LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has initiated an awareness campaign for filing of tax returns. The FBR’s business processes are re-engineered to cater to the taxpayers’ need. The first time in FBR’s history an auto fill facility has been introduced for the convenience of the taxpayers’. This capability of IRIS System can now import data of the taxpayers’ from previous available history.
According to the details, the FBR has tried its level best to simplify the procedures of filing the tax return. The tax filing is no more a laborious task, rather the time taken for each filing has reduced considerably and the taxpayers will find it quite encouraging.
A dedicated business domain team of IRS has also been notified by FBR to ensure that all FBR operations remain functional and responsive. The taxpayers’ are being facilitated 24/7 by FBR help desk as a committed Business Domain Team (IT-Wing). Any issues reported by the taxpayers’ are immediately resolved.
The FBR is also sending SMS and email messages to all taxpayers’ reminding them of their legal and social obligation that’s needs to be fulfilled by September 30, 2017. Special initiatives are being taken for educating our taxpayers’ through Social Media (Twitter, Face book, whatsapp) as well as via electronic media (TV Channels, cable networks, radio etc).
This will reap long lasting benefits for both FBR and taxpayers’. FBR is expecting that such enterprise might help FBR to enforce maximum number of returns by September 30, 2017. This venture will have a far reaching effect on our relationship with our Taxpayers’.
In addition to above the Compliant Taxpayer would be entitled to many benefits, such as they can avail the facility of online verification, their name will be appear on the Active Tax Payers’ List, they will be a part of our taxpayers’ directory and can enjoy the reduced rates of on withholding taxes, apart from this they will be treated as a Superior Citizen of Pakistan at all FBR Offices.
The numerous benefits and privileges’ that FBR offer to the taxpayers’ is just a beginning of a new tax era where tax compliant culture is promoted and tax filers are treated with much honor and respect.
