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Taxation, VAT, and customs laws in Bangladesh involve complex regulatory frameworks, procedural requirements, and enforcement mechanisms that may significantly impact businesses, investors, importers, exporters, and individuals. Regulatory disputes concerning tax assessments, VAT demands, customs valuation, penalties, and enforcement actions often require strategic legal representation before appellate authorities and superior courts.
At The Legal Era, we provide legal advisory and litigation support in relation to VAT, tax, and customs matters across Bangladesh. Our lawyers regularly advise and represent clients in disputes, appeals, judicial review proceedings, and regulatory compliance matters involving the National Board of Revenue (NBR), customs authorities, VAT authorities, and related tribunals and courts.
VAT Matters & VAT Appeals
Businesses operating in Bangladesh are required to comply with various VAT laws, reporting obligations, and regulatory requirements. Disputes frequently arise concerning assessments, penalties, input tax credits, classification issues, and enforcement actions.
We provide legal assistance in relation to:
✔️VAT disputes and advisory
✔️ VAT assessment challenges
✔️VAT appeal proceedings
✔️Input tax credit disputes
✔️Classification and valuation issues
✔️Show cause notice response and representation
✔️Penalty and enforcement proceedings
✔️VAT exemption and regulatory interpretation matters
✔️Representation before VAT appellate authorities and tribunals
We assist businesses in protecting their commercial interests while ensuring compliance with applicable VAT regulations.
Customs Matters & Customs Appeals
Customs disputes may significantly affect import-export businesses, supply chains, and commercial operations. We advise and represent clients in relation to customs disputes and regulatory proceedings involving import and export transactions.
Our services include:
✔️Customs appeal proceedings
✔️Classification and tariff disputes
✔️Customs valuation disputes
✔️ Import and export compliance issues
✔️Bond and warehouse-related matters
✔️Seizure and confiscation proceedings
✔️Penalty and enforcement disputes
✔️Customs duty and supplementary duty disputes
✔️Representation before customs authorities and appellate tribunals
We work strategically to resolve customs disputes efficiently while minimizing commercial disruption and regulatory exposure.
Income Tax Litigation & High Court References
Tax disputes may involve complex legal interpretation and significant financial implications for businesses and individuals. We regularly represent clients in tax-related proceedings before appellate forums and the superior courts of Bangladesh.
Our services include:
✔️Income tax advisory and litigation support
✔️Income tax appeal proceedings
✔️ Income tax references before the High Court Division
✔️Writ petitions relating to tax and VAT matters
✔️Challenges to unlawful assessments and enforcement actions
✔️Tax recovery and penalty disputes
✔️Interpretation of tax statutes and regulatory provisions
✔️Representation before tax appellate authorities and tribunals
We provide strategic legal analysis and advocacy in complex tax disputes involving substantial legal and commercial considerations.
Writ Petitions & Judicial Review in Revenue Matters
Administrative and regulatory actions by taxation and customs authorities may, in certain circumstances, be challenged before the High Court Division through constitutional and judicial review proceedings.
We regularly act in:
✔️Writ petitions concerning VAT, tax, and customs matters
✔️Challenges to unlawful notices and assessments
✔️Jurisdictional and procedural challenges
✔️Constitutional review of regulatory actions
✔️ Interim relief and injunction applications
✔️Enforcement of lawful statutory rights
Our lawyers are experienced in handling revenue-related constitutional matters before the superior courts of Bangladesh.
Regulatory Compliance & Legal Opinions
Businesses frequently require legal guidance regarding taxation structures, regulatory interpretation, and compliance obligations under Bangladesh revenue laws.
We provide:
✔️Legal opinions on VAT, tax, and customs issues
✔️Regulatory interpretation and compliance advisory
✔️Commercial transaction tax review
✔️Cross-border transaction advisory
✔️Risk assessment and compliance review
✔️Advisory relating to import-export operations
✔️Tax and customs implications of commercial arrangements
Our advice is aimed at helping businesses identify legal risks and maintain commercially practical regulatory compliance.
Scope of Services
The Legal Era primarily provides legal advisory, litigation, appellate, and strategic compliance services in relation to VAT, tax, and customs matters. While we regularly advise clients regarding legal and regulatory compliance obligations, our services do not generally include routine accounting functions or regular VAT and tax return filing services before the National Board of Revenue (NBR).
Where necessary, we work alongside accountants, auditors, and tax practitioners to provide comprehensive support for clients facing complex regulatory and legal matters.
Our Commitment
Taxation and customs disputes often involve significant financial, operational, and reputational consequences. At The Legal Era, we remain committed to providing strategic legal representation, practical regulatory guidance, and effective dispute resolution services in VAT, tax, customs, and revenue-related matters across Bangladesh.
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