LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Regional Tax Office-II Wednesday issued notices to 2100 unregistered industrial and commercial connections users of LESCO and SNGPL for compulsory sales tax registration, while data of 8212 motor vehicles of 2400cc and above has been obtained out of which 4066 owners have been shortlisted for further scrutiny including non-filers.
As per details, Lahore Regional Tax Office-II has launched a fresh enforcement drive through sifting the data of industrial and commercial connections retrieved from LESCO and SNGPL and hitherto 2,100 notices for compulsory sales tax registration have been issued.
Chief Commissioner, RTO-II, Lahore Ahmad Shuja Khan asserted that unregistered businesses with industrial and commercial utility connections should voluntarily get themselves registered to contribute their share in national income.
Moreover, registration drive has been extended to 942 Brick Kiln units existing in the outskirts of Lahore and districts of Kasur, Sheikupura and Nankana Sahib.
They are liable to be registered and have been apprised of the fixed monthly sales tax regime introduced through Finance Act, 2019.
Data with regard to manufacturing concerns with NTN making taxable supplies and declaring turnover exceeding 3 million rupees as per income tax returns is also being utilized for new sales tax registrations.
