PESHAWAR
\nSarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry acting president Ijaz Khan Afridi urged the government and Federal Board of Revenue to take further steps to simplify the taxation system.
\nAddressing at a awareness seminar on \u2018Tax Management System and E-filing of Returns\u2019 jointly organised by SCCI and Regional Tax Office (RTO) Peshawar, FBR here on Friday, Ijaz Afridi called for broadening of existing tax base and bringing more people under net instead of further burdening the taxpayers
\nHe viewed traders\u2019 are backbone for the country\u2019s economy so they should be facilitated, especially simplifying the taxation system for them, which would help to achieve the set revenue collection for the fiscal year.
\nDuring the training session, Deputy Commissioner, RTO Peshawar Riaz Ahmad and IT expert Asif Ali Shah informed the participants regarding reforms in the existing taxation system that had been made by FBR, particularly bringing more ease in submission of returns through the E-filing system.
\nRTO officials said prosperity and development of the business community was a guarantee of economic stability.
\nThey added that the country could only run through support of the business community, therefore, possible steps being taken to facilitate them and brought simplification in the taxation system.
\nRiaz Ahmad said FBR was an earning institute for the country, which has conducted actions for collection of taxes under the relevant laws.
\nHe clarified that it doesn\u2019t mean that FBR took actions to add to the miseries of the taxpayers.
\nThe senior official said RTO Peshawar was providing services to taxpayers under a one-window operation.
\nRiaz Ahmad said the country\u2019s economic prosperity depends on collection of revenue through taxes.
\nTherefore, he urged the participants that they should create awareness about FBR that this institution only carried out actions for tax-collection according to relevant laws and collection of other taxes by various federal and provincial authorities didn\u2019t come into ambit of FBR.
\nLater, the RTO Peshawar IT expert, Asif Ali Shah through his comprehensive multi-media presentation briefed participants regarding reforms in taxation system and procedure for E-filing of returns.
\nOther speakers include SCCI executive members Hamza Ibrahim Butt, Qurat Ul Ain, Waqar Ahmad and Naeem Butt, Aftab Iqbal, Ihsanullah, Saddar Gul, Ishtiaq Muhammad, Aqib Khan, Shahrukh also spoke on the occasion and gave number of suggestions for bringing reforms in existing taxation system.
\nEarlier, SCCI acting Chief Ijaz Afridi thanked RTO Peshawar for organising such an informative session on tax management system and E-filing of returns.
\nHe hoped that the training session would be beneficial for the traders\u2019 community and remove difficulties in filing of returns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PESHAWAR Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry acting president Ijaz Khan Afridi urged the government and Federal Board of Revenue to take further steps to simplify the taxation system. Addressing at a awareness seminar on \u2018Tax Management System and E-filing of Returns\u2019 jointly organised by SCCI and Regional Tax Office (RTO) Peshawar, FBR here on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-356222","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-business"},"yoast_head":"\n