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Revenue Pakistan
E-Service is simply a way to serve your documents using internet and taxes
online system. It saves time and, quite often, a significant amount of money
over traditional methods.
Short Introduction:
When the government started an information-technology (IT) and e-
commerce initiative in early 2000, its basics aim was to help public sector
organizations in increasing efficiency, effectiveness and responsiveness with
the use of Information and Communication Technology. It focused
Infrastructure development of government departments and thus facilitating
common public in using services of different government department easily.
Devolving e-filing system for FBR was also one of early and major projects.
In December 2005 the Central Board of Revenue, the tax authority officially
started allowing electronic filing of sales tax and federal excise returns by
registered private and public companies. At that time, it said that it expected
about 1,500 large taxpayers out of 22,000 to use the facility. Now with the
help of e-filing system and other policies FBR has successfully increased the
tax net to great ranges.
Users of E-filing:
Following are the legal entities that can avail e-filing service (provided that it
fulfills the requirements of FBR)
A company is a legal entity formed to carry a business for profit and that is
registered under company ordinance 1984.
The board has further clarified that e-filing mode for the submission of
income tax returns is required only for individuals and companies with whose
declared income is Rs 500,000 or more per annum and not for ordinary
traders and individuals whose income falls below the criteria.
e-Enrollment Procedure:
To begin e-Filing CBR Returns and Statements enrollment is necessary.
Earlier individuals, companies, and AOP’s had to enroll themselves manually
but after introduction of e-filing system, now there is a facility of e-
enrollment.
• Company NTN
• Registration number
• Director NTN
After completing the e-Enrollment Process in signed and Stamped Form can
be faxed. Thereafter you will be issued User-ID and Password for e-Filing.
E-filing Procedure:
After completing the enrollment procedure, we have to activate and verify
our account. Once the account is activated, we can move on to e-filing step.
1. Open FBR website and enter user id and password which we gained
during enrollment procedure.
• Download excel file, fill it in offline mode, and later upload it.. this
method is specially for those who have low speed internet
connections.
5. After we have calculated our tax and filled it we verify our prepared
return.
6. After successful verification we ll get option of e-payment or manual
payment, which we can select according to our ease.
Benefits of E-filing:
These are the benefits of e-filing:
Direct Deposit: You can have your refund direct deposited into
your bank account.
There are number of targets which have been achieved by using e-filing
system and e-filing system has facilitated different government
departments, agencies as well as common users in number of ways. Now
different Government institutions can better use information collected by e-
filing system to their benefit, they have more effective, efficient and time
saving way of communicating and working with each other. Thus it increases
responsiveness of Government sector in delivering public services. Apart
from that it also bring Government close to citizen by providing them with
easier access to information through personnel computers, internet, fax and
other communication services.
References:
www.fbr.gov.pk
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