The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) ( ur, ), formerly known as Central Board of Revenue (CBR), is a federal law enforcement agency of

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that investigates tax crimes, suspicious accumulation of wealth, money-laundering make regulation of collection of tax. FBR operates through Inspectors-IR that keep tax evaders under surveillance, assess taxable incomes and perform special tasks for FBR Headquarters. FBR performs role of collection of taxation in the country from all individuals and businesses. FBR also collects intelligence on

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and administers

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s for the

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and acts as the central revenue collection agency of

History

Established as the ''Central Board of Revenue'' on 1 April 1924 through enactment of the "''Central Board of Revenue Act, 1924''". In 1944, the CBR was put under the ''Revenue Division'' with the

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until 1960, when on the recommendations of the "''Administrative Reorganization Committee"'', the CBR was made into a division of the Ministry of Finance. In 1974, further changes were made to streamline the organization and its functions. In 1991, the CBR was once again reverted to its original status under the Revenue Division, however in January 1995, the Revenue Division was abolished and the CBR was once again reverted to a division of the Ministry of Finance. In 2007, the "''FBR Act''" was passed in July 2007, whereby the Central Board of Revenue was renamed to the present-day Federal Board of Revenue and for a third time placed again under the Revenue Division of the Ministry of Finance. FBR primarily operates through its main collection arms comprising Regional Tax Offices (RTOs) and Large Taxpayer Units (LTUs) across the country.

Structure

Wings

CustomsInland RevenueAdmin & HRTaxpayers AuditLegalFATESPR&SHRMInformation TechnologyAccountingRA&R

Directorates

:Directorate General of Transit Trade - Pakistan Customs :Directorate of Broadening of Tax Base (Special Directorate) :Directorate General of Intelligence & Investigation - Pakistan Customs :Directorate General of Internal Audit - Pakistan Customs :Directorate General of Input Output Coefficient Organization - Pakistan Customs :Directorate General of Reform & Automation - Pakistan Customs :Directorate of Post Clearance Audit - Pakistan Customs :Directorate General of Valuation - Pakistan Customs :Directorate General of Training & Research - Pakistan Customs :Directorate General of Intelligence & Investigation - Inland Revenue :Directorate general of Training and Research - Inland Revenue :Directorate of Withholding Tax - Inland Revenue :Directorate General of Internal Audit - Inland Revenue

Members of the Board

* Mr. Asim Ahmad - Chairman/Secretary Revenue Division * * Mr. Faiz Illahi Memon - Member Admin/HR * * Mr. Malik Amjad Zubair Tiwana - Member Inland Revenue Operations * * Mr. Mukarram Jah Ansari - Member Customs-Operations * * Ms. Suraiyya Ahmed Butt - Member Customs Policy * * Mr. Afaque Ahmed Qureshi - Member Inland Revenue Policy * * Ms. Zeba Hai Azhar - Member Legal & Accounting - Customs * * Mr. Sardar Ali Khawaja - Member - Public Relations * * Mr. Ardsher Saleem Tariq - Member Reforms & Modernization * * Syed Ghulam Abbas Kazmi - Member Legal-IR * * Mr. Ahmad Shuja Khan - Member Accounting & Audit * * Mr. Abdul Majid Yousfani - Member IT * *Mr. Nadir Mumtaz Warraich (IRS) *Mr. Abdul Rashid Sheikh (PCS) *Mr. Muhammad Asghar Khan (PCS) *Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmed (IRS) *Mr. Ch Muhammad Tarique (IRS) *Mr. Ahmed Raza Khan (PCS) *Mr. Asim Majid Khan (IRS) *Mr. Syed Syedain Raza Zaidi (IRS) * * *

Chairman/Chairperson CBR/FBR

The FBR Chairman is the executive forerunner of the board and is liable to formulate and enforce the fiscal policies of the country, decide on taxes and duties and ultimately act as a referent to the judicial appeals to the board. The chairman serves an essential job to operate in sync with the economic and trade ministers of the country as well as keep up with the prime minister of the state.

Incumbent

List of Regional Tax Offices across Pakistan

Regional Tax Office in Sahiwal is the most recent addition to the tax machinery. It became operative on October 1, 2017.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Federal Board Of Revenue (Pakistan) Pakistan federal departments and agencies Taxation in Pakistan Ministry of Finance (Pakistan)