MULTAN: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) newly launched SMS service is creating problems for taxpayers. The SMS service is for verification of taxpayers’ status on Active Taxpayers List for determining filer and non-filer is creating issues. Tax payers at the Regional Tax Office complained to officials that SMS service gives no response to taxpayers after forwarding message.
FBR recently introduced SMS service for verification of taxpayers’ status on Active Taxpayers list (ATL) to eliminate difficulties faced by taxpayers and respective withholding agents in the remote areas of the country where they faced difficulties due to insufficient resources of IT facilities and internet services.
This verification can be done by simply typing “ATL space 13 digit CNIC. No” and sending it on 9966 from mobile phone. This service was launched to accommodate taxpayer but it failed to assist the active taxpayer list (ATL).
