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FBR transfers IRS officers of BS-16-20

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Thursday notified transfers and postings of BS-16 to BS-20 officers of Inland Revenue Service (IRS) with immediate effect and until further orders.

The FBR notified transfers and postings of following officers:

01. Mohammed Nasser Janjua (Inland Revenue Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Chief, (IR-Analysis) (IR-Operations Wing) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad from the post of Commissioner-IR, (HRM) Regional Tax Office III, Karachi.

02. Muhammad Abid (Inland Revenue Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Chief, (IR-Formations) (IR-Operations Wing) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad from the post of Chief, Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad.

03. Ms. Yasmeen Fatima (Inland Revenue Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Chief, (TPA) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad from the post Chief, (Inland Revenue Operations) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad.

04. Abdul Hafeez Nizamani (Inland Revenue Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Commissioner Inland Revenue (Zone-I) Regional Tax Office, Hyderabad from the post of Commissioner-IR, (zone-II) Regional Tax Office, Sukkur.

05. Ijlal Ahmed Khattak (Inland Revenue Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Chief, (Revenue & Operations) (IR-Opertaions Wing) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad from the post of Director, Directorate General of Intelligence & Investigation (Inland Revenue), Islamabad.

06. Tariq Hussain Sheikh (Inland Revenue Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Commissioner Inland Revenue (Zone-II) Regional Tax Office, Sukkur from the post of Chief, (Reforms & Implementation) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad.

07. Ms. Rezwana Siddiqui (IT Cadre/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as Chief, (OPS) (IT) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad from the post of Chief, (OPS) (IR-Analysis) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad.

08. Ms. Uzma Munir (Inland Revenue Service/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as SA to Member (IR-Operations), FBR (HQ), Islamabad from the post of Secretary, (Taxpayers Audit) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad.

09. Naveed Ali Narejo (Inland Revenue Service/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as Secretary, (IR-Jurisdiction) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad from the post of Additional Commissioner-IR, Corporate Regional Tax Office, Karachi.

10. Sultan Muhammad Nawaz Nasir (Inland Revenue Service/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as Additional Commissioner Inland Revenue Regional Tax Office, Peshawar from the post of Secretary, (Revenue & Budget) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad.

11. Ms. Amra Sarwar (Inland Revenue Service/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as Secretary, (Taxpayers Audit) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad from the post of SA TO Member (IR-Operations), Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad.

12. Asad Aziz (Inland Revenue Service/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as Secretary, (Revenue & Budget) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad from the post of Additional Commissioner-IR, Regional Tax Office, Sargodha.

13. Zubair Khan (Inland Revenue Service/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as Secretary, (S.T) (IR-Operations Wing) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad from the post of Additional Commissioner-IR, Large Taxpayers Unit, Lahore.

14. Malik Akhlaq Ahmad (AOST/BS-18) has been transferred and posted as Second Secretary, (IR-Operations) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad from the post of Assistant Director (Audit), Regional Tax Office, Rawalpindi.

15. Rehan Khalid (AOST/BS-18) has been transferred and posted as Assistant Director (Audit), Regional Tax Office, Rawalpindi from the post of Second Secretary, (IR Operations) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad.

16. Hammad Hussain Jaffari (Inland Revenue Service/BS-17) has been transferred and posted as Second Secretary, (TPU) (IR-Operations Wing) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad from the post of Deputy Commissioner-IR, Regional Tax Office, Faisalabad.

17. Arafat Faiz Rasool (Sales Tax Department/BS-16) has been transferred and posted as Second Secretary, (IR-Operations) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad from the post of Senior Auditor, Regional Tax Office, Islamabad.

18. Bilal Afzal (Sales Tax Department/BS-16) has been transferred and posted as Senior Auditor, Regional Tax Office, Islamabad from the post of Senior Auditor, (IR-Operations Wing) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), 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.

July 30, 2020
FBR reshuffles BS-19-20 customs officers

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Thursday announced major reshuffle and notified transfers and postings of senior Customs officers of BS-19 and BS-20 with immediate effect and until further orders.

The FBR notified transfers and posting of following officers of Pakistan Customs Service (PCS):

01. Muhammad Asghar Khan (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Director, Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation, FBR, Rawalpindi from the post of Director, Directorate General of Intelligence & Investigation, FBR, Islamabad.

02. Dr. Akhtar Hussain (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Director, Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation, FBR, Peshawar from the post of Collector, Collectorate of Customs (Adjudication), Faisalabad.

03. Fayyaz Anwar (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-20) who is currently posted as Director, Directorate of Internal Audit-North (Customs), Islamabad, has been directed to look after the charge of Director, Directorate of Post Clearance Audit(Central), Lahore.

4 Ms. Zeba Azhar (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Director, Directorate of Reforms and Automation (Customs), Karachi from the post of Director, Directorate General of Transit Trade, Karachi.

05. Khalid Hussain Jamali (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Collector, Collectorate of Customs (Adjudication), Quetta from the post of Collector, Model Customs Collectorate, Hyderabad.

06. Feroze Alam Junejo (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Director, Directorate General of Transit Trade, Karachi from the post of Director, Directorate of Input Output Coefficient Organization (South), Karachi.

07. Zahid Ali Baig (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Chief, Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad from the post of Director, Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation,FBR, Rawalpindi.

08. Rashid Habib Khan (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Collector, Model Customs Collectorate, Gilgit-Baltistan from the post of Director, Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation, FBR, Peshawar.

09. Sami-ul-Haq (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Director, Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation, FBR, Quetta from the post of Director, Directorate of Reforms and Automation (Customs), Karachi.

10. Asif Abbas (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-20) who is currently posted as Collector, Collectorate of Customs (Adjudication), Lahore has been directed to look after the charge of Collector, Collectorate of Customs (Adjudication), Faisalabad.

11. Usman Bajwa (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Director, Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation, FBR, Multan from the post of Director, Directorate of Post Clearance Audit (Central), Lahore.

12. Amer Rashid Sheikh (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-20) has been transferred and posted as Collector, Model Customs Collectorate, Hyderabad from the post of Director, Directorate of IPR Enforcement (South), Karachi.

13. Muhammad Akram Ch. (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as Chief, (OPS) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad from the post of Director, (OPS) Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation, FBR, Quetta.

14. Syed Faisal Saeed Bokhari (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as Chief, (OPS) Federal Board of Revenue (Hq), Islamabad from the post of Additional Director, Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation, FBR, Peshawar.

15. Sanaullah Abro (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as Director (OPS), Directorate General of Risk Management, Karachi from the post of Additional Collector, Model Customs Collectorate, Islamabad.

16. Syed Naeem Akhtar (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as Director, (OPS) Directorate of Internal Audit-South (customs), Karachi from the post of Additional Director, Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation, FBR, Hyderabad.

17. Muhammad Tahir (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as Director, (OPS) Directorate General of Intelligence & Investigation, FBR, Islamabad from the post of Secretary, Federal Board of

Revenue (Hq), Islamabad.

18. Ms. Nyma Batool (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as Director (OPS), Directorate of IPR Enforcement (South), Karachi from the post of Additional Collector, Model Customs Collectorate of Appraisement and Facilitation (East), Karachi.

19. Muhammad Saleem Memon (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as Director (OPS), Directorate of IOCO (South), Karachi from the post of Additional Collector, Model Customs Collectorate, Hyderabad.

20. Muhammad Amir Thahim (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as Director, (OPS) Directorate of Transit Trade, Quetta from the post of Additional Collector, Model Customs Collectorate of Appraisement and Facilitation (West), Karachi.

21. Yousaf Haider Orakzai (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as Director (OPS), Directorate of CBCM/FATF Cell, DG I&I-FBR, Islamabad from the post of Additional Collector, Collectorate of Customs (Adjudication), Islamabad (stationed at Peshawar). He will also look after the charge of Director (OPS), Directorate of Law and Prosecution, DG I&I-FBR, Islamabad.

22. Munib Sarwar (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as Director (OPS), Directorate of IPR Enforcement (Central), Lahore from the post of Additional Director, Directorate of Customs Valuation, Lahore.

23. Muhammad Ismail (Pakistan Customs Service/BS-19) has been transferred and posted as Director, (OPS) Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation, FBR, Gwadar from the post of Additional Director, Directorate of Transit Trade, Quetta.

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.

July 30, 2020
FBR offices to observe normal office timings after Eid holidays

KARACHI: The offices of Inland Revenue and Pakistan Customs shall observe normal working hours (9:00am to 5:00pm) after the Eid holidays, a notification said on Thursday.

The FBR directed all field formations that all offices of the federal government will revert to normal office timings i.e. 9:00 am to 5:00pm immediately after Eid holidays i.e. from August 03, 2020.

The federal government reduced the office timings due to coronavirus pandemic. However, the pace of coronavirus has been slow down significantly.

July 30, 2020
FBR directs completing inquiries against officials on urgent basis

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed inquiry officers to complete their reports on an urgent basis against officials allegedly involved in misconduct.

In a notification issued on Wednesday stated that inquiry officers were not complying to instructions in completing their reports after lapse of time and with inordinate delay.

The FBR said: “Whereas it is understood that Government Servants Efficiency & Disciplinary (E&D) Rules, 1973, themselves do not unequivocally provide a time frame within which an inquiry has to be completed, however, the urgency in completing the inquiries is implicit in procedure provided under Rule 6 of the E&D Rules, whereby it has been instructed that an ‘inquiry officer or committee, as the case may be, shall hear the case from day to day basis and no adjournment shall be given except for reasons to be recorded in writing.”

The FBR further said that the Prime Minister’s Officer, through the Cabinet Division, had directed that all enquiries initiated under the E&D Rules, pending in any level beyond three months, shall be finalized on merit, and submitted to the concerned quarters within 90 working days.

Furthermore, appointment as an inquiry officer under the relevant rules is a sacred trust, bearing both responsibilities, to the State, the nation and the department, and obligations – to be fair, impartial and just, the FBR said.

“It is again noted with concern that inquiry reports being received by the board and being submitted to authorized officers in the field formations do not qualify against the basic benchmark,” the FBR said, adding that in so many cases, inquiry officers have not established the charges leveled, citing inability or failure on part of the DR to provide a certain document or prove the charge.

“It should be noted that an inquiry officer is not a judge presiding over an adversarial judicial system where two different parties have to prove or disprove their case.”

As the title itself implies, an inquiry officer has to inquire into the subject matter and, under Rule 7 of the E&D Rules, 1973, can exercise the powers to ‘summon any person, required production of documents, and receive evidence, the FBR said.

The FBR said that it expects the inquiry officers shall actively inquire into and apply an independent mind to arrive at a conclusion and not rely only on the ability of the DR to prove or disprove the charges leveled.

July 30, 2020
Reduced rate of withholding sales tax withdrawn for registered persons

ISLAMABAD: A registered person, who is not an active taxpayer, may not avail benefit of reduced rate of withholding sales tax after amendment made through Finance Act, 2020.

Sources in Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) said that amendments have been made to Eleventh Schedule of Sales Tax Act, 1990 through Finance Act, 2020 under which the active taxpayers would be eligible to avail reduced rate of withholding sales tax at the time of supplies.

Prior to this amendment registered persons were enjoying the reduced rate at the time of supply but now the registered persons, if not active taxpayers, shall pay full amount of sales tax.

According to the amendment the withholding agents including federal and provincial government departments; autonomous bodies; and public sector organizations; companies as defined in the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 shall collect/deduct 1/5^th of sales tax as shown on invoice from those persons, who are active taxpayers.

Similarly, person registered, but no active taxpayer, as a wholesaler, dealer or distributor are required to pay full amount of sales tax instead of reduced rate.

Prior to the amendment, the withholding agents including federal and provincial government departments; autonomous bodies; and public sector organizations; companies as defined in the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 were required to collect/deduct 1/10^th of sales tax as shown on invoice from person registered as a wholesaler, dealer or distributor.

In serial No. 03 of the Schedule, the Federal and provincial government departments; autonomous bodies; and public sector organizations are required to collect/deduct whole of the tax involved or as applicable to supplies on the basis of gross value of supplies form person other than active taxpayer.

Similarly in Serial No. 04, the companies as defined in the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 are required to collect/deduct five percent of gross value of supplies from persons other than active taxpayers.

In serial number 06 the registered persons purchasing cane molasses are required to collect/deduct whole of sales tax applicable from persons other than active taxpayers.

Active Taxpayer has been defined under Sales Tax Act, 1990 as a registered person who does not fall in any of the following categories, namely:-

(a) who is blacklisted or whose registration is suspended in terms of section 21;

(b) fails to file the return under section 26 by the due date for two consecutive tax periods;

(c) who fails to file an Income Tax return under section 114 or statement under section 115, of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001(XLIX of 2001), by the due date; and

(d) who fails to file quarterly or an annual withholding tax statement under section 165 of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001.

July 29, 2020
FBR starts scrutiny of officials under new directory retirement rules

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has started scrutiny of its officials from BS-1 to BS-16 under recently introduced the Civil Servants (Director Retirement from Services) Rules, 2020.

In this regard the FBR on Tuesday issued directives to Chief Commissioners of Large Taxpayers Units (LTUs)/Regional Tax Offices (RTOs), Chief Collectors and Collectors of Customs and all director generals of Inland Revenue and Customs to submit details of officials in BS-16 and below whose cases qualify for consideration under the Civil Servants (Directory Retirement from Service) Rules, 2020.

Necessary supporting documentary evidence may also be furnished alongwith these lists to the FBR by August 13, 2020 to enable the board to convene the meeting of the retirement committee.

The heads of IR and Customs have been asked to provide details of officials from BS-1 to BS-16, including:

01. Name of the officer with BPS

02. Date of Entry into Civil Service

03. Total length of Service

04. No of Average Performance Evaluation Reports (PERs) (alongwith period of PER) and name of the officer RO/CO writing such PER

05. Number of adverse PERs (alongwith period of PER) RO/CO and name of the officer writing such remarks

06. Placed in Category ‘C’ by CSB/DSB/DPC

07. Supresessions in CSB/DSB/DPC concerned

08. Not recommended for promotion in case of HPSB (number of such considerations) and years of HPSB

09. Was found guilty of corruption by NAB/other investigation agency

10. Entered into plea bargain or voluntary return with NAB/other investigating agency

11. Has conduct unbecoming

12. Any other information to be brought before the board.

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July 28, 2020
Three FBR officials awarded ‘dismissal from service’ for misconduct

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has awarded ‘dismissal from service’ to three officials for Regional Tax Office (RTO) Faisalabad, a statement said on Monday.

The FBR sacked the officials following their admission of wrong doing after thorough inquiry.

The revenue body said that all the three officials were found guilty of misconduct. Besides, FIRs were also lodged against them.

The officials who were granted dismissal from service, included: Abid Iqbal, UDC Jhang Zone, Javed Masih, Notice Server and Manzoor Qadir, Watchman. While another official Aslam Pervez, watchman was suspended for three months.

Through another notification, the FBR suspended Syed Muhamamd Salman Bukhari, Appraising Officer, MCC Gwadar and Maqbool Ahmed, IRO, RTO Faisalabad for three months.

July 28, 2020
FBR to notify withholding tax exemption for wheat import

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) soon to issue exemption from withholding tax on import of wheat in order to ensure availability of the commodity in the country.

Omar Hamid, Secretary Ministry of National Food Security and Research (NFS&R), said while chairing a meeting on wheat import on Monday.

He said that taxes and duties have already been abolished by the federal government including, regulatory duty 60 percent, custom duty 11 percent, sales tax 17 percent and withholding tax 06 percent.

“The waiver of withholding tax will be notified in matter of days,” he added.

He said that private wheat importers would be given priority.

Secretary NFS&R was of the point of view that legitimate concerns of importers will be solved at the earliest.

He mentioned that NFS&R is working in PM Imran Khan Direction of to ensure uninterrupted supply countrywide. NFS&R will help wheat importers at all levels.

So that ultimately public can get wheat at affordable price. NFS&R is facilitating wheat importers by helping them in priority berthing, storage,multiple ports and clearances on the landing of shipment.

He said that imported wheat is exempted from the Anti- Hoarding Act imposed by the provincial governments on producing verified import record by the importers.

The meeting was attended by wheat importers, representatives from NFS&R, Ministry of Maritime Affairs, FBR and Finance Division.

July 27, 2020
FBR, provincial authorities discuss single return filing portal

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has discussed with the provinces about common portal for single return filing, a statement said on Monday.

At the meeting the tax authorities deliberated on ways to facilitate taxpayers under jurisdictions of the federal and the provincial authorities.

Member IR Operations D. Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmed presided over the meeting. On the occasion, Director Intelligence and Investigation, Lahore, Ahmed Kamal briefed the participants about challenges for launching the single portal. He also presented the suggestions to remove irritants.

The meeting decided that the provincial tax authorities would sent their recommendations within 15 days to the FBR.

The participants praised the efforts of the FBR and suggested that all the tax issues should be resolved amicably.

Member (IR-Operations) FBR appreciated the positive gestures of all the provincial authorities and urged that resolving issues at technical level will pave the way for resolution of common interest at provincial and federal political level.

July 27, 2020
FBR empowered to send electronic notice, decisions to all sales tax registered persons

KARACHI: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has been authorized to serve electronic notice and decision as legal document to sales tax registered persons.

In this regard an amendment has been made to Section 56 of Sales Tax Act, 1990 through Finance Act, 2020.

Prior to amendment the FBR was empowered to send electronically through email or to the e-folder maintained for the purpose of e-filing of sales tax-cum-Federal Excise returns by the limited companies, both public and private.

However, through the amendment the FBR has been empowered to send electronic notice or decision to all registered persons.

The serving of electronic notices by the FBR was legalized through Finance Act, 2017.

The section 56 after the amendment shall be:

“Section 56: Service of orders; decisions etc. – (1) subject to this Act , any notice, order or requisition required to be served on a resident individual, other than in a representative capacity for the purposes of this Act shall be treated as properly served on the individual if –

(a) personally served on the individual or, in the case of an individual under a legal disability or a non-residents individual the representative of the individual;

(b) sent by register post or courier service specified in clause (b) of sub-section (2) or to the individual’s usual or last known address in Pakistan;

(c) served on the individual in the manner prescribed for service of a summons under the code of civil procedure, 1908(Act V of 1908); or

(d) sent electronically through email or to the e-folder maintained for the purpose of e-filing of sales tax-cum-Federal excise returns by registered person.

(2) Subject to this Act, any notice order or requisition required to be served on any person, other than a resident individual to whom sub-section (1)applies, for the purposes of this Act, shall be treated as properly served on person if –

(a) personally served on the representative of the person;

(b) sent by registered post or courier service to the person’s registered office or address for service of notices under this Act, in Pakistan or where the person does not have such office or address, the notice is sent by registered [Post to any office or place of business of the person in Pakistan;

(c) served on the Person in the manner prescribed for service of a summons under the code of civil procedure, 1908(Act V of 1908); or

(d) sent electronically through email or to the e-folder maintained for the purpose of e-filing of sales tax-cum-Federal excise returns by registered person.

(3) Where an association of persons is dissolved, any notice, order or requisition required to be served under this Act, on the association or a member of the association may be served on any person who was the principal officer or a member of the association immediately before such dissolution.

(4) Where, business stands discontinued, any notice, order or requisition required to be served under this Act, on the person discontinuing the business may be served on the person personally or on any individual who was the person’s representative at the time of discontinuance.

(5) The validity of service of a notice under this Act shall not be called into question after the notice has been complied with in any manner.“

July 26, 2020