Payment of ST refund in Sindh: FBR forms Complaint Resolution Committee

ISLAMABAD: To ensure speedy payment of sales tax refund to taxpayers in Sindh, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has constituted a Complaint Resolution Committee for settlement of sales tax refund issues of taxpayers falling within the jurisdiction of Sindh. According to a notification issued by the FBR here on Wednesday, the FBR has constituted a Complaint Resolution Committee comprising following members for settlement of sales tax refund issues of taxpayers falling under the jurisdiction of the field formations of Sindh.

Dr Mirza Ikhtair Baig, former senior vice president FPPCI would be the convener of the committee and members of the committee are Abdul Hameed Memom, chief commissioner Inland Revenue (IR) Medium Taxpayers Office (MTO), Karachi (Member/Secretary); Muhammad Ibrahim Kasumbi, former senior vice president KCCI; Qamar Usman, former member Manager Committee KCCI (Member); Shoaib Majeed Chairman Pakistan Denem Manufacturers and Exporters Association (Member); Aman Kassim, former chairman All Pakistan Textile Mills Association; and Shafiq Vohra, president Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The Terms of Reference (TORs) of the Complaint Resolution Committee are: (i) Review the nature of complaints/issue, possible solution and take immediate action for resolution, (ii) Follow up with the concerned field formations till issue is resolved, (iii) Maintain complete record of complaints/issues, mechanism adopted for resolution and post-resolution action required if any, and (iv) Share data with the board on a monthly basis indicating issues received, issue resolved, and issues pending for resolution, and reasons for pendency, TORs added.

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