FBR to transfer records of taxpayers to new formations

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to transfer tax records/files of relevant taxpayers to the newly created field formations after organizational restructuring of Inland Revenue tax offices.

In this regard, the FBR has issued instructions to the heads of the Inland Revenue field formations on Friday to ensure safe transportation of tax records to newly created or re-designated offices.

According to the FBR’s instructions, the board had approved the organizational restructuring of Inland Revenue field formations, involving the creation of new formations, re-designation of certain existing formations, and abolition/merger of formations.

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Consequent upon the said restructuring, it had become essential to ensure the orderly transfer of all official records, files, registers, assets relating to records, and other connected documents from the erstwhile formations to the respective successor formations.

Accordingly, all officers of erstwhile units were instructed to ensure that all records pertaining to the jurisdiction transferred under the approved restructuring were handed over to the respective successor formations without delay, the FBR said.

The transfer shall include, but shall not be limited to, current files, closed files, registers, correspondence, case records, assessment records, audit files, litigation records, electronic database, digital storage media, maps, plans, and any other official record maintained by the erstwhile formation.

It may also be noted that the officer who last held charge of the erstwhile unit/formation immediately prior to its restructuring, abolition, merger, or re-designation would remain personally responsible for ensuring the complete and proper transfer of all records to the successor formation(s). This responsibility shall continue irrespective of the officer’s present place of posting or assignment, the FBR added.

The FBR had established Regional Tax Office-II, Lahore; abolished the Corporate Tax Office, Islamabad and consequently, created two Corporate Zones, namely, Corporate Zone-I and Corporate Zone-II, in the Regional Tax Office, Islamabad, and one Corporate Zone in the Regional Tax Office, Rawalpindi.

Medium Tax Office Karachi had been given new nomenclature of Corporate Tax Office-II Karachi.

Corporate Tax Office Karachi had been re-designated as Corporate Tax Office-I Karachi.

Regional Tax Office Lahore had been given new nomenclature of Regional Tax Office-I Lahore.

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