Anushka Sharma Takes Legal Action Against the Sales Tax Department: Read to Know More

Anushka Sharma, the renowned actor, has appealed to the Bombay High Court against the orders of the Sales Tax department claiming payment of dues. The two orders, which were presented by the deputy commissioner of Sales Tax, concerned the assessment years of 2012-13 and 2013-14 under the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act. On Thursday, a division bench of Justices Nitin Jamdar and Abhay Ahuja ordered the sales tax department to reply to the actor's petitions and established February 6 as the date of the next hearing.

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Anushka Sharma has asked the court to cancel and revoke the decisions taken by the Sales Tax department. She has submitted four appeals for the assessment years 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16.

The assessing officer charged sales tax not on the amount paid for the film but on endorsement products and hosting at award functions, claiming that Sharma had transferred her performer's rights, according to the pleas. For the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 fiscal years, the sales tax demand including interest was ₹1.2 crore on ₹12.3 crore and ₹1.6 crore on nearly ₹17 crore, respectively. The sales tax department issued the orders between 2021 and 2022. In her petitions, the actor stated that there was no option to appeal to the appellate authority unless 10% of the disputed tax was paid.