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FBR reinstates customs officials of Peshawar collectorate

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Thursday reinstated six customs officials into services, who were suspended for violating government service rules.

The following BS-16 officers of Model Customs Collectorate (Enforcement and Compliance), Peshawar, who were placed under suspension dated August 11, 2020 have been reinstated into services with immediate effect and until further orders:

1. Mazhar Elahi, Superintendent, MCC, (E&C), Peshawar

2. Syed Nazim Ali Shah, Inspector, MCC, (E&C), Peshawar

3. Afaaq Hussain, Inspector, MCC, (E&C), Peshawar

4. Shah Fahad, Inspector, MCC, (E&C), Peshawar

5. Zafar Ali, Inspector, MCC, (E&C), Peshawar

6. Farhad Khan, Inspector MCC, (E&C), Peshawar

The FBR said that suspension period from 11.08.2020 to-date is treated as spent on duty.

April 15, 2021
Inland Revenue officer suspended

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Monday suspended a BS-18 officer of Inland Revenue Service (IRS) for four months with immediate effect.

A notification said that the FBR while exercising powers conferred under Rule 5 of the Civil Servants (Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 2020, placed Muhammad Jamshed Khan (IRS/BS-18), presently posted as deputy commissioner, Regional Tax Office, Rawalpindi under suspension for a period of 120 days with immediate effect until further orders.

March 1, 2021
Sales tax registration may be suspended on non-filing of returns for six consecutive months

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) may suspend sales tax registration of a taxpayer who fails to file returns for six consecutive months, officials said on Thursday.

The officials said that a commissioner of Inland Revenue may suspend registration of a taxpayer, if the person is found to have issued fake invoices, evaded tax or committed tax fraud without prior notice, pending further inquiry.

Suspension of registration can occur due to the following possibilities:

Non-availability of the registered person at the given address;

Refusal to allow access to business premises or refusal to furnish records to an authorized Inland Revenue Officer;

Abnormal tax profile, such as taking excessive input tax adjustments, continuous carry-forwards, or sudden increase in turnover;

Making substantial purchases from or making supplies to other blacklisted or suspended person;

Non-filing of sales tax returns by a registered person for six consecutive months;

On recommendation of a commissioner of any other jurisdiction;

Any other reason to be specified by the Commissioner;

Impact of Suspension

Commissioner shall issue written order to the concerned registered person detailing the reasons for suspension. The order shall also be provided to all other Large Taxpayer Units (LTUs)/Regional Tax Offices (RTOs), the FBR‘s computer system, the STARR computer system and the Customs Wing computer system for information and necessary action as per law;

Suspension of registered person will make them ineligible to avail input tax adjustment/refund. Similarly, no input tax adjustment/refund shall be allowed to any other registered persons on the basis of invoices issued by such suspended person (whether issued prior to or after such suspension);

The suspended registered person will be issued a show cause notice (through registered post or courier service) within seven days of issuance of order of suspension by the Commissioner. The registered person will have an opportunity of hearing with fifteen days of the issuance of such notice clearly indicating that the will be blacklisted. In case of non-availability of the suspended person at the given address, the notice may be placed on the main notice Board of the LTO/RTO;

Where the show cause notice is not issued within seven days of the order of suspension, the order of suspension shall become invalid;

To become part of the Active Taxpayer List (ST), the Active Taxpayer must be a registered person who does not fall in the following categories:

Blacklisted or whose registration is suspended or blocked;

Failed to file return by the due date for two consecutive tax periods;

Failed to file Income Tax Return by the due date;

Failed to file two consecutive monthly or annual withholding tax statement.

A non-active taxpayer may be restored to active taxpayer status:

If the respective RTO/LTO recommends the same to FBR after conducting audit or other investigation; Competent Authority, Appellate Authority, Court or FTO orders for the restoration.

January 14, 2021

FBR suspends 41 customs officials under disciplinary action

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Thursday suspended 41 officials of Pakistan Customs Department for a period of three months with immediate effect.

Following inspectors of BS-16 have been suspended:

S.#	Names & Designation	Present Posting
1	Rehamtullah Khan, Inspector	MCC, (E&C), Quetta
2	Shehzada Aamir, Inspector	MCC, (E&C), Quetta
3	Mehmood -ul-Hassan, Inspector	Directorate of Transit Trade, Peshawar
4	Mir Zaman, Superintendent	MCC, (E&C), Peshawar
5	Amjad Maqbool Butt, Inspector	Directorate of Transit Trade, Peshawar
6	Irshad Akbar, Inspector	Directorate of Transit Trade, Peshawar
7	Azeem Khan Marwat, Inspector	Directorate of Transit Trade, Peshawar
8	Sagheer Baig, Inspector	MCC, (A&F), Peshawar
9	Azhar Jalil, Appraising Officer	MCC, (A&F), Peshawar
10	Zia Ur Rehman, Inspector	MCC, (A&F), Peshawar
11	Abdur Rahim, Inspector	MCC, (A&F), Peshawar
12	Anika Malik, Appraising Officer	MCC, (A&F), Peshawar
13	Ms. Faiqa, Appraising Officer	MCC, (A&F), Peshawar
14	Saima Sweety, Appraising Officer	MCC, (A&F), Peshawar
15	Muhammad Arshad, Inspector	MCC, (A&F), Peshawar
16	Muhammad Junaid, Inspector	MCC, (A&F), Peshawar
17	Gulzar Muhammad, Inspector	MCC, (A&F), Peshawar
18	Zafar Iqbal Joota, Inspector	MCC, (E&C), Multan (posted at MCC, AIIA), Lahore.
19	Muhammad Ali Jamali, S/o Hazoor Bakhsh, Inspector	MCC, Gwadar
20	Mashooq Ali, Inspector	MCC, (JIAP), Karachi
21	Muhammad Ali Jamali, S/o Wahid Bakhsh, Inspector	MCC, Gwadar
22	Saeed-uz-Rehman, Inspector	MCC, Hyderabad
23	Manzoor Ahmed Khoso, Senior Preventive Officer	MCC, (E&C), Karachi
24	Saddam Hussain Bhalkani, Preventive Officer	MCC, (E&C), Karachi

The following officials of Customs Department are placed under suspension under Rule 5(1) of the Government Servants (Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 1973, for a period of three months with immediate effect:-

S.#	Name and Designation	Present Posting
1	Haji Abdullah Achakzai, Sepoy	MCC, (E&C), Quetta
2	Abdul Ghani, Sepoy	MCC, (E&C), Quetta
3	Kala Khan, Havaldar	MCC, (E&C), Quetta
4	Muhammad Javaid, S/o Ali Bahadur, Sepoy	MCC, (E&C), Quetta
5	Abdul Sattar Bangulzai, Sepoy	MCC, (E&C), Quetta
6	Abdul Kabeer, Sepoy	MCC, (E&C), Quetta
7	Muhammad Sarwar, Sepoy	MCC, (E&C), Quetta
8	Lehna Khan, Sepoy	MCC, Gwadar
9	Saeed Ahmed Mirwani, Sepoy	MCC, Gwadar
10	Ravi Lal, LDC	Directorate of Transit Trade, Peshawar
11	Manzoor Hussain, LDC	Directorate of Transit Trade, Peshawar
12	Rana Muhammad Ashraf, Havaldar	MCC, (E&C), Multan
13	Muhammad Asad, Sepoy	MCC, (E&C), Multan
14	Muhammad Yousaf, Sepoy	MCC, (E&C), Multan
15	Sajjad Ali Memon, Sepoy	MCC, Hyderabad
16	Hamzo Khan, Sepoy	MCC, Hyderabad
17	Ghulam Shabir Ahmed Bhutto, Sepoy	MCC, Hyderabad

July 30, 2020

FBR extends suspension of customs officials

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended the suspension period for further three months in case of two customs officials.

Through a notification, the FBR extended the suspension period of the following inspectors BS-16 of Model Customs Collectorate (Enforcement and Compliance), Lahore for further period of three months with effect from March 30, 2020:

01. Muzaffar Hussain, Inspector

02. Khalid Pervaiz Bhutta, Inspector

Both the customs officials were suspended on December 30, 2019 for inefficiency and misconduct.

April 5, 2020
SRB probes foreign transactions of goods carrier, suspends sales tax registration

KARACHI: Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) has launched investigation into identifying source of foreign transactions by a goods carrier company. Further the SRB suspended the sales tax registration of the company for filing untrue monthly statement.

The SRB on Monday said that it had suspended sales tax registration of M/s. 3 Unicorns Private Limited for concealing facts in its monthly statements.

The SRB said that available records of the company revealed that it had declared foreign income of around Rs37 million (in its income tax return) for the tax periods from July 2016 to June 2017, and has received consideration of Rs109 million for the tax periods from July 2016 up to February 2019 in his business bank account maintained under the title of ‘3 Unicorns Pvt Ltd’ in Bank Al Habib Limited, as declared in his registration profile.

Furthermore, the official website of the company revealed that the registered person also provides customs brokerage and customs clearance services and transportation services from Karachi to Afghanistan.

However, t is observed that the registered person has continuously filed Null sales tax return with the SRB during the aforementioned tax periods i.e. July 2016 to February 2019 despite receiving aforementioned huge consideration in his bank account which was voluntarily declared in registration form.

“The registered person has failed to justify the aforesaid Null declarations and has failed to provide details of sales and purchases till date which shows mala fide intention on part of the registered person towards short payment of SST and violation of Section 8, 9 and 30 of the Act.”

The SRB said that non-payment of Sindh sales tax and non-filing of true and correct sales tax return within the time and manner prescribed under the law is contravention of provisions of the Act and rules made thereunder.

Therefore, this notice is being issued under Section 25 of the Act, 2011 to the effect that registration status of M/s. 3 Unicorns Pvt Ltd is hereby temporary suspended with immediate effect, which shall be revoked if he takes remedial actions by February 14, 2020.

The SRB directed the company to submit copies of complete annual accounts statement for the financial year 2016/2017, 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 with details of sales and purchases.

The company has been asked to provide details of transactions with sources of amounts received for the tax periods from July 2016 up to January 2020.

Reconcile all Sindh sales tax dues of the aforementioned tax periods and deposit along with default surcharge. Further, the company also has been directed to provide copies of rent agreements for the periods.

“In case of non-satisfactory response or failure to take remedial measures as suggested above on or before aforementioned date, further necessary action shall be taken as envisaged under the Act,” the SRB said.

February 11, 2020
FBR suspends two officers of preventive Lahore

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Monday suspended two customs officers of Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) Preventive, Lahore with immediate effect.

The FBR suspended the BS-16 officers including Muzaffar Hussain and Khalid Pervaiz Bhutta for a period of three months.

The revenue body suspended the officers using powers under Rule 5(1) of the Government Servants (Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 1973.

December 31, 2019
SRB suspends sales tax registration of Pak Tractors

KARACHI: Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) has suspended sales tax registration of M/s Pak Tractors for defaulting tax payment and failure to comply with return filing.

In a notice for suspension of registration, the SRB said that M/s. Pak Tractors failed to make the payment of Sindh Sales Tax on Service to the tune of Rs3.45 million for the period of February 2016 to October 2019.

Similarly, the company also failed to file monthly sales tax returns for the period of February 2016 to October 2019.

The provincial tax authority directed the company to take remedial actions by December 20, 2019 in order to revoke the suspension.

In case of non-satisfactory response or failure to take remedial measures as suggested on or above before December 20, 2019, the case would be further proceeded for cancellation of the registration, the SRB said.

December 17, 2019
SRB suspends sales tax registration of rice mill

KARACHI: Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) has suspended sales tax registration of a rice mill for defaulting payment and non-compliance of return filing.

The SRB through a notice suspended the registration of sales tax of M/s. Abdullah Lakhair Rice Mill for failure to deposit due amount of Sindh Sales Tax of Rs502,400.

Besides, the rice mill also failed to file its monthly returns for the tax periods from August 2017 to December 2017 and from January 2019 to October 2019.

The SRB asked the mill that the suspension of the registration would only be revoked if it ensures compliance by December 03, 2019.

The SRB said that in case of non-satisfactory response to take remedial measures the case would be further proceeded for cancellation of registration with SRB.

December 1, 2019
No refund, input adjustment to be entertained on invoice issued prior or after of blacklisting

KARACHI: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) said invoices issued by a person prior or after blacklisting for sales tax will not be entertained for refunds or input adjustment.

The FBR issued Sales Tax Act, 1990 updated till June 30, 2019 incorporating amendments brought through Finance Act, 2019.

Section 21 of the Act explained blacklisting and suspension of a taxpayer for sales tax.

Section 21: De-registration, blacklisting and suspension of registration

Sub-Section (1): The Board or any officer, authorized in this behalf, may subject to the rules, de-register a registered person or such class of registered persons not required to be registered under this Act.

Sub-Section (2): Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, in cases where the Commissioner is satisfied that a registered person is found to have issued fake invoices or has otherwise committed tax fraud, he may blacklist such person or suspend his registration in accordance with such procedure as the Board may by notification in the official Gazette, prescribe.

Sub-Section (3): During the period of suspension of registration, the invoices issued by such person shall not be entertained for the purposes of sales tax refund or input tax credit, and once such person is black listed, the refund or input tax credit claimed against the invoices issued by him, whether prior or after such black listing, shall be rejected through a self-speaking appealable order and after affording an opportunity of being heard to such person.

Sub-Section (4): Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, where the Board, the concerned Commissioner or any officer authorized by the Board in this behalf has reasons to believe that a registered person is engaged in issuing fake or flying invoices, claiming fraudulent input tax or refunds, does not physically exist or conduct actual business, or is committing any other fraudulent activity, the Board, concerned Commissioner or such Officer may after recording reasons in writing, block the refunds or input tax adjustments of such person and direct the concerned Commissioner having jurisdiction for further investigation and appropriate legal action.

October 21, 2019