Tax authority holds training for withholding agents

KPRA additional collector sheds light on the history of sales tax on services in the province

KOHAT:

To build capacity of its withholding agents, promote tax culture in the province, and increase tax compliance the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority (KPRA) held a workshop for the officials of government departments and representatives of private entities of Kohat, Karak and Hangu.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Mobilization (KPRM) assisted the KPRA in conducting the workshop. Officials of district administration Kohat, Karak and Hangu, accounts offices, tehsil municipal administrations of the three districts, and education department, local government department, colleges, universities, OGDCL, FATA University, KUST, WSSK and Kohat Board participated in the training.

KPRA Additional Collector South Aftab Ahmad in his welcome address thanked the participants for attending the workshop.

He shed light on the history of sales tax on services in the province, importance of taxes for the development of the country and K-P.

He assured complete support to the participants.

“We need your assistance to ensure tax compliance. We have to work in collaboration to generate revenue for the government to be spent on public uplift schemes and me and my team will be available for your assistance,” he said.

The additional collector KPRA awarded certificates to the participants of the training.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, February 15^th, 2023.