November 18: Multinational company Surya Nepal has become the highest tax payer for the third time. Likewise, Siddhartha Shumsher Rana was the highest taxpayer under the individual category for the last fiscal year. Rana, who has hotel, trekking and various other businesses, has been the highest tax payer for the past five years.
Surya Nepal and Rana were honoured by the Inland Revenue Department on the occasion of the 7th National Tax Day on Saturday.
Finance Minister Dr Yuvraj Khatiwada honoured the taxpayers in various 15 categories.
The government said that the highest taxpayers were honoured to promote taxpaying culture.
Others companies to be honored during the programme are Dabur Nepal, Himal Power Ltd, Agriculture and Livestock Probiotic Industry, the Chhimek Cooperatives, Nabil Bank, Nepal Punarbeema (Re-Insurance) Company, Nobel Medical College, F1 Soft Information and Taragaon Regency Hotel.
List of Winners Category
Surya Nepal Income Tax
Ghorahi Cement Excise Duty
Dabur Nepal Importer
Himal Power Ltd Industry
Pro-biotic Industry (Nimbus) Agriculture and Livestock
Chhimek Cooperatives Finance Company
Nabil Bank BFI
Nobel Medical College Health Institution
Nepal Punarbeema (Re-Insurance) Company Insurance
F1 Soft Information IT
Taragaon Regency Hotel Tourism
Sipradi Trading Business
Nepal Investment Pvt Ltd Annual transaction of Rs 400 million
Nepse Annual transaction between Rs 400 to 800 million
Siddhartha Shumsher Rana Individual