FBR chairperson to inaugurate International Tax Operations directorate on Feb 22

FBR chairperson to inaugurate International Tax Operations directorate on Feb 22

KARACHI: Ms. Nausheen Amjad, Chairperson, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will inaugurate directorate of international tax operations in Karachi on Saturday February 22, 2020.

Member Inland Revenue (IR) and Director General Offshore Taxation will also accompany the FBR chairperson.

Office of the Directorate of International Tax Operation Karachi (Sindh) located at PNSC building.

The directorate of international tax operations has mandate to receive and send information from other jurisdictions under spontaneous, automatic and on demand exchange of information under exchange of information agreements.

The directorate has been authorized to levy and recover tax by passing an assessment order under section I23 (1A) of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 in case of undeclared off-shore assets and incomes.

It has also been authorized to receive, transmit and exchange country reports to the jurisdictions that are parties to international by country agreements with Pakistan.

Further the FBR has empowered the directorate to conduct transfer pricing audit in cases selected for such audit.