ISLAMABAD: Following government’s whistleblower policy, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed the field formations of inland revenue wing to give the reward to whistleblowers, it is learnt here.
Official sources told Customs Today that the board has directed all the field formations of Inland Revenue department to implement vigorous monitoring drive against tax evaders to enhance tax collection.
The board also directed to fully implement reward in the whistleblower policy. In cases involving evasion of sales and other taxes, cash reward will be approved for officers and officials of Inland Revenue for their meritorious conduct, and for the informers providing credible information leading to recovery of taxes.
Sources told that the board also directed the field formations to expedite the sales tax recovery against under-declared sales and enhance monitoring of services of manufacturing, import, distribution, wholesale & retail stage to avoid any tax evasion.