ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced the recruitment of 4,000 auditors while deciding to conduct a strict audit of the traders.

Last month, the negotiations between the traders and the FBR failed. The FBR has decided to conduct a strict audit of the traders and has announced the recruitment of 4,000 auditors.

In view of this situation, FBR has decided to take strict measures to ensure tax enforcement and against tax evasion.

In which blocking of CNIC, on the basis of which mobile SIM, electricity and gas connection, buying and selling of vehicles and property and traveling abroad will face severe difficulties.

The government’s position is that the tax will be collected from the shopkeepers in any case. On the other hand, the shopkeepers are of the position that if the government forcibly collects the tax, they will go on strike.

Earlier, Federal Board of Revenue decided to take action against unregistered businesses after October 1 and said that action will be taken against those doing business under fake names and without names. The data of unregistered businesses will be collected by third parties.

It was stated in the document that there are only 300,000  manufacturers registered for sales tax in the country, after October 1, 3 million shopkeepers will be registered for sales tax and anonymous electricity and gas meters will be transferred to the original owners.

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