ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to create 25 posts of ‘Commissioner Refund’ in the field formations for speedy processing of refund cases from July 1, 2024.

Sources told Business Recorder that tax authorities have taken the decision after the recent sales tax refund incident in Lahore. In this regard, the FBR will create more than 2 dozen positions to solely decide the refund cases.

The specialized positions might help in checking allegations of corruption during the refund processing applications in the field formations. The FBR will issue notifications in coming days, sources maintained.

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Presently, the field formations of the FBR are dealing with the sales tax refund cases. The field formations process and forward the refund cases to the Board for final approval.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2024

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Aam Aadmi Jun 27, 2024 09:34am
I have been waiting for the last over five years for refund of my income tax, have visited their office at least half a dozen times but to no avail. There was need to create extra posts for refund.
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Aam Admi 2 Jun 28, 2024 02:09am
@Aam Aadmi, there is a need to automate the process, once itr approved or 3 months lapse on submition on IRS system; rather involve manual system for just forwarding .
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Tariq Qurashi Jun 28, 2024 11:34am
I thought the government was trying to reduce staff to save money? Will these new posts help speed up refunds? I though the delay was because there was no money.
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