Federal Board
of Revenue (FBR) has stepped up its taxpayers outreach campaign by engaging
chambers, banks, power distribution companies and business organisations in
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in a bid to further boost the filing of Income Tax returns
as the last date of 30th September for filing
of Income Tax returns approaches.
A team of
FBR's Facilitation and Taxpayers Education (FATE) Wing led by Member FATE, FBR,
Ms Nausheen Javaid Amjad and Chief FATE Ms. Tehmina Aamer Thursday visited
Peshawar and held separate meetings with Mr. Shamsul Qayum, Managing Director
of The Bank of Khyber, Zahidullah Shinwari, President of the KP Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, Mr. Fuad Ishaq, former president of Sarhad Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, Mr. Ghazafar Bilour, former president of KP Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, Mr. Sharafat Ali Mubarak, president of Anjuman e Tanzim
e Tajiran KP, Mr. Yasir, Chief Financial Officer of Peshawar Electric Supply
Company and sought their active role and assistance in promoting and underlining
the benefits of filing of Income Tax returns by the employees in their
organisations.
Ms Nausheen
Javaid Amjad used the meetings to brief her hosts on FBR's efforts aimed at
facilitation of taxpayers, broadening of tax base as well as informing the
taxpayers about the benefits of filing of Income Tax returns. She said FBR had
started an extensive outreach and awareness campaign through the media as well
as direct, one-on-one interaction with the captains and office-bearers of
various industries, financial and business organisations, chambers and trade
bodies to promote a culture of tax compliance.
Member FATE
FBR lauded the professionalism and sense of duty displayed by big organisations
and companies in diligently reporting the salaries paid and taxes withheld from
their employees. However, a lot of work was required to be done in motivating
and urging the employees to file their tax returns and become filers to reap a
host of dividends and advantages accrued from the filing of returns, she noted.
She said FBR was willing to work with organisations and give them any technical
assistance and facilitation through training sessions and workshops to help
their employees file their tax returns.
During the
meetings, positive sentiments were expressed about the FBR's initiative of
building an interface with the taxpayers and shunning the practice of sending
out tax notices in favour of more personalized and direct communication and
interaction with the taxpayers to boost their confidence and win their support
for the ongoing campaign for filing of Income Tax returns.
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