Reforms in tax administration: FBR wings asked to devise policy to remove snags

The Federal Board of Revenue has directed all its wings to immediately chalk out a uniform policy to address major issues hindering smooth implementation of reforms in the tax administration. Sources told Business Recorder here on Friday that FBR Member Human Resource Management (HRM) Raana Seerat has issued instructions to all FBR wings to identify gaps and problems in the respective departments for devising a policy to resolve the issues.
The policy would ensure improved performance at all FBR Wings in next six months. According to the FBR Member HRM, a presentation on ''Change Management'' was made by the World Bank Mission to all the Members of the FBR. During the presentation, it was emphasised that all the wings of the FBR need to evolve their ''Mission Statements'' to keep their activities aligned to the same and keep track of their progress towards the desired goals.
Moreover, it has been desired by the FBR Chairman that the Members may undertake an immediate exercise to formulate the following policy documents for their respective wings: Mission Statements of the FBR Wings; existing and potential gaps/shortfalls impeding or likely to impede the Wings progress towards realisation of the objectives enshrined in their ''Mission Statement'' and a workable strategy to plug the gaps identified.
The strategy must also address the question as to how do the Wings envisage their performance in the next six months time. The task would be completed by the FBR''s Wings within one month. The mission and strategy document would be forwarded by the Wings to the HRM Member for further consideration, Raana Seerat added.