Taxpayers’ Interaction Seminar held at RTO Hyderabad

 

Press Release

Hyderabad, 20^th January, 2012

Taxpayers' Interaction Seminar held at RTO Hyderabad

Facilitation and Taxpayers Education (FATE) Wing of the FBR arranged a Taxpayers interaction seminar at Regional Tax Office (RTO) Hyderabad today.

The seminar was arranged by FATE Wing, in coordination with RTO Hyderabad, as part of a series of seminars currently being arranged under Taxpayers Awareness Initiative and was attended by members of Hyderabad Tax Bar Association, Central Sindh Tax bar, representatives of major withholding agents, Chambers of Commerce & Industry of Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas and Thatta; Sindh-Balochistan Rice Millers Association, representatives of Pakistan Tax Bar Association and FBR officials.

During the interactive seminar, detailed presentations were made on working of the Facilitation and Taxpayers Education (FATE) Wing, "Documentation of Economy & Tax Evasion" and "e-services for Taxpayers" followed by a detailed Questions and Answers session.

During the Questions and Answers session, the participants voiced their concerns over the topics covered in the presentations and highlighted their general and specific issues. The FBR officials present in the seminar addressed those concerns and noted down the suggestions for further perusal.

The participants also appreciated the initiative of Taxpayers' interaction, awareness and facilitation undertaken by the FATE Wing of the FBR and said that this should be made a regular feature.

The Chief Commissioner RTO Hyderabad Mr. Misri Ladhani, thanked the participants for attending the seminar and making it a success. He also appreciated the efforts of FBR officials of RTO Hyderabad for arranging the event and thanked the FATE Wing for providing an avenue for interaction between the taxpayers and the Federal Board of Revenue.

Additional Commissioner Mr. Farooque Azam Memon and DC (HQ) Mr. Peer Khalid also addressed the seminar.

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Mohammad Shahzad
Secretary PR
Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
Islamabad
+92 051 920 8407
+92 333 5201233
http://www.fbr.gov.pk/

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