The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will freeze bank accounts of filers of income tax returns, who would deliberately submit incorrect or incomplete returns during the current year.
The FBR has also proposed a ban on purchasing immovable properties and vehicles, disconnecting their utility connections, and imposing heavy fines on filers who would file incorrect or incomplete returns.
The policy measures have been proposed by FBR Member Inland Revenue (Operations) to strengthen enforcement and address tax non-compliance.
Member Inland Revenue (Operations) has proposed policy changes focused on curbing tax non-compliance, particularly among those submitting inaccurate or incorrect tax returns. These measures would apply across the board, including to Tier-1 retailers and manufacturers, and cover both Sales Tax and Income Tax.
In addition to imposing a fine of Rs. 1,000,000 for each incorrect/incomplete return filed, FBR proposed the following punitive measures to ensure compliance and accurate return filing:
- Disconnection of utilities of all those filing incorrect or incomplete returns.
- Freezing bank accounts for all those filing incorrect or incomplete returns.
- Bar on purchase of any property or vehicle for all those filing incorrect or incomplete returns.
- Increased transparency by involving third-party monitoring for all those filing incorrect or incomplete returns
- AI and ML assisted in an immediate and complete audit of all those filing incorrect or incomplete returns.
The FBR believed these steps would be instrumental in strengthening our tax enforcement regime and achieving our fiscal targets. We look forward to discussing these proposals further and are open to any suggestions that may help enhance these policy measures for maximum impact.
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Better not to file return because filing of return is most dangerous and such punitive actions are not available for Non-Filers. This is just like the regular taxpayers who are acting as a withholding agent and more than 80% of the total collection is thorugh indirect means. The role of FBR is less than 5% in collecting tax. Such Members would absocnd in foreign countries after proposing such rubbish, illegal and injudicious actions to just meet the short term targets and gaining performance bonuses by seazing and freezing bank accounts of the “taxpayers” ——a shameless attitude—- to err is human is totally set a side and until, the taxpayer proves his innocence, he would have been deprived of a lot of his fundamental rights in the garb of penal actions.
Wo Ghar na Gia Jas Ney sabaq yad Kiya. Practically this country doesn’t exist on world map. Filer will pay the double tax. Already bloody government imposed indirect tax on each and every thing.
پی ٹی آئی اسلام آباد جلسہ، انتظامیہ نے 8 کروڑ روپے خرچ کرڈالے.
کیا ہم ایسے کاموں کے لیے ٹیکس دیتے ہیں؟
Like the leaders of this country, the government departments too are losing their senses. FBR has failed to widen the tax net. There is practically no internet in the country. Tax filing procedures are faulty and complicated. Rather than encouraging tax payers and facilitating them, FBR is threatening to punish tax filers. It will be foolish on FBR’s part to continue with this kind of policies.
Ghatia kutay k bachy..yaha ksi ku theek say return file nahi kerna ata .or Tum log bakwas kerty ho…
Since FBR has decided to freeze the accounts for incomplete or incorrect file return submitted by the solicitors or accountants, then innocent citizens will resort to taking their moneys out of the banks. It’s scary!
Harsh statements by FBR will demoralise tax payers.
Polite and supportive tone could be motivational insight if adopted.
aayein?
itni lamby plan dyny ki kia zarort hy asan kam kro bndy ko direct saza mout panshi ky phny py latka diyo 😁😁🤣🤣
Non Filer k majay majay
Filer ki to bajay bajay
Yeh gal sar gaya hai nizaam is boseeda nizaam ko ukhar ker Islam k aadilana nizaam ko raaij kernay k Koshish karo bhaiyo…Dr Israr ki jamat Tanzim e Islami join karo or is Fareezay ki adaih main hissa dalo isi main duniya o aakhirat ki bhalai hai q k yehi Rasool Allah ko bhejay janay ka maqsad hai. Jo woh hamain de ker gaye hain.
This is seriously nonsense. They already put a heavy burden on income tax class by increasing the salary tax and now freezing their account is seriously not good. 80 percent of the high skilled population already left the country and the remaining ones will commit suicide one day. In this country rules are only for poor people. Govt is still failing to provide us education or medical facilities even after paying heavy taxes.
Till today non filers have not been detected why not impose 5% WHT on withdrawal from banks above Rs 50000/- per day for NON FILERS from today
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JazzCash, Easypaisa & islamic mutual fund type accounts b freez kar sakti ha Gov?
Instead of thankful to those who filed return these idiots and duffers try to penalize them. What kind of benefits does the state given to filers in terms of health Education etc. So please try to focus on enhancing headcount