Islamabad: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to launch a fleet of 155 mobile tax facilitation centres across the country to increase revenue and expand the tax net to reach more people, a social media post on the FBR’s official Facebook page reported.
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The programme would introduce technologically-enabled outreach initiatives under PRR (Pakistan Raises Revenue Programme) through mobile tax facilitation stations to bring frequently used taxation services closer to the taxpayers’ doorstep. The initiative will be implemented in accordance with government priorities and policies, including the Federal Cabinet’s circular from July 7, 2022, which outlined the austerity measures for FY 2022–2023 and authorised the purchase of such utility vehicles. This initiative will be carried out in stages following the approval of the revised PC-1 by the Central Development Working Party (CDWP) and the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC).
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The FBR mobile tax van facility centres would provide the following services to the citizens:
• Tax registration
• Income/sales Tax return filing
• Payment of taxes through bank card machines
• Applications for CPR correction
• Correction/updates to taxpayer profiles • Biometric verification