FBR Announces Prize Scheme for Customers Who Report Unverified Invoices

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Thursday announced a prize scheme for customers of integrated tier-1 retailers, who would report unverified invoices issued by big retailers.

The FBR has notified the scheme for customers through the issuance of SRO.1513(I)/2024 to amend the Sales Tax Rules, 2006.

The revised procedure for the prize scheme revealed that the customers of an integrated tier-1 retailer, who report unverified invoices issued by the tier-l retailer, shall be entitled to prizes in respect of their purchases from the integrated tier-1 retailers.

In case of an unverified invoice, the customer shall report the same through the application or WhatsApp number, as the case may be, providing the following details:

• Name of the customer;
• CNIC of the Customer;
• Mobile Number of the Customer;
• IBAN of the Customer;
• proof of digital payment;
• picture of the unverified invoice and a tagged picture of the business premises that have issued the unverified invoice.

Provided that if the proof of digital payment is not provided by the customer, the right to claim the prize shall stand forfeited.

In case of an unverified invoice, an alert shall be generated in the IRIS login of the Commissioner Inland Revenue and he shall authenticate the unverified invoice to establish the entitlement or otherwise of the customer for the prize. Provided that the Commissioner shall also take necessary action in terms of S.No.24 in the Table of section 33 of the Sales Tax Act.

In case the particulars, as provided by the customer are found incorrect or incomplete at any stage, the onus for delay in the disbursement of the prize shall rest with the customer, FBR added.