Faisalabad: A Business Intelligence Unit (BIU) has been formed to detect tax evaders, a news source reported. The Federal Board of Revenue’s Faisalabad Chapter established the unit after it detected scores of non-filers.
According to a data compiled by FBR, many individuals such as doctors, real estate developers, restaurant and hotel owners earning millions of rupees were tax evaders.
To broaden the tax base, the board set up facilitation centres and established a centralised helpline to achieve the task.
The federal cabinet had earlier accorded approval to separate tax policy from revenue administration. The separation of tax policy from revenue administration is part of several major tax reforms the government has undertaken in its bid to streamline tax administration.
A full-fledged organisation development programme has also been launched to assist FBR. The project has been launched in collaboration with the World Bank, Department for International Development (DFID), McKinsey and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
