KARACHI: President of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), Iftikhar Ahmed Vohra has urged Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Tariq Bajwa to publicise details of action taken against tax evaders, included about 700,000, identified by the board in 2011.
In a statement on Wednesday, he said that despite lapse of more than three years no concrete steps against the evaders appears to have been taken against the identified tax evaders.
FBR has not been able to act against any of those tax evaders who, according to FBR itself, owned more than one house, had luxurious cars, they and their kids frequently travel abroad, study in foreign universities, use credit cards and operate bank accounts but had no NTN numbers, said the KCCI chief.
Vohra lamented that on the contrary loyal taxpayers are constantly being overburdened and have to suffer due to complex tax procedures whereas the tax evaders continue to enjoy the benefits of staying outside the tax net.
"This is highly unfair as procedures for bona fide tax payers is being made cumbersome and complicated," he said mentioning that KCCI has been raising the issue quite frequently.
Vohra said due to complex tax procedures and the harassment being suffered by taxpayers, people simply do not want to come into the tax net.
"And in such a situation board finds no other option but to further squeeze the existing taxpayers to achieve the revenue generation targets," maintained the KCCI chief
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