*ISLAMABAD: In an effort to widen tax net, t**he Federal Board of Revenue(FBR) here on Friday slapped condition of tax returns for new gasconnections.*
In a letter to heads of gas companies, FBR Chairman Shahbar Zaidi said thatapplications of non-filers for gas connection should not be processed.Zaidi asked the gas companies to provide complete data of commercial anddomestic gas consumers.
A spokesperson of the FBR said that non-filer businessmen were not allowedto deduct sales tax from customers and urged the people to identify theunregistered traders. He urged the masses to contact FBR’s helpline for anyquery or to lodge their complaints.
Earlier on August 2, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) had extended thedeadline for filing of income tax returns for the year 2018 to Aug 9.
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“In Continuation of Circular No. 07/2019 dated 02.07.2019 and in exerciseof the powers conferred under Section of 214A of the Income Tax Ordinance,2001, the Federal Board of Revenue is pleased to further extended the dateof filing of Income Tax Returns/Statements for the tax year 2018 forindividual/AOPs and companies up to 9thAugust, 2019,” FBR had said.
