‘Modern technologies being used to make tax regime fully automatic, transparent’

FAISALABAD: Latest and modern technologies are being used to make the tax regime fully automatic, transparent and simple in Pakistan, said Chief Commissioner Inland Revenue Irshad Hussain.

Addressing At a training session organised by the FBR in collaboration with Pakistan Revenue Automation Limited (PRAL) in Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI), he said that digital technology is being utilised to bring a qualitative improvement in the overall tax system. About the training session, he said that it would educate the FCCI members about the E-filing system so that they could generate their own invoices and make payments of sales tax and income tax online.

He said that payment of taxes would be fully digitalised and PRAL has developed an efficient software to facilitate the business community in this respect. He said that this system would also play a key role in making tax collection transparent and enhancing the tax net in the country. He said that FBR was also trying its optimum best to dispel the apprehensions of the taxpayers about the e-filing system

Earlier Qaisar Shams Gucha, Senior Vice President FCCI welcomed the guests and said that it was very encouraging that the business community was taking keen interest in this system as it would enable them to make their payments of sales tax and income tax while sitting from their offices. He also expressed satisfaction over the close liaison between the FCCI and RTO and said that our cooperation and collaboration would further grow in the coming days.

Later Officers from PRAL gave a detailed presentation on the E-filing system and said that with this latest electronic intervention, the business community could generate their invoices, file returns in addition to handling other technical issues more efficiently.

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