LAHORE: A delegation of Brander Road Market on led by Imran Bashir Patron in Chief and central leadership comprising FBR Committee members of Anjuman-e-Tajiran Lahore Quaid-e-Azam Group held an important meeting with Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Commissioner Nasir Iqbal.
Federal of Economic and Business Reforms and (FEBR) president and former vice president Chamber of Commerce and Industry Kashif Anwar also graced the occasion.
FBR Commissioner Nasir Iqbal said that businessmen who do not come under point of sales device specifications should respond to the notice without fear. The Commissioner Lahore assured that no trader will be harassed without any reason.
He said RTO Lahore has collected another Rs 12 million up to 10th of March. He said efforts are also afoot to enhance communication with traders instead of carrying with an adversarial relationship with taxpayers.
Nasir said the Board has made a policy shift by designating the role of internal ombudsman to field formations to resolve the issues of taxpayers instead of compelling them to approach the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) or higher courts for a relief.
“We are holding Khuli Kutchehris with this mindset over the last two years to remove reservations of taxpayers towards the initiatives of the Board”, he added.
He said the idea is to remove misconceptions of taxpayers towards their tax responsibilities, which has already resulted into a stuck up of Rs3500 billion of tax revenue in stay orders by the courts.
Patron in Chief Lahore, Malik Kaleem Ahmed, General Secretary said that the business community of Lahore will not be left alone under any circumstances.
