The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has launched a sweeping nationwide enforcement drive, signaling the beginning of an aggressive campaign to combat tax evasion and boost revenue collection.
Following the resolution of long-standing logistical challenges, most notably by providing Inland Revenue officers with a dedicated fleet of official vehicles, the FBR has issued a clear and uncompromising directive: perform or face accountability.
Chief Commissioners of Large Taxpayer Offices (LTOs), Medium Taxpayer Office (MTO), Corporate Tax Offices (CTOs), and Regional Tax Offices (RTOs) have been instructed to escalate enforcement operations immediately and without exception.
Armed with new mobility, tax officers are now expected to leave no stone unturned in identifying defaulters, expanding the tax base, and recovering overdue revenues to bolster the national exchequer.
The FBR’s new enforcement strategy reads like a declaration of war against tax evasion. Key directives issued to field officers include strict enforcement of Point of Sale (POS) compliance across the retail sector, extensive on-ground inspections of both registered and unregistered businesses to ensure complete registration coverage, thorough field investigations into suspected tax evasion cases, targeted audits of withholding agents to ensure full compliance, and accelerated recovery of arrears alongside aggressive efforts to broaden the tax base.
To ensure transparency and accountability, every officer is now required to maintain a detailed log of their enforcement activities, including site visits, inspections, and outcomes. These logs will be reviewed closely by FBR leadership as key performance metrics.
Sources told ProPakistani that this campaign marks a pivotal shift in the FBR’s enforcement approach. Officers have long cited limited resources as a barrier to effective action. With those hurdles now removed, the FBR has made its stance unmistakably clear: enhanced performance is no longer optional.