ISLAMABAD: All of the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) regional offices have been told to stay open on Saturday, December 31, to assist taxpayers with submitting returns and making payments at selected National Bank of Pakistan branches.
In order to assist taxpayers in the payment of duties and taxes, all LT0s/MTOs/CTOs/RTOs shall remain open and observe extended working hours until 08:00 PM on Friday, December 30th, 2022, and until 10:00 PM on Saturday, December 31, 2022, according to instructions given to all offices of the Inland Revenue Service (IRS) and Customs.
According to instructions, the Chief Commissioners IR were asked to develop a relationship with the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and authorised National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) branches to ensure that tax collected by these branches was transferred to the corresponding State Bank of Pakistan branches on the same date and accounted for toward the collection for the month of December 2022. Additionally, Chief Commissioners IR may direct those officers/officials who assist taxpayers with submitting tax returns, collecting money owed, and recovering taxes to keep extra hours.