The Federal Board of Revenue will ensure that the field formations of the Regional Tax Offices (RTOs) would not harass compliant taxpayers including business units, shopkeepers and retail outlets, etc, who would display their National Tax Numbers (NTNs) outside the business premises prominently.
It is learnt here on Monday that the assurance has been given by Chief Commissioner Regional Tax Office (RTO) Aftab Ahmed during a meeting with the delegation of the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) led by the president Manzar Khurshid Sheikh at his office here.
FBR official said that the tax department wanted to create a friendly atmosphere for compliant taxpayers who are ready to display their NTNs as per provisions of the Income Tax Rules. The tax department would ensure that the staff should not visit or create any problem for the taxpayers, who would voluntarily display their NTNs outside their business premises and shops/retail outlets. They would be facilitated by the tax department for complying with the tax laws.
The Chief Commissioner Regional Tax Office (RTO) Aftab Ahmed has said that all the problems of business community regarding income tax and sales tax will be resolved on priority basis. He said that RTO will promote friendly atmosphere for taxpayers and facilitate them in every possible way to generate maximum revenue. "Display of income tax certificate or national tax number is mandatory for every businessman at his/her business center to avoid any untoward situation", he added.
Aftab Ahmed said that broadening of tax base is the common demand of the business community and the government to generate revenue for the motherland, reducing the burden on the existing taxpayers. He said that soon computer software would be provided to business community for better management of their accounts.
Speaking on the occasion, President RCCI Manzar Khurshid Sheikh said that business community is facing immense problems in E-filing of income tax and sales tax returns and demanded of the RTO to immediately resolve the issue for betterment of the said community.
He said that taxpayers are facing tremendous problems on change of Tax Form every year adding that Tax Form must be changed after five years and it should be in easy language to avoid any difficulty in filling the form. Manzar Khurshid said that business community supports government stance of broadening the tax base to reduce pressure on existing taxpayers. Senior Vice President Pervaiz Ahmed Warraich, Vice President Nadeem Rauf, group leader Najamul Haq Malik, former presidents and members' executive committee were also part of the delegation.