Fake number lands ADIA in tax trouble

Like most non-resident Indians, who don’t own an Indian phone connection, one UAE fund decided to use a fake phone number to file for a tax exemption with Income Tax authorities only to be rebuffed.

How a fake number landed UAE fund in tax soup

What’s in a number? Well, a fictitious mobile number ‘9999999999’ that was entered by Abu Dhabi Investment Authority to enable it to upload its income tax return on the portal, led to I-T authorities …