Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed the Federal Board of Revenue to utilise its own workforce and engage private sector to identify tax-evading individuals and companies.<\/p>\n
The prime minister, chairing a meeting to review reforms in FBR, asked the organisation to provide a business-friendly environment and all possible facilities to taxpayers.<\/p>\n
Calling the regular taxpayers the backbone of the national economy, he instructed the FBR to swiftly complete the Income Tax and Sales Taxpayers\u2019 Directory to honor taxpayers.<\/p>\n
Honoring taxpayers and reprimanding tax evaders will help expand the tax net, the prime minister said and directed hiring professional services to identify tax evaders and recover revenue.<\/p>\n
He also called for launching a public awareness campaign on the government\u2019s measures against tax evasion.<\/p>\n
The prime minister also instructed the FBR to select top international auditors for third-party reviews of mis-declaration and under-invoicing in customs clearance, also emphasising a continuous third-party reviews to identify system flaws and further improve it.<\/p>\n
During the briefing, the prime minister was apprised of the measures being taken to identify tax evaders, complete the Taxpayers\u2019 Directory, and actions taken through super auditors to increase revenue.<\/p>\n
It was informed that work on completing the Taxpayers\u2019 Directory to honor income and sales taxpayers was progressing rapidly and a scientific auditing system had been developed for third-party reviews of mis-declaration and under-invoicing in customs clearance.<\/p>\n
The meeting was informed that super auditors had been appointed to thoroughly review customs clearance and the risk management system to utilise its output to improve the risk management system.<\/p>\n
The meeting was attended by federal ministers Azam Nazeer Tarar, Ahad Khan Cheema, Attaullah Tarar, Dr. Musadik Masood Malik, Muhammad Aurangzeb, Ali Pervez Malik, and senior officials from relevant institutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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