IRB withdraws case against actress Nelydia Senrose

The Magistrate's Court here today allowed an application by the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) to withdraw the case against actress Nelydia Senrose who was hauled up for allegedly not filing her tax returns.

Magistrate P. Sarulatha made the decision after IRB counsel Nurulsheeda Mohd Yahaya informed the court that the 23-year-old actress, whose real name is Nik Zaris Nelydia Nik Sen, had come to the IRB office and admitted to have failed to submit her income tax returns and paid the compound fines.

Sarulatha also allowed the IRB application to revoke the arrest warrant issued on Nelydia on April 12 for failing to appear in court when her case relating to income tax offences came up for mention.

The actress, however, was not present in court today.

Prior to this, the IRB in a statement said that Nelydia would face five charges of failing to comply with a notice under Section 78 (a) of the Income Tax Act 1967, which requires her to submit income tax returns (Form B) for five years of assessment, that is for the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.

The actress also faces another charge for allegedly failing to comply with a notice under Section 81 of the Income Tax Act, 1967, to make oral submissions to the IRB.

If convicted, Nelydia is punishable under Section 120 (1) (a) of the same Act, which carries a fine of not less than RM200 and not more than RM20,000 or a jail term of up to six months or both.

-- BERNAMA