The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has identified 6,000 firms/units registered with the Sales Tax Department, who have neither obtained the National Tax Numbers (NTNs) nor traceable at the declared business addresses.
Sources told Business Recorder on Thursday that the Board detected these entities during scrutiny of computer record to update database.
Around 6,000 entities have obtained the Sales Tax Registration Numbers (STRN), but operating without the NTNs. Even their record is not available in the 'NTN Master Index.'
When asked about these entities nature of businesses, sources said that it is not clear whether these units were actually carrying out businesses in the field or have obtained the STRNs for some other purposes.
The CBR has still to decide the fate of these ghost entities. One of the options is to de-register them. However, the latest data has been submitted to the CBR Sales Tax Wing, which is the competent authority to take action, officials said.
Sources also dispelled the impression of issuing fresh NTNs to these firms/units, as they have no contact with the regional collectorates. On the other hand, it has also been apprehended that some of these units might have obtained registration to claim fraudulent refunds.
The CBR is legally empowered to cancel the sales tax registration of people, who failed to file sales tax returns for the last six months.
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