LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue has urged all the Chief Commissioner to ensure that IRIS software applications are disposed-off within three days from the receipt of complete documents. Shortcoming, if any may also be communicated to the taxpayer through system generated letter.
The board said that in the case, where scope of correction falls in different territorial jurisdictions, the Chief Commissioner to whom such e-application is made shall forward such application electronically to the Chief Commissioner where such CPR was recorded incorrectly.
On receipt of such e-application, the concerned Chief Commissioner shall make necessary correction in such CPR and inform the tax payer accordingly. In cases of any objection reason to such extent shall be communicated to the respective tax office electronically.
It added change in CPR will only take place in the systems of FBR for all accounting purposes and the tax payer will be entitled to take such credit accordingly. Original CPR, being a bank document, will remain unchanged. Heads of Account (NAM) shall not be changed in the CPR. Such instruction will take effect from 15th day of October 2018.
It is further informed that cases pending at Board’s / Computer Wing’s level may be processed before 15’ day of October 2018. Existing authority to correct CPRs through central logins would be withdrawn on the said date.
