{"id":101328,"date":"2025-02-10T16:12:30","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T11:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=101328"},"modified":"2025-02-10T16:12:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T11:12:34","slug":"set-up-functional-tax-office-in-gwadar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/set-up-functional-tax-office-in-gwadar.html","title":{"rendered":"FBR urged to set up fully functional tax office in Gwadar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The Pakistan Tax Bar Association (PTBA) has urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to establish a fully operational tax office in Gwadar, emphasizing the city&#8217;s growing economic significance and the need for efficient tax administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Fazal Faraz, a leading sales tax expert, the PTBA conveyed its concerns and recommendations to the FBR Chairman during a recent meeting at the FBR Headquarters. The association highlighted that Gwadar\u2019s rapid development, rising trade volume, and its role in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) require a dedicated FBR office to facilitate businesses and ensure tax compliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/decision-to-operationalise-gwadar-port-hailed.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PM\u2019s decision to operationalise Gwadar Port hailed as game-changer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, Gwadar only has an FBR facilitation center, which PTBA argues is inadequate to meet the needs of businesses, traders, and investors operating in the region. A fully functional Regional Tax Office (RTO) would help streamline tax collection, ensure better compliance, and reduce revenue leakage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PTBA further stressed that having an FBR presence in Gwadar, Turbat, and nearby cities would make tax processes more accessible, reducing the burden on taxpayers who currently travel long distances to attend hearings. As an interim measure, PTBA proposed that FBR introduce a video link facility for hearings or deploy officers on a rotational basis from the regional office in Hub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/gwadar-gda-development-plans-2025.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GDA Unveils 2025 Plans: A Milestone Year for Gwadar\u2019s Growth<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The association is confident that the FBR will take swift action to address the taxation challenges in Gwadar, aligning with the government\u2019s vision for economic growth and investment facilitation in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Pakistan Tax Bar Association (PTBA) has urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to establish a fully operational tax office in Gwadar, emphasizing the city&#8217;s growing economic significance and the need for efficient tax administration. According to Fazal Faraz, a leading sales tax expert, the PTBA conveyed its concerns and recommendations to the FBR Chairman during a recent meeting at the FBR Headquarters. The association highlighted that Gwadar\u2019s rapid development, rising trade volume, and its role in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) require a dedicated FBR office to facilitate businesses and ensure tax compliance. Read: PM\u2019s decision to operationalise Gwadar Port hailed as game-changer Currently, Gwadar only has an FBR facilitation center, which PTBA argues is inadequate to meet the needs of businesses, traders, and investors operating in the region. A fully functional Regional Tax Office (RTO) would help streamline tax collection, ensure better compliance, and reduce revenue leakage. PTBA further stressed that having an FBR presence in Gwadar, Turbat, and nearby cities would make tax processes more accessible, reducing the burden on taxpayers who currently travel long distances to attend hearings. As an interim measure, PTBA proposed that FBR introduce a video link facility for hearings or&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":99068,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15015],"tags":[62437,3886,7498,3362,3193,1514,237,62435,62439,62438,5890,62441,31455,62436,62440],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-101328","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-legal-taxation","8":"tag-business-facilitation","9":"tag-cpec","10":"tag-economic-growth","11":"tag-fbr","12":"tag-federal-board-of-revenue","13":"tag-gwadar","14":"tag-investment","15":"tag-pakistan-tax-bar-association","16":"tag-ptba","17":"tag-regional-tax-office","18":"tag-revenue-collection","19":"tag-tax-administration","20":"tag-tax-compliance","21":"tag-tax-office","22":"tag-taxation-policies","23":"cat-15015-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>FBR urged to set up functional tax office in Gwadar - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Gwadar only has an FBR facilitation center, which PTBA argues is inadequate to meet the needs of businesses, traders, and investors...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/set-up-functional-tax-office-in-gwadar.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"FBR urged to set up functional tax office in Gwadar - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Gwadar only has an FBR facilitation center, which PTBA argues is inadequate to meet the needs of businesses, traders, and investors...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/set-up-functional-tax-office-in-gwadar.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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