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  • FBR imposes major penalty on Customs appraising officer

    FBR imposes major penalty on Customs appraising officer

    ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has imposed major penalty of ‘compulsory retirement from service’ upon a customs appraising officer on the charges of misconduct and inefficiency.

    According to a notification issued on Monday, the FBR said that disciplinary proceedings under Government Servants (Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 1973 were initiated against Nihal Kazim, Appraising Officer (BS-16), Collectorate of Customs Appraisement (West), Karachi through a charge sheet issued on October 29, 2019.

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    Ms. Rabel Khokhar, Assistant Collector, the then Collectorate of Customs Appraisement, Customs House, Karachi was appointed as Inquiry Officer to conduct inquiry on account of various acts of omission and commission committed by the accused officer constituting “Inefficiency” and “Misconduct”.

    The Inquiry Officer submitted Inquiry Report dated January 29, 2020, according to which the charges of “Inefficiency” and “Misconduct” were established against the accused officer.

    A Show Cause Notice dated July 17, 2020 was issued to the accused officer and in response, he submitted his defence reply and also appeared for personal hearing before the Collector/Authorized Officer on August 11, 2020.

    READ MORE: FBR transfers BS-19, BS-20 Customs officers

    After considering the inquiry report, reply of the accused to the Show Cause Notice and his oral submissions during the personal hearing with the Authorized Officer, the accused officer has been found guilty of “Inefficiency” and “Misconduct”.

    The Authorized Officer/ Collector recommended imposition of major penalty upon the accused. The Member (Admn/HR) / Authority before deciding the case afforded an opportunity of personal hearing to the accused on zoom/ telephone phone due to his illness on June 23, 2022.

    The Member (Admn), FBR being “Authority” in this case, after having carefully considered case record, inquiry report, verbal submissions of the accused during hearing and recommendations of the Authorized Officer/ Collector has found no solid evidence and merits in the stance of the accused for his prolonged un-authorized absence from duty for three years.

    READ MORE: Senior Customs officers transferred from Multan

    Accordingly, the Member (Admn/ HR) / Authority has observed that the charges of “Inefficiency” and “misconduct” under Rule-3(a)&(b) of Civil Servants (E&D) Rules, 1973 stand established against the accused.

    The Authority has, therefore, imposed major penalty of “Compulsory Retirement from Service” upon Nihal Kazim, Appraising Officer (BS-16), Collectorate of Customs Appraisement (West), Karachi under Rule 4(1)(b)(ii) of the Civil Servants (E&D) Rules, 1973. Moreover, his period of absence from duty i.e. November 20, 2016 till date is treated as Extra Ordinary Leave (EOL) and the excess amount drawn as pay and allowances is to be recovered from pensionary benefits.

    READ MORE: FBR transfers additional collectors, directors of Customs

    He will have a right to file appeal against this Order to the Appellate Authority under Civil Servants (Appeals) Rules, 1977 within a period of 30 days from the date of communication of this Notification.

  • Tariq Ghani posted as Director Intelligence IR Karachi

    Tariq Ghani posted as Director Intelligence IR Karachi

    ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Friday transferred and posted Tariq Ghani, a BS-20 officer of Inland Revenue Service (IRS) as Director, Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation, IR, Karachi with immediate effect.

    Through a notification, the FBR transferred and posted following officers of IRS from BS-17 to BS-20:

    READ MORE: FBR transfers BS-19, BS-20 Customs officers

    01. Asem Iftikhar (Inland Revenue Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Director, (HQ) Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation (Inland Revenue), Islamabad from the post of Director General (OPS), Directorate General of Digital Invoicing and Analysis, Islamabad. The officer has been also assigned the additional charge of the post of Director, Intelligence and Investigation (IR), Islamabad and Director (Regulation), DNFBPs, Islamabad, as per rules.

    02. Abdul Rehman Bullo (Inland Revenue Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Director, Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation (Inland Revenue), Hyderabad from the post of Director, Director of Intelligence and Investigation (IR), Karachi.

    READ MORE: Senior Customs officers transferred from Multan

    03. Dr. Tariq Ghani (Inland Revenue Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Director, Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation (Inland Revenue), Karachi from the post of Commissioner, Audit-III Medium Taxpayers office, Karachi. The officer has also been assigned the additional charge of the post of Director (Regulations), DNFBPs, Karachi as per rules.

    04. Behzad Anwar (Inland Revenue Service/BS-20) has been posted as Director, Directorate of Intelligence and Investigation (Inland Revenue), Lahore on return from leave.

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    05. Ms. Rabia Yaseer Durrani (Inland Revenue Service/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as Additional Director, Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation (Inland Revenue), Islamabad from the post of Additional Commissioner, Large Taxpayers Office, Islamabad.

    06. Muhammad Fiaz Hussain (Inland Revenue Service/BS-18) has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner Inland Revenue, Corporate Tax Office, Islamabad from the post of Deputy Director, Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation (Inland Revenue), Islamabad

    07. Ms. Muntaha Saleem (Inland Revenue Service/BS-18) has been transferred and posted as Deputy Director, Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation (Inland Revenue), Islamabad from the post of Deputy Commissioner, Corporate Tax Office, Islamabad.

    READ MORE: FBR transfers additional collectors, directors of Customs

    08. Sajid Ali (Inland Revenue Service/BS-17) has been transferred and posted as Assistant Director, Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation (Inland Revenue), Islamabad from the post of Assistant Commissioner, AEOI Zone, Islamabad.

    The FBR said that the officers who are drawing performance allowance prior to issuance of this notification shall continue to draw this allowance on the new place of posting.

    The above named officers have been asked to send charge Relinquishment/Assumption to FBR immediately after Relinquishment/Assumption of charge for record and further necessary action.

  • FBR transfers BS-19, BS-20 Customs officers

    FBR transfers BS-19, BS-20 Customs officers

    The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued notifications for the immediate transfers and postings of officers within the Pakistan Customs Service (PCS) in BS-19 and BS-20.

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  • FBR announces prize winners of 7th draw of POS invoices

    FBR announces prize winners of 7th draw of POS invoices

    ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Friday announced winners of seventh balloting of invoices issued through Point of Sale (POS) of retailers.

    According to the FBR, the bumper prize of Rs1,000,000 has been awarded to Zulfiqar Ali on the invoice issued by MALMO.

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    The FBR announced winners of two second prizes of Rs500,000 each to Dr. Nasim Safdar on the invoice issued by Cakes and Bakes and Adeem on the invoice issued by SHOPEX Super Market.

    Similarly, the four winners of third prize amounting Rs250,000 each are awarded to Tanveer Amir, Zarmina Wahid Jan, Muhammad Latif Zarar and Sultan Haider Malik.

    The FBR conducts computerized balloting of invoices issued by Tier-1 retailers on every 15th day of a month. This was seventh draw as it was started in January 15, 2022.

    The FBR encouraged people to actively participate in the balloting to win prizes after buying from POS integrated retailers.

    The FBR previously issued a procedure for participating in the prize scheme.

    The revenue body said that the customers of the integrated tier-1 retailers, whose names and CNICs are notified through random computerized draw shall be entitled to prizes in respect of their purchases from the integrated tier-1 retailers.

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    The customers shall verify the electronically generated invoice of integrated retailers either through the “tax asaan” application or by sending SMS to number 9966.

    The application shall notify the customer regarding the status of the invoice either as “verified” or “unverified”.

    In case of a verified invoice, the customer shall furnish one time, the following detail to the online system, namely:- Name; CNIC; and Mobile number.

    Names and CNICs of the customers shall be included in the random computerized draw upon fulfillment of the requirement.

    In case of an unverified invoice, the customer shall report the same through the system. The Board shall conduct inquiry and take appropriate action under the relevant provisions of law.

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    The computerized draw for the prizes shall be held in the first week of every month at the FBR Headquarters and the invoices of the immediately preceding month shall be entered in the draw.

    Draw winners shall be required to perform biometric verification, at the nearest e-sahulat facility of NADRA and submit a scanned copy on the “tax assan” application. After successful biometric verification, winners shall be required to provide their IBAN through a “tax asaan” application.

    The total prize money and the denomination of the prizes shall be decided on month to month basis by the Board.

  • FBR extends sales tax return filing date to July 20, 2022

    FBR extends sales tax return filing date to July 20, 2022

    ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Friday extended the date for filing sales tax return for the month of June 2022 up to July 20, 2022.

    The FBR in an official note extended the date of payment and submission of sales tax and federal excise return for the tax period of June 2022, for all taxpayers, up to July 20, 2022.

    READ MORE: KTBA seeks date extension for filing statement, tax returns

    Earlier, the Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) on July 14, 2022 urged the FBR to extend the date for filing sales tax return and quarterly statement of income tax withholding up to July 31, 2022.

    KTBA President Syed Rehan Hasan Jafri in a letter sent to FBR Chairman Asim Ahmad requested to extend the date of filing quarterly income tax withholding statement and monthly sales tax return for June 2022 up to July 31, 2022.

    READ MORE: KTBA recommends separate tax fraud proceedings

    The KTBA informed the FBR chairman that as business of the whole country was closed due to the Eid holidays from July 08, 2022 to July 12, 2022 whereas the last date for filing the Quarterly Statements under the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001, and Monthly Sales Tax Return under the Sales Tax Act for the Tax Period of June 2022 is due on the 20th July, 2022 and the 15th July, 2022 and the 18th July, 2022 respectively.

    READ MORE: FBR urged to remove irritants in sales tax refund

    Due to the holidays, few working days are left to feed and put all the data entries in the Quarterly Statement and Monthly Sales Tax Return which may kindly be extended looked into for the sake of facilitation on the genuine taxpayers of the country who are working on behalf of the FBR as withholding agents and contributing a huge amount into the exchequer without any compensation as their legal obligation.

    READ MORE: Unified sales tax law for all tax authorities sought

  • Pakistan enforces austerity measures to save public money

    Pakistan enforces austerity measures to save public money

    KARACHI: Pakistan government has enforced austerity measures for the fiscal year 2022/2023 for saving public money and create space for development expenditures.

    The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Friday circulated a notification of the ministry of finance related to austerity measures.

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    According to the finance ministry that the federal cabinet in a meeting held recently approved the austerity measures.

    The federal government enforced the following austerity measures:

    1. There shall be complete ban on:

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    (i) Purchase of all types of vehicles from current and development budget except utility vehicles such as ambulances, busses for educational institutions, solid waste vehicles, etc.;

    (ii) Creation of new posts except those required for development projects;

    (iii) Treatment abroad at government expenses;

    (iv) Appointment of contingent paid / daily wages staff except for development projects;

    (v) Purchase of office furniture except for development projects;

    (vi) Purchase of machinery and equipment including air conditioners, microwave, fridge, photocopier, etc.;

    (vii) Official visits abroad by government functionaries where the Pakistan government funding is involved except obligator visits;

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    (viii) Official lunches/dinners/hi-tea except for foreign delegations;

    (ix) Periodical, magazines, newspapers, etc.

    2. Principal Accounting Officers shall ensure that:

    (i) Consumption of utilities shall be reduced by 10 per cent;

    (ii) Existing entitlement for petroleum products for government functionaries should be reduced by 30 per cent;

    (iii) Avoidable travel should be curtailed by promoting use of Zoom / video links;

    (iv) Vacant / redundant / non-productive posts should be abolished.

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    3. In addition to above, federal government has further decided that:

    (i) The use of petroleum products by vehicles of ministries would be slashed by 40 per cent and security vehicles of cabinet members would be reduced by 50 per cent;

    (ii) VVIP cavalcades’ expenses would be reduced without compromising security.

    The federal government urged the provincial government should also adopt such austerity measures.

  • Tax officials directed to submit asset declarations

    Tax officials directed to submit asset declarations

    ISLAMABAD: The government has directed all tax officials of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to submit their declaration of assets for the year ending June 30, 2022 by July 15, 2022.

    The FBR in this regard referring a letter of the Establishment Division, on Thursday intimated all the heads of Inland Revenue Service (IRS) and Pakistan Customs Service (PCS).

    READ MORE: KTBA seeks date extension for filing statement, tax returns

    According to the establishment division letter the declaration of assets and liabilities for the year ending July 30, 2022 are required to be submitted by all the officers / officials of the FBR by July 15, 2022.

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    Furthermore, all the officers of IRS and PCS and all concerned serving under respective tax offices and customs stations have been directed to submit their declaration of assets and liabilities for the year ending on June 30, 2022 latest by July 15, 2022. A certificate to this effect may also be provided to the FBR Headquarter by July 25, 2022.

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    The FBR warned all the offices that non-compliance of the instructions tantamount to misconduct it terms of the Government Servants (Conduct) Rules, 1964 and therefore conginzable under the Government Servants (Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 1973.

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  • KTBA seeks date extension for filing statement, tax returns

    KTBA seeks date extension for filing statement, tax returns

    Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) on Thursday urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to extend date for filing statement and returns.

    KTBA President Syed Rehan Hasan Jafri in a letter sent to FBR Chairman Asim Ahmad requested to extend the date of filing quarterly income tax withholding statement and monthly sales tax return for June 2022 up to July 31, 2022.

    READ MORE: KTBA recommends separate tax fraud proceedings

    The KTBA informed the FBR chairman that as business of the whole country was closed due to the Eid holidays from July 08, 2022 to July 12, 2022 whereas the last date for filing the Quarterly Statements under the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001, and Monthly Sales Tax Return under the Sales Tax Act for the Tax Period of June 2022 is due on the 20th July, 2022 and the 15th July, 2022 and the 18th July, 2022 respectively.

    READ MORE: FBR urged to remove irritants in sales tax refund

    Due to the holidays, few working days are left to feed and put all the data entries in the Quarterly Statement and Monthly Sales Tax Return which may kindly be extended looked into for the sake of facilitation on the genuine taxpayers of the country who are working on behalf of the FBR as withholding agents and contributing a huge amount into the exchequer without any compensation as their legal obligation.

    READ MORE: Unified sales tax law for all tax authorities sought

    The tax bar urged the FBR to extend the date of filing the quarterly income tax withholding statement and monthly sales tax return for the tax period of June 2022 till July 31, 2022 in order to enable the taxpayers to complete the work and to facilitate them to make compliance.

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  • Defacing sales tax invoice declared as offence

    Defacing sales tax invoice declared as offence

    KARACHI: Defacing sales tax invoice has been declared as an offence under Sales Tax Act, 1990 as amendment has been made through Finance Act, 2022.

    The defacing of sales tax invoice will attract penalties as well as imprisonment.

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    According to explanation of amendments made through Finance Act, 2022, issued by PwC A. F. Ferguson, defacing the prescribed invoice number or the barcode or QR code has been introduced as an offence subject to levy of penalty of higher of Rs 500,000 or 200 per cent of the amount of tax involved.

    Upon conviction by a Special Judge, a simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with additional fine which may extend to two million rupees, or with both may also be imposed.

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    Any person who abets commissioning of such offence has also been made liable, upon conviction by a Special Judge, to simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with additional fine which may extend to two hundred thousand rupees, or with both.

    Certain penalties were introduced through Tax Laws (Third Amendment) Ordinance, 2021 on failure of Tier-1 retailers to register and integrate business which have now been ratified in the Act.

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    The Finance Act, 2022 also amended laws related to powers of the FBR regarding initiating criminal proceedings.

    The powers of the FBR to prescribe rules for initiating criminal proceedings against any specified authority for willful or deliberate acts/omissions resulting in personal benefits and undue advantage to authority, person or taxpayer have been withdrawn. Earlier, the FBR was empowered to this effect through Finance Act, 2019.

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  • FBR to collect 3% further tax on supply to inactive taxpayer

    FBR to collect 3% further tax on supply to inactive taxpayer

    KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will collect three per cent further sales tax on supply made to a person not an active taxpayer.

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