Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak’s son, Mohamad Nizar, has recorded a consent order with the Special Commissioners of Income Tax (SCIT) over the payment of tax arrears.

As a result, the businessperson will today be withdrawing a related appeal at the Court of Appeal against a High Court order granting summary judgment in the Inland Revenue Board’s RM13.1 million tax suit against him.

Nizar’s counsel Muhammad Farhan Muhammad Shafee...