The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed all the Model Customs Collectorates and Regional Tax Offices (RTOs) and Large Taxpayer Units (LTUs) to remain open and observe extended working hours till 10:00 pm on Friday (September 30, 2016) for collection of duties/taxes.
According to instructions issued by the FBR to the field formations here on Thursday, Chief Collectors of Customs are requested to establish liaison with the State Bank of Pakistan, National Bank of Pakistan and scheduled commercial banks in their jurisdiction to ensure transfer of tax collection by these branches before or on September 30, 2016 to the respective offices of the SBP on the same date and to account the same towards the collection for the month of September, 2016.
The FBR has also directed field formations that all Inland Revenue Offices will observe extended working hours on 30th September, 2016 until 10:00 pm. The Chief Commissioners are also requested to establish liaison with SBP and authorized branches of NBP to ensure transfer of tax collection by these branches before or on 30.09.2016 to the respective offices of SBP on the same date so as to account for the same towards the collection for September, 2016.
Meanwhile, SBP has asked the NBP that the NBP branches (A,B&C) will settle their transactions on same day ie 30th September, 2016 with respective SBP BSC offices for which a special clearing will be arranged at 5.00 pm by NIFT and NBP will settle the transactions with SBP BSC by 11:00 pm. Further, to facilitate tax payers, the NBP branches (A,B&C) will accept, cheque and cash transactions at their counters till 10:00 pm on 30th September, 2016.
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