PESHAWAR: In order to collect taxes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) along with the KP Revenue Authority has decided to create a joint database of taxpayers in the province.
According to Chief Commissioner Income Tax Peshawar, Khurshid Marwat, FBR is taking steps such as working jointly with the provincial governments to increase the tax base.
He said that the FBR and KPRA-style agencies working in all provinces and are developing a joint database that will provide each other with a list of each other’s taxpayers.
Marwat assured that this measure will increase tax collection in the province. He added that at present, the FBR Peshawar is collecting more tax than its target due to which taxpayers are also being refunded.
