Revenue authorities to jointly resolve taxpayers’ issues

LAHORE:All the four Provincial Revenue Authorities are committed to working in close coordination with each other to redress the problems being faced by the taxpayers.

In this regard, an inter-provincial coordination meeting was hosted by the Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) at its headquarters on Monday. The participants included Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) Adviser Mushtaq Kazmi, Balochistan Revenue Authority (BRA) Chairman Misri Ladhani, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority (KPRA) Adviser Iftikhar Qutub and PRA Chairperson Zain-ul-Abidin Sahi.

The Authorities took cognizance of the issues relating to multiple compliances and inter-jurisdictional adjustment that were causing hardship for the taxpayers and discussed in detail the possible solutions to all such issues. It was unanimously decided that the best way forward lay in automation and enhancement of the close coordination between the four Provincial Revenue Authorities.

Discussing the development of a single portal / single return for sales tax, the participants expressed concern over the lack of progress after the meeting held at FBR Headquarters on July 11, 2019. It was decided that the Provincial Revenue Authorities would hold a meeting with PRAL in the coming week to resolve any pending technical or policy matters so that the single return could be launched as early as possible.