IR offices work on Saturday for collection target

IR offices work on Saturday for collection target

ISLAMABAD: The offices of Inland Revenue shall observe Saturday February 27, 2021 as normal working day in order to achieve revenue collection target for the month.

In a notification issued on Thursday, the FBR said that all Large Taxpayers Offices (LTOs), Medium Tax Office (MTO), Corporate Tax Offices (CTOs) and Regional Tax Offices (RTOs) would remain open and observe normal working day on Saturday, February 27, 2021 to facilitate the taxpayers in payment of duty and taxes. However, extended working hours till 8:00 PM will be observed by officers / officials who are monitoring incharge of collection of duty and taxes.

The FBR directed Chief Commissioner Inland Revenue to establish liaison with State Bank of Pakistan and authorized branches of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) to ensure transfer of tax collection by these branches on February 27, 2021 to the respective branches of the SBP on the same date so as to account for the same towards the collection for the month of February 2021.