{"id":96103,"date":"2024-01-11T15:03:31","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T10:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=96103"},"modified":"2024-01-11T15:08:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T10:08:10","slug":"fbr-warns-non-filers-of-sim-blocking-utility-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fbr-warns-non-filers-of-sim-blocking-utility-cuts.html","title":{"rendered":"FBR issues final notices to non-filers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has escalated its efforts to ensure tax compliance by issuing final notices to non-filers, warning of imminent consequences, including the blocking of mobile SIM cards and the disconnection of utilities, as claimed by a news source on January 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fbr-announces-tax-imposition-5-cities.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FBR to impose tax on retailers from 5 major cities<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As disclosed by the source, one of the issued notices explicitly states, \u201cYou were issued notice under section 114B to file the return, non-compliance results in disconnection of electricity, gas &amp; mobile connections. Please file return immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FBR is gearing up to implement stringent measures against non-filers. In the initial phase, mobile SIM cards and phones belonging to non-filers will face suspension. To formalise this action, the FBR is expected to issue the Income Tax General order within the current month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, the FBR is formulating a strategy to disconnect electricity and gas services for non-filers, although comprehensive data on the electricity connections of such individuals is currently lacking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fbr-called-tax-notices-issuance-fixation.html\">FBR urged to fix flaws in its <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/fbr-called-tax-notices-issuance-fixation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">automated income tax-issuance system<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A senior FBR official, when approached for comments, confirmed that the blocking of mobile phones for non-filers is slated for implementation within the current month. However, a specific date for this measure was not disclosed. The move underscores the FBR\u2019s commitment to ensuring tax compliance and discouraging non-filing practices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has escalated its efforts to ensure tax compliance by issuing final notices to non-filers, warning of imminent consequences, including the blocking of mobile SIM cards and the disconnection of utilities, as claimed by a news source on January 10. Read: FBR to impose tax on retailers from 5 major cities As disclosed by the source, one of the issued notices explicitly states, \u201cYou were issued notice under section 114B to file the return, non-compliance results in disconnection of electricity, gas &amp; mobile connections. Please file return immediately.\u201d The FBR is gearing up to implement stringent measures against non-filers. In the initial phase, mobile SIM cards and phones belonging to non-filers will face suspension. To formalise this action, the FBR is expected to issue the Income Tax General order within the current month. Furthermore, the FBR is formulating a strategy to disconnect electricity and gas services for non-filers, although comprehensive data on the electricity connections of such individuals is currently lacking. Read: FBR urged to fix flaws in its automated income tax-issuance system A senior FBR official, when approached for comments, confirmed that the blocking of mobile phones for non-filers is slated for implementation&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88,"featured_media":75334,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15017],"tags":[54453,19230],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-96103","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-notices-announcements","8":"tag-fbr-news-and-updates","9":"tag-federal-board-of-revenue-fbr","10":"cat-15017-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 Warns Non-Filers of Sim Blocking, Utility Cuts - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The FBR has taken strict measures against the non-filers as they are warned of utilities cut and sim blocking. 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