SIALKOT: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to bring about 10,000 small traders and businessmen under the tax net and to collect tax from 85000 inactive NTN holders in Gujranwala region.
As per details, the FBR has formulated six special teams for each of the six districts, Sialkot, Narowal, Gujrat, Mandi Bahaud Din, Hafizabad and Gujranwala which were going door-to-door for motivating people to come under tax net besides briefing them about the trade related perks and policies of FBR.
According to a senior FBR official, there were about 1,25,000 National Tax Number (NTN) holders in Gujranwala region, out of which 40000 NTN holders were regularly deposit their tax returns while the rest 85000 NTN holders have become inactive and the FBR was issuing them the special notices to pay their payable taxes.
The official added that FBR has also issued the special directives to the Regional Tax Office (RTO) Gujranwala to also bring the people under the tax net who purchase, sold the vehicles and properties. These people should also manage their accounts, showing the details that if they paid their taxes.
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