Collection of duties & taxes: FBR field formations to observe extended working hours

ISLAMABAD: All field formations of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will remain open on June 24 (Saturday) and June 25 (Sunday) for collection of duties and taxes. In this connection, the FBR has issued instructions to the field formations here on Tuesday.

The FBR’s instructions revealed that the FBR’s field formations shall also observe extended working hours till 9:00pm from June 24, 2023 till Eid holidays.

To facilitate trade and for optimal revenue collection, suitable staff shall remain available for clearance of cargo during the Eid-ul-Azha holidays. Moreover, the field formations will also remain open on June 30, 2023 until mid night.

The Chief Collectors of Customs are requested to establish liaison with State Bank of Pakistan and authorized branches of the National Bank of Pakistan to ensure transfer of the duties and taxes collected by these branches to the respective branches of the State Bank of Pakistan on the same date so as to account for the same towards collection for the month of June 2023, the FBR’s instructions added.

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