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05/12/2025

📢 PRA Launches Strict Crackdown on Unregistered Businesses Across Punjab

Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) Chairman Moazzam Iqbal Sipra has issued a strong warning to businesses operating without mandatory registration, announcing that strict legal action will now be taken under tax laws.

Chairing a high-level meeting on Wednesday, the Chairman revealed that several businesses earning millions annually are still unregistered, calling it a serious violation that will now trigger firm enforcement measures.

During the meeting, the Chairman:

✅ Reviewed performance of the Lahore Division, including enforcement drives and recovery progress

✅ Directed complete registration of marriage halls, marquees, and event management companies by month-end

✅ Ordered all Additional Commissioners to submit detailed recovery reports for pending cases

✅ Instructed swift preparation of lists of businesses involved in sales-volume manipulation

✅ Ordered strict action against entities not depositing collected taxes into the government treasury

✅ Directed uploading of data of food-related e-platforms on the central dashboard

✅ Emphasized strict enforcement of the e-IMS system across all sectors in Punjab

The Chairman also urged consumers to always demand an e-IMS–generated receipt and verify it instantly through the PRA Sahulat App to ensure transparency and prevent tax evasion.

05/12/2025

📢 PRA Launches Strict Crackdown on Unregistered Businesses Across Punjab

Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) Chairman Moazzam Iqbal Sipra has issued a strong warning to businesses operating without mandatory registration, announcing that strict legal action will now be taken under tax laws.

Chairing a high-level meeting on Wednesday, the Chairman revealed that several businesses earning millions annually are still unregistered, calling it a serious violation that will now trigger firm enforcement measures.

During the meeting, the Chairman:

✅ Reviewed performance of the Lahore Division, including enforcement drives and recovery progress

✅ Directed complete registration of marriage halls, marquees, and event management companies by month-end

✅ Ordered all Additional Commissioners to submit detailed recovery reports for pending cases

✅ Instructed swift preparation of lists of businesses involved in sales-volume manipulation

✅ Ordered strict action against entities not depositing collected taxes into the government treasury

✅ Directed uploading of data of food-related e-platforms on the central dashboard

✅ Emphasized strict enforcement of the e-IMS system across all sectors in Punjab

The Chairman also urged consumers to always demand an e-IMS–generated receipt and verify it instantly through the PRA Sahulat App to ensure transparency and prevent tax evasion.

04/12/2025

📢 FBR Assigns New Member IR-Operations After Serious Injury to Dr. Hamid Ateeq Sarwar

ISLAMABAD: In a significant administrative development, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has assigned Zubair Bilal (IRS/BS-21), Chief Commissioner Large Taxpayers Office (LTO) Karachi, the additional charge of Member (IR-Operations), FBR Headquarters.

This change comes after Dr. Hamid Ateeq Sarwar, Member (Strategic Transformation), suffered a serious vertebral fracture during an official tour in Paris. He is currently under treatment at a hospital in Paris.

👉 FBR officers across the country are praying for his swift and complete recovery.

Meanwhile, the FBR has issued another notification emphasizing the need for greater synergy among Inland Revenue wings in light of the ongoing transformation plan. As per the directive, the following Members will now seek strategic input from Member (Strategic Transformation) whenever required:

Member (IR-Operations)

Member (IR-Policy)

Member (Audit/CRM)

Member (Organizational Audit)

This move aims to strengthen coordination, improve operational efficiency, and ensure alignment with FBR’s strategic transformation vision.

04/12/2025

📢 FBR Assigns New Member IR-Operations After Serious Injury to Dr. Hamid Ateeq Sarwar

ISLAMABAD: In a significant administrative development, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has assigned Zubair Bilal (IRS/BS-21), Chief Commissioner Large Taxpayers Office (LTO) Karachi, the additional charge of Member (IR-Operations), FBR Headquarters.

This change comes after Dr. Hamid Ateeq Sarwar, Member (Strategic Transformation), suffered a serious vertebral fracture during an official tour in Paris. He is currently under treatment at a hospital in Paris.
👉 FBR officers across the country are praying for his swift and complete recovery.

Meanwhile, the FBR has issued another notification emphasizing the need for greater synergy among Inland Revenue wings in light of the ongoing transformation plan. As per the directive, the following Members will now seek strategic input from Member (Strategic Transformation) whenever required:

Member (IR-Operations)

Member (IR-Policy)

Member (Audit/CRM)

Member (Organizational Audit)

This move aims to strengthen coordination, improve operational efficiency, and ensure alignment with FBR’s strategic transformation vision.

01/12/2025

🚨 FBR Executes Historic Enforcement Action in Mardan, Despite Extreme Political Pressure
🇵🇰 A major breakthrough against illicit cigarette manufacturing

In an unprecedented move, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has sealed a cigarette manufacturing factory in District Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and confiscated non-duty-paid (NDP) ci******es, despite extraordinary pressure from a prominent political figure.

For the first time in Pakistan’s history, a factory associated with influential political circles has been shut down for violating tax and excise laws. This bold step reflects FBR’s strengthened enforcement drive, fully backed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

🔍 Why this matters:

1. Pakistan loses Rs. 250–300 billion annually due to illicit cigarette trade and unlawful manufacturing. In line with the Prime Minister’s directives, FBR designed a multi-layered national enforcement plan to eliminate non-duty-paid cigarette production and disrupt illegal supply chains, supported extensively by the Pakistan Army.

🛡️ Key Enforcement Measures:

1. Deployment of 120 Pakistan Rangers personnel at GLT units nationwide

2. Posting of 200+ dedicated FBR monitors under Section 40B (Sales Tax Act, 1990) & Section 45 (Federal Excise Act, 2005)

3. Strengthened surveillance to ensure legal production and tax compliance

📦 Major Seizure:

On 22 November 2025, RTO Peshawar seized 62 cartons of non-duty-paid / non-TTS “Melburn” ci******es from the declared GLT godown of M/s Souvenir To***co Co., produced in violation of:

1. Section 40C, Sales Tax Act, 1990

2. Section 45A, Federal Excise Act, 2005

🔒 On 29 November 2025, after completing all codal formalities, FBR sealed the manufacturing machinery of M/s Souvenir To***co under Rule 28A(6) of the Federal Excise Rules, 2005.

This operation was carried out by DC (IR) Usman Asif under the supervision of the Chief Commissioner, RTO Peshawar. Further proceedings under Sections 21, 22, 19(3), 19(10), and 27 of the Federal Excise Act are in progress.

💯 Unshakeable integrity:

Despite intense political pressure, RTO Peshawar’s enforcement team upheld the rule of law, demonstrating FBR’s unwavering resolve to protect national revenue.

🔗

01/12/2025

🚨 FBR Executes Historic Enforcement Action in Mardan, Despite Extreme Political Pressure
🇵🇰 A major breakthrough against illicit cigarette manufacturing

In an unprecedented move, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has sealed a cigarette manufacturing factory in District Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and confiscated non-duty-paid (NDP) ci******es, despite extraordinary pressure from a prominent political figure.

For the first time in Pakistan’s history, a factory associated with influential political circles has been shut down for violating tax and excise laws. This bold step reflects FBR’s strengthened enforcement drive, fully backed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

🔍 Why this matters:

1. Pakistan loses Rs. 250–300 billion annually due to illicit cigarette trade and unlawful manufacturing. In line with the Prime Minister’s directives, FBR designed a multi-layered national enforcement plan to eliminate non-duty-paid cigarette production and disrupt illegal supply chains, supported extensively by the Pakistan Army.

🛡️ Key Enforcement Measures:

1. Deployment of 120 Pakistan Rangers personnel at GLT units nationwide

2. Posting of 200+ dedicated FBR monitors under Section 40B (Sales Tax Act, 1990) & Section 45 (Federal Excise Act, 2005)

3. Strengthened surveillance to ensure legal production and tax compliance

📦 Major Seizure:

On 22 November 2025, RTO Peshawar seized 62 cartons of non-duty-paid / non-TTS “Melburn” ci******es from the declared GLT godown of M/s Souvenir To***co Co., produced in violation of:

1. Section 40C, Sales Tax Act, 1990

2. Section 45A, Federal Excise Act, 2005

🔒 On 29 November 2025, after completing all codal formalities, FBR sealed the manufacturing machinery of M/s Souvenir To***co under Rule 28A(6) of the Federal Excise Rules, 2005.

This operation was carried out by DC (IR) Usman Asif under the supervision of the Chief Commissioner, RTO Peshawar. Further proceedings under Sections 21, 22, 19(3), 19(10), and 27 of the Federal Excise Act are in progress.

💯 Unshakeable integrity:

Despite intense political pressure, RTO Peshawar’s enforcement team upheld the rule of law, demonstrating FBR’s unwavering resolve to protect national revenue.

🔗

30/11/2025

📢 PRA Initiates Major Institutional Reforms — Proposal for Large Taxpayers Commissionerate in Lahore

LAHORE: The Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) has begun work on significant structural reforms, including a proposal to establish a dedicated commissionerate for large taxpayers in Lahore, a move aimed at improving efficiency and taxpayer facilitation.

During the 129th meeting of the authority, chaired by Moazzam Iqbal Sipra, several key initiatives were discussed to modernize PRA’s operational framework in line with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) model.

🔹 Key Reforms Under Consideration:

1. Creation of a Large Taxpayers Commissionerate in Lahore

2. Centralized dashboard linking daily performance reports of enforcement officers

3. Introduction of a structured rewards and penalties system

4. Expansion of the IT Wing with new positions

5. Full integration of the PRA database and major upgrades to the Sahulat App

🔹 Transparency & Accountability Measures:

1. Establishment of dedicated audit and vigilance wings

2. Video-link hearings by the Commissioner (Appeals) for quicker resolution

3. Instant forwarding of complaints received through the Sahulat App

4. Mandatory action within 24 hours on consumer complaints, ensuring merit-based redressal

These reforms signal PRA’s commitment to stronger governance, effective taxpayer facilitation, and digital transformation.

🔰 Stay updated with the latest tax news & compliance insights at: Tax Home Pk

30/11/2025

The Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) has begun work on significant structural reforms, including a proposal to establish a dedicated commissionerate for large taxpayers in Lahore, a move aimed at improving efficiency and taxpayer facilitation.

During the 129th meeting of the authority, chaired by Moazzam Iqbal Sipra, several key initiatives were discussed to modernize PRA’s operational framework in line with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) model.

🔹 Key Reforms Under Consideration:

1. Creation of a Large Taxpayers Commissionerate in Lahore

2. Centralized dashboard linking daily performance reports of enforcement officers

3. Introduction of a structured rewards and penalties system

4. Expansion of the IT Wing with new positions

5. Full integration of the PRA database and major upgrades to the Sahulat App

🔹 Transparency & Accountability Measures:

1. Establishment of dedicated audit and vigilance wings

2. Video-link hearings by the Commissioner (Appeals) for quicker resolution

3. Instant forwarding of complaints received through the Sahulat App

4. Mandatory action within 24 hours on consumer complaints, ensuring merit-based redressal

These reforms signal PRA’s commitment to stronger governance, effective taxpayer facilitation, and digital transformation.

🔰 Stay updated with the latest tax news & compliance insights at: TaxHome.pk

30/11/2025

📢 KTBA Urges FBR to Allow Revised Wealth Statements in Closed Proceedings

The Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) has called on the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to update its IRIS system to allow taxpayers to submit revised wealth statements in cases where tax proceedings have ended without amendments or where notices have been withdrawn.

KTBA highlighted a clear gap between tax law and IRIS functionality.
Under Section 116(3) of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001, taxpayers are allowed to file a revised wealth statement anytime before receiving a notice under Section 122(9).

🔍 However, IRIS still blocks revisions even when:

1. Proceedings under Section 122 conclude without any amendment order

2. Notices are withdrawn, leaving no operative Section 122(9) notice

KTBA clarified that once a notice is withdrawn or proceedings end without amendment, the law permits a taxpayer to revise their wealth statement, yet IRIS does not reflect this.

💡 KTBA’s Proposal:

FBR should modify IRIS to accept revised wealth statements in all cases where no Section 122(9) notice is effectively active, including withdrawn notices and concluded proceedings.

Such a change would align IRIS with the law, support transparency, and help taxpayers correct genuine omissions or factual errors.

🔰 For more tax updates, expert insights, and compliance guidance, follow: Tax Home Pk

30/11/2025

The Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) has called on the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to update its IRIS system to allow taxpayers to submit revised wealth statements in cases where tax proceedings have ended without amendments or where notices have been withdrawn.

KTBA highlighted a clear gap between tax law and IRIS functionality.
Under Section 116(3) of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001, taxpayers are allowed to file a revised wealth statement anytime before receiving a notice under Section 122(9).

🔍 However, IRIS still blocks revisions even when:

1. Proceedings under Section 122 conclude without any amendment order

2. Notices are withdrawn, leaving no operative Section 122(9) notice

KTBA clarified that once a notice is withdrawn or proceedings end without amendment, the law permits a taxpayer to revise their wealth statement, yet IRIS does not reflect this.

💡 KTBA’s Proposal:

FBR should modify IRIS to accept revised wealth statements in all cases where no Section 122(9) notice is effectively active, including withdrawn notices and concluded proceedings.

Such a change would align IRIS with the law, support transparency, and help taxpayers correct genuine omissions or factual errors.

🔰 For more tax updates, expert insights, and compliance guidance, follow: Tax Home Pk

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