Can Satyam claim a refund of taxes already paid

CA CS CIMA Prakash Somani (Landmark Group) (23502 Points)

19 January 2009  

Today, the fraud at Satyam Computer Services is one of the hottest topics around. There are so many questions relating to various taxation issues that are constantly cropping up.

One of the common questions going through everyone's mind is: Can Satyam claim a refund of taxes already paid on its inflated income for all the earlier years?

In fact, such a situation could even arise in case an individual has inflated his income and paid taxes. Now that he has been caught or admitted to the fraud - can he claim refund of the already-paid taxes?

I want your opinion frns !!!