Islamabad: On Friday, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issued a notice to all gas provision companies, ordering them to include the condition of filing tax returns in order to obtain a new gas connection from now on, a news source reported. In a letter to the heads of these companies, Chairman FBR Shabbar Zaidi ordered them to not process any applications for new gas connections from non-filers.
The chairman also asked the companies to provide a complete list of commercial and domestic gas connections. This is being done in an attempt to further broaden the tax net and bring as many people as possible under it.
Earlier, the FBR had extended the deadline for filing income tax returns to August 9, so that more people who had still not registered as filers could have the chance to do so.
