Facilitation and Taxpayers Education (FATE) Wing of the FBR arranged a Taxpayers' interaction seminar at Regional Tax Office (RTO) Quetta today. The seminar was arranged by FATE Wing in co-ordination with RTO Quetta, as part of a series of seminars currently being arranged under Taxpayers' Awareness Initiative and was attended by members of Quetta Tax Bar Association, Quetta Chamber of Commerce and Industry, representatives of major withholding agents and FBR officials.
During the interactive seminar, detailed presentations were made on working of the Facilitation and Taxpayers Education (FATE) Wing, "Documentation of Economy and Tax Evasion" and "e-services for Taxpayers" followed by a detailed Question-and-Answer session.
During the Question-and-Answer session, the participants voiced their concerns over the topics covered in the presentations and highlighted their general and specific issues. The FBR officials present in the seminar addressed those concerns and noted down the suggestions for further perusal. The members of the Tax Bar Association, Quetta Chamber of Commerce and Industry and withholding agents appreciated the initiative of Taxpayers' interaction, awareness and facilitation undertaken by the FATE Wing of the FBR and said that this should be made a regular feature.
The Chief Commissioner RTO Quetta, Bakht Zaman Khan thanked the participants for attending the seminar and making it a success. He also appreciated the efforts of FBR officials of RTO Quetta for arranging the event and thanked the FATE Wing for providing an avenue for interaction between the taxpayers and the Federal Board of Revenue.-PR