Dato Seri Vida ordered to pay tax dues amounting to RM4.6million by May 21, 2018

Vida ordered to settle tax dues before May 21

MOHD HAFIZEE MOHD AROP
New Straits Times9 April 2018



IPOH: Cosmetics millionaire Datuk Seri Dr Hasmiza Othman has been ordered to settle her income tax dues amounting to RM4.6 million before May 21.

 The amount is being claimed by the taxman from the founder of Vida Beauty Sdn Bhd, who is better known as Datuk Seri Vida, for five years of arrears. The matter was decided by Judicial Commissioner Anselm Charles Fernandis after lawyer Nor Hidayah Mohd Anas from the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) filed the claims. Hasmiza, 47, was not present in court and was represented by her counsel Zailan Mohamed. IRB in its statement of claims is demanding RM4,686,435.79 in arrears from 2011 to 2015.

Nor Hidayah said the case would proceed in court if Hasmiza failed to meet the deadline for payments. Last year, Hasmiza was forced to pay Customs RM4.2 million in arrears of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from April 2015 to July 2016. She made the payment after she was charged with committing 16 offences relating to GST payment. Prior to thatm she was also fined RM80,000 after she pleaded guilty to charges of failing to submit the GST statements.






(File pix) Cosmetics millionaire Datuk Seri Dr Hasmiza Othman (centre). Pix by Yahya Zainuddin

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