11,613 e-notices sent to sales tax return non-filers

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued 11,613 electronic notices to the non-filers of sales tax and federal excise returns for taking legal action against those who failed to file returns by March 31, 2010.
Sources told Business Recorder here on Saturday that the electronic intimations for the tax period January 2010 were sent on February 1, and 2,412 returns were filed by the registered taxpayers in response to these intimations.
According to the latest position of e-filing of returns, the board has sent 11,613 e-intimations to the non-filers of sales tax and federal excise returns for the tax period February 2010, who could not file these returns up to March 31, 2010. The electronic intimations have been issued to different categories of taxpayers including companies, associations of persons (AOPs) and individuals.
The FBR has issued the list these non-filers to the Chief Commissioners of the respective Large Taxpayers Units (LTUs) and Regional Tax Offices (RTOs) for taking legal action against these registered companies, AOPs and individuals.
Of 11,613 e-intimations, 15 have been sent to companies falling within the jurisdiction of Large Taxpayer Unit (LTU), Islamabad; 43 companies LTU Karachi; 30 companies LTU Lahore; 17 companies Regional Tax Office (RTO) Abbottabad; 89 companies RTO Faisalabad; 32 companies RTO Gujranwala; 17 companies RTO Hyderabad; 231 companies RTO Islamabad; 596 companies RTO Karachi; 587 companies RTO Lahore; 79 companies RTO Multan; 62 companies RTO Peshawar; 13 companies RTO Quetta; 107 companies RTO Rawalpindi and 24 companies have been issued e-intimations in the jurisdiction of RTO Sialkot.
Similarly, no intimation has been sent to AOPs falling in the jurisdiction of Large Taxpayer Unit (LTU), Islamabad; one AOP LTU Karachi; zero AOP LTU Lahore; 19 AOPs Regional Tax Office (RTO) Abbottabad; 220 AOPs RTO Faisalabad; 98 AOPs RTO Gujranwala; 36 AOPs RTO Hyderabad; 129 AOPs RTO Islamabad; 334 AOPs RTO Karachi; 559 AOPs RTO Lahore; 283 AOPs RTO Multan; 110 AOPs RTO Peshawar; 12 AOPs RTO Quetta; 201 AOPs RTO Rawalpindi and 136 AOPs have been issued e-intimations within the jurisdiction of RTO Sialkot.
In case of individual category of taxpayers, zero intimation has been sent in the jurisdiction of LTU, Islamabad; one individual LTU Karachi; zero individual LTU Lahore; 60 individuals Regional Tax Office (RTO) Abbottabad; 656 individuals RTO Faisalabad; 335 individuals RTO Gujranwala; 189 individuals RTO Hyderabad; 418 individuals RTO Islamabad; 2134 individuals RTO Karachi; 1667 individuals RTO Lahore; 533 individuals RTO Multan; 288 individuals RTO Peshawar; 141 individuals RTO Quetta; 872 individuals RTO Rawalpindi and 239 individuals have been issued e-intimations falling within the jurisdiction of RTO Sialkot.