The government has prepared a plan to introduce an ordinance to swiftly conclude 27,000 tax cases worth 2700 billion PKR in various appellate courts.
According to sources, the Federal Board of Revenue of Pakistan (FBR) has informed the Ministry of Law that it has started working on an ordinance to quickly resolve 27,000 pending tax cases with the Commissioners of Appeals at the FBR. A plan has been devised to eliminate 50 seats of Commissioner Appeals at the FBR to expedite the resolution of these cases.
Under the proposed ordinance, tax-related cases could be filed directly with the Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue instead of the Commissioner Appeals, saving time and reducing the number of cases.
Tribunals will also be obliged to decide cases within a set time. Alternative committees established by the FBR to resolve tax disputes have not been able to reduce the caseload.
As a result, tax cases worth 2700 billion PKR are pending in tribunals and appellate courts. The ordinance will be issued after the approval of the President of Pakistan.
