ISLAMABAD – PTI government has decided to abolish the broadening of taxbase zones setup in major cities across the Pakistan.
The government has decided to abolish the broadening of tax base (BTB)zones set up in major cities to trace people that remain outside of the taxnet despite enjoying lavish lifestyles, pushing the critical issue down onits priority list.
The task of broadening the tax base and cases initiated by these zones inthe past have been assigned to the Inland Revenue Operations wing of theFederal Board of Revenue (FBR). But the Inland Revenue wing’s plate isalready full with the routine function of tax collection.
The competent authority has decided that BTB zones may be abolished andtheir jurisdictions may be assigned to zonal commissioners, according to acommuniqué that the FBR sent to the BTB zones last week.
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FBR Chairman Syed Shabbar Zaidi confirmed that the special zones had beenabolished. But he said that the broadening function could not be treatedseparately from the regular Inland Revenue functions.
