Collaboration between FBR, FMU stressed
Sources within the FBR suggest that the extent of the fraud could be even higher than the reported Rs53 billion, a matter that can be ascertained during a comprehensive investigation. photo: AFP
Federal Board of Revenue Chairman Malik Amjad Zubair Tiwana has emphasised the need for sustained collaboration between Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Financial Monitoring Unit (FMU) for development of quality financial intelligence on tax evasion and its optimal utilisation in investigations.
The FBR chairman said this while addressing the concluding ceremony of the FBR-FMU Joint Workshop on Financial Intelligence for Tax Evasion organised with assistance of FCDO’s UPSCALE Programme in FBR headquarters on Jan 27-28.
Tiwana congratulated the Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation-Inland Revenue and the FMU for organising the event and desired for further enhancement of this partnership to achieve the unanimous goal of combating illicit finance.
Tiwana also thanked Lewis Evans of British High Commission, present at the occasion, for providing assistance in organising the event.
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Lubna Farooq, the director general of FMU, thanked the FBR and the FCDO and underscored the need for sustained coordination between FBR and FMU for enhancing the knowledge base and promoting mutual understanding for combating tax fraud and tax evasion.
This collaborative approach, she said, will enhance the effectiveness of investigations and contribute to a more robust and interconnected framework for combating financial crimes.
The workshop was also attended by the analysts of FMU and investigating officers of the Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation-Inland Revenue.
The workshop focused on identifying and understanding risk areas for financial intelligence on tax crimes.