PESHAWAR: Coordinator Pak-Afghan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PAJCCI), Zia ul Haq Sarhadi has laid stress on making tax collection procedure simpler, and for increasing liaison between the business community and officials of the Income Tax department.
He expressed these views while talking with newly posted Chief Commissioner Regional Tax Office (RTO) Peshawar, Zafar Iqbal Khan.
Coordinator PAJCCI, Zia Sarhadi called on Zafar Iqbal Khan to felicitate his appointment and for apprising him about some issues pertaining to the business community.
During the meeting, Commissioner In-Land Revenue Mardan, Shahid Mehmood, Commissioner In-Land Revenue Corporate, Syed Fazle Malik, Commissioner In-Land Revenue Withholding Zone, Syed Khalid Shah, Commissioner In-Land Revenue Peshawar Zone, Dr. Farooq Jamil and Commissioner In-Land Revenue D I Khan, Irfan Aziz were also present.
Speaking on the occasion Sarhadi expressed the hope that the newly appointed Commissioner will take measures for betterment of the trading community of the province.
He also apprised participants of the meeting about different measures taken by Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO), Dr Asif Mehmood Jah (recipient of prestigious Hilal-e-Imtiaz and Sitara-e-Imtiaz awards) about different measures taken for resolving different problems being faced by business community of the country.
It merits a mention here that Zia-ul-Haq Sarhadi is also performing as honorary Coordinator Media Affairs in Federal Tax Ombudsman.
He also presented different suggestions for bringing reforms in tax collection procedure, simplification of tax collection and for redressal of difficulties faced by taxpayers.
Speaking on the occasion, Chief Commissioner RTO Peshawar, Zafar Iqbal Khan held out assurance of his cooperation in coordination with the business community of the province.
He said the business community can approach him at any time for bringing into his notice any issue causing inconvenience to them.
The RTO office and its officials will take every possible step to provide relief to the business community of the region, Zafar Khan reiterated.
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