ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Friday filed 20 appeals against the order of an Appellate Tribunal of Inland Revenue (ATIR) in a matter pertaining to the imposition of Rs5bn additional tax on the undeclared offshore properties owned by the Saifullah family. FBR's inland revenue commissioner challenged before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) the tribunal decision to set aside the additional tax amount against the business family. The counsel for the revenue board, Ashfaq Hussain Naqvi, filed the appeals. In the appeals, the FBR stated the ATIR decided the matter on technicalities without discussing the merits of the case, misinterpreted the provisions of the law, and ignored the settled principles of the interpretation of the fiscal statute. The FBR said the tribunal misconceived that the companies, which are separate legal entities, were being taxed rather the individuals who had admitted their investment in the companies of which they have provided no details.