FBR issues new organisational structure of IR Wing

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued new organisational structure of the Inland Revenue (IR) Wing under which six Chiefs ie Chief of Income Tax Policy, Chief of IR Operations, Chief of Revenue Budget, Chief of Sales Tax/Federal Excise Duty Policy, Chief of Automation and Chief of IR-Co-ordination would report to FBR Member IR.
In this connection, the FBR issued an office order on Friday to re-organise the Income Tax Wing and Sales Tax/FED Wing as Inland Revenue Wing. In supersession of all previous orders, the IR Wing has been re-organised with immediate effect. According to the office order, Chief of Income Tax Policy comprises Secretary ITP, Secretary Exemption, Secretary Withholding Taxes and Secretary International Tax Policy.
The post of the Chief of IR Operations has been equipped with the Secretary IR Operations and Secretary IR General. Chief of Revenue Budget has been equipped with Secretary Revenue Budget and Secretary Judicial. Chief of Sales Tax/Federal Excise Duty Policy would comprise Secretary Law and Procedure, Secretary Tariff and Secretary FED. Secretary Automation would report to the Chief Automation. Secretary Co-ordination would work under the supervision of the Chief of IR-Co-ordination.
Through the office order, the FBR has empowered the Secretary (ST/FED Tariff) to grant permission of criminal proceedings and investigative audits to the field formations as well as to Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation-FBR.
According to the office order, Chief of IR (Income Tax Policy) has been re-designated as the same post of Chief o IR (Income Tax Policy); Chief of IR (Sales Tax/FED Policy) as Chief of IR (Sales Tax/FED Policy); Chief of IR (HQ) as Chief of IR (Co-ordination); Chief of IR-I as Chief of IR (Revenue Budget); Chief of IR-II as Chief of IR (Operations); Chief of IR-III as Chief of IR (Automation); Secretary-IR (General) as Secretary IR (General); Secretary IR (Judicial) as Secretary IR (Judicial); Secretary-IR (Revenue Budget) as Secretary IR (Revenue Budget); Secretary-IR (Co-ordination) as Secretary IR(Co-ordination); Secretary-IR (Exemptions & Rules) as Secretary IR(Exemption); Secretary (IR-I) as Secretary ST&FE (L&P); Secretary (IR-II) as Secretary ST&FE (Tariff & Services) and Secretary (IR-III) has been re-designated as Secretary ST&FE (Monitoring).
Secretary (IR HQ) would extend every support to Member (IR) in performing his responsibilities and any other job assigned by Member (IR).
Chief (IR Operations): Secretary IR (Operations) would analyse monthly performance reports (MPRs) of the Regional Tax Offices/ LTUs and point out weak areas in disposal/collection and advise (with the approval of the Member) to plug the loopholes; handle complaints against the taxpayers; handle complaints against the tax officials; ensure timely compliance and action on the complaints forwarded by PM Secretariat (Public) against the tax officials and taxpayers; operational guidance on matters referred to the FBR by field formations and any other job assigned.
Secretary IR (General) would deal with the matters pertaining to rewards for detection of tax evasion/grievances; matters pertaining to reforms restructuring/re-organisation; matters pertaining to Income Tax/Sales Tax Returns; monitoring of the disposal of Audit of cases in accordance with the Annual Audit Plan; keep track of pendency of the External Audit paras/reports. Ensure timely compliance of Internal as well as external Audit Paras to the concerned authorities and prepare synopsis of the audit reports for the Member (Inland Revenue) before PAC meetings; external Audit and PAC/DAC matters; any other job assigned.
Chief (IR Automation): Secretary (Automation) would handle all matters pertaining to PRAL; taxpayers Registration for Income Tax and Sales Tax; matters pertaining to Sales Tax/Income Tax Returns; registrations, suspension, blocking and blacklisting matters of registered persons; transfer of cases on the point of jurisdiction pertaining to the powers/jurisdiction of LTUs/RTOs and amendments of jurisdictions orders etc; automation/e-filing/CRO matters and any other job assigned.
Chief (IR Co-ordination): Secretary IR (Co-ordination) would be responsible for co-ordinating and conducting the matters pertaining to Income Tax/Sales Tax/FED Jurisdiction; Board-in-Council matters; Chief Commissioners Conferences; other conferences and meetings and any other job assigned. Chief (IR income Tax Policy): Secretary (ITP) would deal with all matters pertaining to income tax policy; clarifications on income tax policy; any other job assigned.
Secretary (WHT) would handle all matters pertaining to withholding taxes and any other job assigned. Secretary IR (Exemptions)/ (Rules) would deal with all matters pertaining to Income Tax exemptions/Second Schedule and Income Tax Rules; all matters pertaining to sales tax exemptions; monitoring of refund matters of the Income Tax/Sales Tax/FED and ensure timely release of refunds to them as per law / rules; matters pertaining to condonation of refund claims & other condonations (domestic taxes) and issuance of SRO/General Orders/Circular/ Clarifications of domestic taxes; any other job assigned.
Secretary (International Taxes) would have the authority to deal with all matters pertaining to international taxes--Income Tax and Sales Tax; co-ordination/liaison with BOI, IMF, WB, IFC, DFID, OECD (including training) etc; matters relating to international tax agreements/treaties and any other job assigned.
Chief (IR Revenue Budget): Secretary (Revenue Budget) would be empowered to deal with the allocation of Budgetary Targets to the field formations of domestic taxes .ie Direct Taxes, Sales Tax and FED; monitoring of monthly collection under all heads and overall collection; monitoring of advance tax under section 147 on the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001; ensure reporting of correct collection figures and remind Field Formations regarding timely reconciliation of collection figures with AGPR or its sub offices or banks etc; co-ordinate with the DRS, PRAL and Computer Wing regarding the reconciliation of collection figures etc; authorisation of Bank for collection of revenue; obtain status of implementation of Annual Enforcement Plan (as per monthly formats) and forward consolidated, reports / information to the Member (Enforcement and Accounting), FBR and any other job assigned.
Secretary (IR) Judicial would handle (he will look after the following matters of entire (IR-Wing); processing of ADR applications; (Income Tax/ Sales Tax FED), Constitution of ADRCs and issue orders (with the approval of competent authority); co-ordination on the following matters; forwarding of Appellate Orders to the field for implementation; processing of appeals under sub-rule (1) of Rule 12 of Part I of the Sixth Schedule of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 and issuance of orders; FTO matters income Tax/Sales Tax; legal matters appeals and court cases; parliament business/Senate and National Assembly questions; cabinet matters and any other assignment.
Chief (IR STP/FED Policy): Secretary (ST/FED Tariff) would be empowered to conduct monitoring of Sales Tax /FED arrears; implementations of orders of FBR, Government and Courts/Legal Forums; STARR/CREST related issues; permission of criminal proceedings and investigative audits to the field formations as well as to Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation-FBR; condonation of all types of time limits prescribed in the law as and where required and any other matter referred by the field formations or the taxpayer to the FBR.
Secretary (ST/ FED L&P) would handle all budget and policy matters dutiable/taxable goods and services; post budget clarification and SROs; ST/ FE law and procedures and interpretation thereof; zero rating of gas and electricity; classification of goods and services, co-ordination with provinces; valuation of goods and tariff values and any other job assigned. Secretary (ST/ FED Tariff) would deal with all matters pertaining to FED and any other job assigned, the FBR office order said.