2024-05-14 00:03:20
(Web Desk) The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has adopted a new strategy to collect tax from non-filers. will
According to the details, 90% additional withholding tax will be collected from the non-filers until the income tax returns are submitted. On loading, 90% of the withholding tax will be deducted from the balance and submitted to FBR through an automated system. If a user loads a balance of Rs 100, then Rs 90 will go to FBR.
Even if the mobile phone companies have blocked the SIMs of these non-filers, if they have not submitted their income tax returns, then if they use another mobile phone SIM, they will have to pay 90% additional tax on that too. Also, additional tax will be applied on mobile and data load of non-filers. The data of non-filers have already been handed over to PTAs and telecom companies to block their SIMs.
A few days are left before the deadline given to the telecom operators to block the SIMs of more than 570,000 non-filers, the telecom companies have so far blocked the SIMs of more than 15,000 non-filers, while 15,000 Messages have been sent to warn non-filers against blocking SIMs, according to sources, one telecom company has not blocked the SIMs of non-filers and has indicated to approach the court against the said Income Tax General Order, the remaining three telecoms. The companies have submitted a compliance report to the FBR, the FBR has also sought the details of the blocked SIMs from the telecom companies. Will take action against the companies.
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2024-05-14 00:03:20