ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Shabbar Zaidi has said that the tax officials would be barred from personal interaction with businessmen.
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The Chairman FBR posted on a tweet, “From November 1, 2019 strict enforcement will be made against unauthorized interaction between FBR staff and business community.”
From November 1, 2019 strict enforcement will be made against unauthorised interaction between FBR staff and business community. Business community is suggested to report to FBR if any person contact through any manner without proper authorisation. No harassment.
— Syed Shabbar Zaidi (@ShabarZaidi) October 25, 2019
The Chairman FBR added, “The business community is suggested to report to FBR if any personal contacts in any manner without proper authorisation. No harassment.”
Shabbar Zaidi said that FBR will not interact with businessmen through personal visits, telephone calls, cell phone messages or emails.
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He urged the business community to report to FBR if any person contacts in any manner without proper authorization.
In another tweet, Zaidi shared the FBR’s records. He stated that the number of tax returns filed this year has also increased. The tax returns filed so far (till October 25) stood at 918,027.
The status of returns filed is as under as reported by PRAL. pic.twitter.com/DYAfzJfI3Z
— Syed Shabbar Zaidi (@ShabarZaidi) October 25, 2019
The average tax returns filed per day amounted to 18,735 during the current fiscal year. During the same period, last year’s tax returns filed amounted to 8242. Tax returns per day showed a noticeable rise of 127 percent.
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