Task Force conducted a routine inspection of KFC Mirpur’s billing system. During this check, tax authorities discovered that online bills and orders were being processed without applying sales tax.
Under sales tax law, all fast-food chains, including KFC, are required to charge sales tax on their transactions and ensure that their invoicing system is linked with Azad Kashmir’s POS invoicing system. This system is designed to record and verify tax compliance, ensuring that the collected tax is duly deposited into the government’s treasury.
According to the tax officials, every invoice examined during the inspection showed that sales tax had not been applied. This non-compliance led to immediate action, and the restaurant was sealed until further notice. The authorities had made it clear that KFC Mirpur was to remain closed until the imposed fine was paid and the necessary tax compliance measures were implemented.
The KFC branch resumed business following its closure as the authorities stressed their dedication to tax compliance enforcement throughout commercial facilities.
