The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will not grant cash rewards to tax officers against whom disciplinary cases or fact-finding inquiry is pending. According to a circular issued by the FBR here on Wednesday, it has been decided that the criteria for grant of cash reward contained in Board's Letter No 5(1)S&M/2008 dated 19th April, 2008 has been substituted.
The following categories of officers shall not be eligible for reward: Those having less than 3 months tenure and officers remained on leave or training for three months or more during the relevant financial year excluding promotion related trainings, ie, MCMC, SMC, NMC, NDU etc. The officers shall not be eligible for reward in cases of disciplinary cases or fact-finding inquiry is pending. It also covered officers on which penalty imposed under E&D Rules during the relevant financial year, if any.