KCCI requests FBR chief: Sales tax deferred cases must be processed electronically

ISLAMABAD: The representatives of business community of Karachi have requested Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Rashid Mahmood that the sales tax deferred cases must be processed electronically instead of manually.

Talking to Business Recorder here on Monday, former president KCCI, Muhammad Jawed Bilwani has informed that the sales tax deferred cases needs to be processed through electronic system. The manual processing of deferred cases should be ended.

On behalf of business community of Karachi, he also urged the need for not penalizing companies, which failed to digitally integrate with the sales tax system.

He stated that the Issue of final tax regime or normal tax regime must be ended once for all, he added.

Bilwani made a presentation before the tax authorities for resolving pending tax-related issues.

He also requested the FBR chairman to create a balance while taking enforcement action against the taxpayers particularly recovery of tax demands through attachment of bank accounts.

In this regard, Bilwani has also requested FBR Member (Inland Revenue Operations) for creation of facilitation desk at trade bodies for free of cost integration process through Pakistan Revenue Automation Limited (PRAL).

Hence, in the larger interest of ensuring smooth compliance and avoiding any undue hardship for the business community, he requested that the sales taxpayers not be penalized till every taxpayer is able to complete their registration without disruption.

He also proposed establishing a specialized steering committee to evaluate pending tax cases A significant number of pending cases in tribunals and courts are based on grounds already settled by superior courts, yet continue to be filed without proper scrutiny.

A dedicated steering committee be formed to assess the legitimacy and merits of each case. This systematic review could reduce the current case backlog by more than 50 percent, allowing authorities to focus resources on genuinely significant cases affecting tax revenue, he added.

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