FBR establishes over 200 Tax Facilitation centers for filing returns

19 Sep, 2014

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has established more than 200 tax facilitation Kiosks and centers to facilitate the taxpayers for filing the returns of income for the tax year 2014.

The centers have been established throughout the country on places like important business centers, shopping malls, offices of Traders' Associations/Chambers of Commerce and Industry, National and Provincial Assembly buildings, said a press release issued here by the FBR on Friday.

The centers have also been established in Federal Secretariat, Civil Secretariats in all the provincial capitals, press clubs in Islamabad and in the four provincial capitals, offices of the big public sector enterprises, and important markets where maximum number of taxpayers can avail the facility.

Knowledgeable and competent officials have been deputed in these KIOSKs to guide and assist the taxpayers in the filing of tax returns.

The details of such KIOSKs and the contact numbers of the personnel manning these KIOSKs are being displayed on the FBR website for the convenience of the taxpayers.

These KIOSKs and centers shall remain operational from Monday through Saturday, from 9am to 5pm daily and till 8pm on Sept 29-30.

The prescribed performance of returns and wealth statement are available on these KIOSKs and centers.

The KIOSKs would provide education and guidance to the taxpayers, and would help the taxpayers to properly fill in the tax declarations.

The taxpayers are requested to contact the nearest Tax Facilitation Kiosk and Tax Facilitation Centre in case of any difficulty in filing their returns.

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2014

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