ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to establish a Tax Fraud Investigation Wing-Inland Revenue to detect, analyse, investigate, combat and prevent tax fraud.

Through an amendment in the Finance Bill 2024, there shall be established a wing to be known as Tax Fraud Investigation Wing-Inland Revenue. The tax fraud Investigation Wing-Inland Revenue shall comprise Fraud Intelligence and Analysis Unit, Fraud Investigation Unit, Legal Unit, Accountants Unit, Digital Forensic and Scene of Crime Unit, Administrative Unit or any other Unit as may be notified by the Board through notification in the official Gazette.

The tax fraud Investigation Wing-Inland Revenue shall consist of a Chief Investigator and as many following officers, as may be notified by the Board: (a) Senior investigators, investigators, Junior investigators or any other officer of Inland Revenue with any other designation; (b) a Senior Forensic Analyst and as many Forensic Analysts and Junior Forensic Analysts; and (c) a Senior Data Analyst and as many Data Analysts and Junior Data Analysts.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2024