E-filing system: ICCI calls for ending corruption in FBR
Ensure proper working of the e-filing system; minimise direct contact of taxpayers with the tax collection machinery.
ISLAMABAD:
The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) urged the government on Tuesday to end corruption in the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) by ensuring proper working of the e-filing system and minimising any direct contact of taxpayers with the tax collection machinery. In a statement, the ICCI president asked the government to avoid a sudden re-shuffling of a large number of key officials in FBR to facilitate taxpayers. “The re-shuffling of experienced FBR officials can prove fatal, as incoming people will perhaps take more time to adjust in the new set-up,” he said. He said that it was not an appropriate time to make any sudden changes that would leave a negative impact on the tax collection system. Talking about the loopholes in the online sales tax collection system, he said that it was not functioning properly and, as a result, the government had extended the deadline several times.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 14th, 2011.
The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) urged the government on Tuesday to end corruption in the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) by ensuring proper working of the e-filing system and minimising any direct contact of taxpayers with the tax collection machinery. In a statement, the ICCI president asked the government to avoid a sudden re-shuffling of a large number of key officials in FBR to facilitate taxpayers. “The re-shuffling of experienced FBR officials can prove fatal, as incoming people will perhaps take more time to adjust in the new set-up,” he said. He said that it was not an appropriate time to make any sudden changes that would leave a negative impact on the tax collection system. Talking about the loopholes in the online sales tax collection system, he said that it was not functioning properly and, as a result, the government had extended the deadline several times.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 14th, 2011.