ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will establish two new research units to broaden the tax net and trace the tax evaders.
Sources told Customs Today that the research units will be established with collaboration of World Bank’s Trust Funds which basically aim to expedite the implementation of tax growth and reforms.
Sources also said that the board has decided to hire two consultants for these research units and for this purpose FBR chairperson Rukhsana Yasmeen has constituted a high-level committee to appoint the consultants.
While these two research units will work for the information technology and financial and tax policy analysis wings to improve the capacity building of these two wings.
Sources further said that FBR has also called a high-level meeting to thoroughly discuss and finalize the request for quotation and job descriptions of two consultants.
It is important to mention here that with the establishment of research units, the capacity of Information Technology Wing will be improved which will help trace the tax evaders and also broaden the tax net.
