A well-known bakery in Rawalpindi Cantt was sealed on Tuesday for not issuing point of sale (POS) receipts to its customers.
A fine of Rs. 500,000 was also imposed on the bakery situated on Harley Street during the operation carried out on the instructions of Chief Commissioner Regional Tax Rawalpindi Tehmina Aamer against the commercial outlets not issuing receipts.
The team led by Assistant Commissioner of Regional Tax Revenue Muhammad Hamza Nazir and Assistant Director Akbara Khan conducted the operation against the commercial concerns of not issuing POS receipts.
Muhammad Hamza Nazir told APP that during the last days, they had carried out the operation in Abid Majeed Road and Scheme 3 areas. He said the operation was aimed at ensuring the collection of tax in business centers in a transparent way.
He said that the customers in case of non-issuance of POS receipts should lodge a complaint against the commercial outlet concerned through the “Tax Asan App”.