'Inland Revenue Service Group' functioning: draft 'ordinance' sent to Cabinet, Law Divisions
RECORDER REPORT
ISLAMABAD (September 26 2009): The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has sent the proposed Ordinance on proper functioning and administration of 'Inland Revenue Service Group', covering income tax, sales tax and federal excise officials, to Cabinet Division. Talking to Business Recorder, FBR Chairman Sohail Ahmed said here on Friday that the 'Ordinance' has been dispatched to the Cabinet Division and vetting by the Law and Justice Division for proper legal backing.

Primarily, this 'Ordinance' is related to smooth working of income tax, sales tax and excise officials under the 'Inland Revenue Service'. This would help the tax officials in proper administration and working under the new integrated setup in the field formations. To avoid any kind of difficulties by income tax, sales tax and excise officials, the 'Ordinance' has been drafted to facilitate new integrated structure of the FBR, he said.

He clarified that the proposed 'Ordinance' would be promulgated after completion of all legal processes and formalities as required under the law.

It is worth mentioning that the functional reorganisation of the FBR, including the revision of the structures of Regional Taxpayer Offices (RTOs) and Large Taxpayer Units (LTUs), will be completed by end of September, 2009. The FBR has already issued instructions to the Directors-General of LTUs and RTOs and Chief Collectors of North and South on the creation of new occupational groups ie 'Inland Revenue Service'.

The 'Inland Revenue Service' has been set up covering income tax, sales tax and federal excise officials. This 'group' would be responsible for carrying out the functions relating to income tax, sales tax and federal excise. Each officer of the existing Customs and Excise Group and the Income Tax Group has been called upon to exercise option for inclusion into the new 'Inland Revenue Service'. In case no option is given it would be deemed that the officer desires to remain in his/her original group.

According to FBR instructions, the proposed setup is to be circulated among all officers of customs and excise and income tax groups under administrative control of respective DG/Chief Collector and obtain irrevocable option from each officer of the existing Customs and Excise Group and Income Tax Group for inclusion or otherwise into the new 'Inland Revenue Service'. The option so exercised in each case may be submitted to Member (Admn) FBR by September 28, 2009.

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