Tag: Federal Board of Revenue

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  • Manufacturers require to obtain brand license

    Manufacturers require to obtain brand license

    Section 40E in the Sales Tax Act, 1990 revealed that manufacturers of specified goods require to obtain brand licenses for each brand or stock keeping unit (SKU).

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  • Supply of goods from tax exempt areas

    Supply of goods from tax exempt areas

    Section 40D of Sales Tax Act, 1990 has defined provisions relating to goods supplied from tax-exempt areas.

    The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issued the Sales Tax Act, 1990 updated up to June 30, 2021. The Act incorporated amendments brought through Finance Act, 2021.

    Following is the text of section 40D of the Sales Tax Act, 1990:

    40D. Provisions relating to goods supplied from tax-exempt areas.-(1) The conveyance carrying goods supplied from the tax exempt areas, shall be accompanied by such documents in respect of the goods carried as may be prescribed under rules.

    (2) The Regional Tax Office having jurisdiction may establish check-posts on the routes originating from tax-exempt areas for the purpose of examining the goods carried and the documents related thereto, An officer not below the rank of Inspector, Inland Revenue, as authorized by the Commissioner, Inland Revenue, and assigned to such check-posts, may stop vehicle on such routes as coming from tax-exempt areas and examine documents for ascertaining their validity and conformity to the goods carried.

    (3) In the absence of the prescribed documents or any discrepancy in such documents, the goods so carried shall be seized along with the vehicle carrying the goods by the officer as aforesaid under proper acknowledgment.

    (4) The notices to the owner of the goods and the vehicle to show cause against imposition of penalty shall be issued within fifteen days of the seizure as aforesaid.

    (5) For the purposes of this section, the expression “tax-exempt areas” means Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Border Sustenance Markets and Tribal Areas as defined in Article 246 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and such other areas as may be prescribed.”;

    (Disclaimer: The text of above section is only for information. Team PkRevenue.com makes all efforts to provide the correct version of the text. However, the team PkRevenue.com is not responsible for any error or omission.)

  • IR officers empowered electronic monitoring of taxpayers

    IR officers empowered electronic monitoring of taxpayers

    Section 40C of Sales Tax Act, 1990 has explained monitoring or tracking by electronic or other means by Inland Revenue (IR) officers.

    The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issued the Sales Tax Act, 1990 updated up to June 30, 2021. The Act incorporated amendments brought through Finance Act, 2021.

    Following is the text of section 40C of the Sales Tax Act, 1990:

    40C. Monitoring or Tracking by Electronic or other means.– (1) Subject to such conditions, restrictions, and procedures, as it may being fit to impose or specified, the Board may, by notification in the official Gazette, specify any registered person or class of registered persons or any good or class of goods in respect of which monitoring or tracking of production, sales, clearances, stocks or any other related activity may be implemented through electronic or other means as may be prescribed

    (2) From such date as may be prescribed by the Board, no taxable goods shall be removed or sold by the manufacturer or any other person without affixing tax stamp, bandrole stickers, labels, barcodes, etc. in any such form, style and manner as may be prescribed by the Board in this behalf.

    (3) Such tax stamps, banderols, stickers, labels, barcodes etc., shall be acquired by the registered person referred to in sub-section (2) from a licensee appointed by the Board for the purpose, against price approved by the Board, which shall include the cost of equipment installed by such licensee in the premises of the said registered person.

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  • Deploying IR officers at taxpayers’ premises

    Deploying IR officers at taxpayers’ premises

    Section 40B in the Sales Tax Act, 1990 revealed that FBR has powers deploying Inland Revenue (IR) officers at taxpayers’ premises for monitoring of production and sales.

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  • FBR notifies increase in sales tax on petrol, HSD

    FBR notifies increase in sales tax on petrol, HSD

    The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced an increase in sales tax on the supply of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD), as outlined in the recently issued SRO 1640(I)/2021.

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  • IR officers empowered for searches under warrant

    IR officers empowered for searches under warrant

    Section 40 of the Sales Tax Act, 1990 has empowered the officers of Inland Revenue (IR) for searches under warrant.

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  • Taxpayers require to produce sales records to IR office

    Taxpayers require to produce sales records to IR office

    Taxpayers maintaining documents or record are required to produce on demand by tax authorities i.e. officers of Inland Revenue under the Sales Tax Act, 1990.

    The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issued the Sales Tax Act, 1990 updated up to June 30, 2021. The Act incorporated amendments brought through Finance Act, 2021.

    Following is the text of section 38B of the Sales Tax Act, 1990:

    38B. Obligation to produce documents and provide information.– (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any other law for the time being in force, any person required to maintain the record under the Act, on demand by an officer, not below the rank of an Assistant Commissioner Inland Revenue , by notice in writing, as and when specified in the notice, shall,–

    (a) produce for examination, such documents or records which the officer of Inland Revenue considers necessary or relevant to the audit, inquiry or investigation under the Act;

    (b) allow the officer of Inland Revenue to take extracts from or copies of such documents or records; and

    (c) appear before the officer of Inland Revenue and answer any question put to him concerning the documents and records relating to the audit or inquiry or investigation referred to in clause (a) above.

    (2) An officer of Inland Revenue conducting an audit, inquiry or, as the case may be, an investigation under the Act, may require in writing any person, department, company or organization to furnish such information as is held by that person, department, company or organization, which, in the opinion of the officer of Inland Revenue, is relevant to such audit, inquiry or investigation.

    (3) The Board may require, in writing, any person, department, company or organization, as the case may be, to provide any information or data held by that person, department, company or organization, which, in the opinion of the Board, is required for purposes of formulation of policy or administering the Customs, Sales Tax, Federal Excise or Income Tax.

    (4) Every person, department, company or organization shall furnish the information requisitioned by the Board or the officer of Sales Tax under sub-section (2) or (3), within the time specified in the notice issued by the Board or, as the case may be, the officer of Inland Revenue.

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  • PCS officers BS-18 directed to submit asset declaration

    PCS officers BS-18 directed to submit asset declaration

    ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Wednesday directed the officers of Pakistan Customs Service (PCS) in BS-18 to submit their declaration of assets for consideration in promotion to BS-19.

    The FBR in an official memo asked the PCS officers in BS-16 to complete their Performance Evaluation Reports (PERs) and Declaration of Assets. The scrutiny of personal record reveals that the majority of the officers have not yet submitted their PERs and Declaration of Assets for the period ending on June 30, 2021, the FBR added.

    The meeting of the Departmental Selection Board (DSB) for promotion of PCS from BS-18 to BS-19 is being planned by January 15, .2022 where cases of officer of PCS shall be considered for promotion by the Departmental Selection Board.

    All BS-18 officers of PCS in the promotion zone should submit PERs and Declaration of Assets up to 30.06.2021 to the Board latest by December 31, 2021 positively.

    Completion of PERs and submission of Declaration of Assets are the prerequisites for promotion to selection grades under Civil Servants Promotion (BS-18 to BS-21) Rules, 2019.

    The Board is trying hard to ensure that all eligible officers are considered for promotion in the forthcoming DSB meeting. However, your cooperation in timely completion of service record is equally essential.

    The FBR said that any officer who fails to furnish the above documents by the due date of December 31, 2021. will himself/herself be responsible for non-consideration/deferment/supersession.

    The Reporting/Countersigning Officers are also advised to immediately forward the PERs of the aforesaid officers to the Board (ERM Section) without any delay.

  • FBR promotes 24 IRS officers to BS-18

    FBR promotes 24 IRS officers to BS-18

    The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has officially notified the promotion of 24 officers of the Inland Revenue Service (IRS) from BS-17 to BS-18 on a regular basis.

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  • IR officials empowered to call for record

    IR officials empowered to call for record

    Sales Tax Act, 1990 has empowered the officials of Inland Revenue (IR) to call for record by notice in writing.

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