n a bid to make the public agencies transparent and accountable to the public, freedom1 Forum has continued seeking information with different government bodies as per the RTI Act.
Of late, freedom1 Forum Chairman Taranath Dahal, on August 6, 2012 sought the following information with the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) as per clause 3 of the Right to Information (RTI) Act for the personal study:
a. Information about the detailed amount of revenue generated from 518 firms which were found evading revenue making fake VAT bills/invoices as per the report of a task force coordinated by Laxman Aryal two years back. Separate details of the amount collected as fine to the firms.
b. Names, addresses, proprietors or share holders of the 518 firms which were brought to book.
c. What are the crimes of the 518 firms? Information in details,
d. Who were the auditors of the 518 firms?