ISLAMABAD: As part of FBR’s outreach and awareness programme for filing of Income Tax returns before the due date of October 31, 2017, a two-member FBR team led by FATE Member Nausheen Javaid Amjad spent a busy day in Karachi today holding a series of meetings with the heads of various banks and companies to apprise them of facilitative measures adopted by FBR.
Nausheen, Facilitation and Taxpayer Education (FATE) Wing FBR Member who was accompanied by FATE Chief Tehmina Aamer used the meetings to acknowledge the laudable role being played by large organisations in reporting the salaries and tax deducted from their employees.
The meetings were held separately with the Habib Bank Acting President & CFO Raymond Kotwal, Meezan Bank President Irfan Siddiqui and SSGC Acting Managing Director Muhammad Amin Rajput at the respective head offices of these organisations to mark a shift in the FBR efforts by reaching out to the taxpayers and offering them all kinds of assistance and support at their doorsteps to ensure tax compliance.
During the meetings, positive sentiments were expressed about FBR’s initiative of creating awareness and reaching out to taxpayers for building a friendly interface with them.
Meanwhile, FBR team also held a detailed meeting with the office-bearers of Pakistan Tax Bar Association at the offices of LTU Karachi. Bar Association President Abdul Qadir Memon was also present. The office-bearers and members of the tax bar were also requested by the FBR team to lend their hand in making the FBR’s outreach & awareness programme successful.
