Federal Board of Revenue

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) (Urdu: وفاقی ہیئت برائے محصولات‎), formerly known as Central Board of Revenue (CBR), is a federal law enforcement agency of Pakistan that investigates tax crimes, suspicious accumulation of wealth and money-laundering. FBR operates through tax inspectors that keep tax evaders under surveillance and perform special tasks for FBR Headquarters. FBR performs role of collection of taxation in the country from all individuals and businesses.

Federal Board of Revenue
وفاقی ہیئت برائے محصولات
Department overview
FormedJuly 1, 1920 (1920-07-01)
Preceding Department
  • Central Board of Revenue
TypeRevenue collection
Jurisdiction Pakistan
HeadquartersIslamabad, Pakistan
Employees21,500 (2019)[1]
Department executive
  • Javed Ghani[2], Chairman
Websitewww.fbr.gov.pk Mob:- +923427935933

FBR also collects intelligence on tax evasion and administers tax laws for the Government of Pakistan and acts as the central revenue collection agency of Pakistan.[3]

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 Ministry of Finance 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.

Functions

FBR is a semi-autonomous federal agency of Pakistan that is responsible for enforcing fiscal laws and collecting revenue for the government of Pakistan. FBR has the responsibility for (i) formulation and administration of fiscal policies, (ii) levy and collection of federal duties, taxes and other levies, and (iii) quasi-judicial function of deciding taxation cases and appeals. FBR primarily operates through its main collection arms comprising Regional Tax Offices (RTOs) and Large Taxpayer Units (LTUs) across the country. FBR has two major wings: the Inland Revenue & Customs. The Inland Revenue Service (formerly known as Income Tax Department) administers domestic taxation including Sales Tax, Income Tax and Federal Excise Duties and is the main component of FBR. The Pakistan Customs Service administers import duties and other taxes collected at import stage, as well regulates international trade with regard to prohibitions & restrictions imposed by the government. For the purpose of collection of revenue and pursuing tax evaders, FBR's powers & functions also include but are not limited to: carrying out inquiries and audits/investigations into the tax affairs, commanding arrests, attachment as well as public auction of movable and immovable assets of a non-compliant.

Structure

Wings

[4]

Customs
Inland Revenue
Admin
Taxpayers Audit
Legal
Fate
SPR&S
HRM
Information Technology
Accounting
RA&R

Directorates

[5] [6]

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. Muhammad Javed Ghani (Addl. Charge) (Chairman)
Mr. Asim Ahmad - (Member IT (Information Technology))
Syed Nadeem Hussain Rizvi (Member (Taxpayers Audit))
Mr. Muhammad Javed Ghani - (Member (Customs-Policy))
Mr. Muhammad Tariq Huda - (Member (Customs-Operations))
Mr. Bakhtiar Muhammad - (Member (Administration))
Ch. Muhammad Tarique - (Member (Inland Revenue - Policy))
Mr. Syed Ghulam Abbas Kazmi - (Member (Legal))
Dr. Ashfaq Ahmad - (Member (Inland Revenue-Operations)
Syed Nadeem Hussain Rizvi (Addl. Charge) (Member (Facilitation & Taxpayers Education))
(Member (Strategic Planning, Reforms & Statistics))
(Member (HRM))
Mr. Faheemul Haq Khan - (Member (Accounting))
Syed Hamid Ali - (Member Legal & Accounting - Customs)
Ms. Ambreen Iftikhar - (Member (Reforms & Modernization))

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. Javed Ghani was appointed as the chairman of the board on 4 July 2020 succeeding Nausheen Javed Amjad.[7]

Name of Chairperson Entered Office Left Office
Sir Victor Turner, CSI, CIE, MBE, SI 14.08.1947 01.02.1950
Abdul Qadir 01.02.1950 25.02.1952
Mumtaz Hassan 25.02.1952 01.11.1958
H. A. Majid 01.11.1958 29.07.1960
M. Ayub 29.07.1960 19.06.1961
Mumtaz Mirza 19.06.1961 06.03.1963
M. M. Ahmed 06.03.1963 30.05.1966
Ghulam Ishaq Khan 31.05.1966 08.09.1970
A.G.N. Kazi 08.09.1970 10.10.1971
M. Zulfiqar 11.10.1971 17.11.1973
Riaz Ahmad 17.11.1973 30.09.1974
M. Zulfiqar 01.10.1974 12.11.1975
N.M. Qureshi 12.11.1975 14.12.1980
Fazlur Rahman Khan 14.12.1980 11.08.1985
I.A. Imtiazi 11.08.1985 20.08.1988
Syed Aitezazuddin Ahmed 20.08.1988 02.01.1989
Ghulam Yazdani Khan 22.01.1989 11.08.1990
Ahadullah Akmal 16.08.1990 24.07.1991
Sajjad Hasan 24.07.1991 03.10.1991
Alvi Abdul Rahim 13.07.1995 28.08.1996
Shamim Ahmed 28.08.1996 11.11.1996
Hafeezullah Ishaq 11.11.1996 02.01.1998
Moinuddin Khan 02.01.1998 06.11.1998
Mian Iqbal Farid 07.11.1998 06.11.1999
Riaz Hussain Naqvi 08.11.1999 02.07.2001
Riaz Ahmad Malik 03.07.2001 11.03.2004
M. Abdullah Yusuf 12.03.2004 23.07.2008
Sohail Ahmad 18.05.2009 18.03.2010
Salman Siddique 24.12.2010 21.01.2012
Mumtaz Haider Rizvi 21.01.2012 10.07.2012
Ali Arshad Hakeem 10.07.2012 09.04.2013
Ansar Javed 10.04.2013 30-06-2013
Tariq Bajwa 02.07.2013 17.11.2015
Nisar Muhammad Khan 17.11.2015 18.01.2017
Dr. Muhamad Irshad 19.01.2017 30.06.2017
Tariq Mahmood Pasha 04.07.2017 02.07.2018
Ms. Rukhsana Yasmin 02.07.2018 29.08.2018
Mohammad Jehanzeb Khan 29.08.2018 10.05.2019
Shabbar Zaidi 10.05.2019 06.01.2020
Nausheen Javaid Amjad (Acting Chairperson) 06.01.2020 08.04.2020
Nausheen Javaid Amjad 08.04.2020 07.07.2020
Muhammad Javed Ghani 07.07.2020 Present

List of Regional Tax Offices Across Pakistan[8]
Sr.No Designation Current Chief Commissioner
1. Chief Commissioner Large Taxpayer Unit Islamabad Muhammad Naseer Butt
2. Chief Commissioner Large Taxpayer Unit Lahore Mr. Qaiser Iqbal
3. Chief Commissioner Large Taxpayer Unit Karachi Mr. Badruddin Qureshi
4. Chief Commissioner Corporate Regional Tax Office Karachi Dr. Aftab Imam
5. Chief Commissioner Regional Tax Office Islamabad Dr. Shamsul Hadi
6. Chief Commissioner Regional Tax Office Rawalpindi
7 Chief Commissioner Regional Tax Office-II, Karachi
8 Chief Commissioner Corporate Regional Tax Office, Lahore[9] Ms. Amna Hassan
9. Chief Commissioner Regional Tax Office-II, Lahore Mr. Ahmed Shuja Khan
10. Chief Commissioner Regional Tax Office Multan
11. Chief Commissioner Regional Tax Office Gujranwala Mr. Tariq Mustafa
12. Chief Commissioner Regional Tax Office Sukkur
13. Chief Commissioner Regional Tax Office Faisalabad
14. Chief Commissioner Regional Tax Office Peshawar
15. Chief Commissioner Regional Tax Office Abbotabad Dr. Ahmad Shahab
16. Chief Commissioner Regional Tax Office Quetta Mr. Yousuf Haider Sheikh
17. Chief Commissioner Regional Tax Office Sialkot Mr. Tariq Mustafa (Addl. Charge)
18. Chief Commissioner Regional Tax Office Hyderabad
19. Chief Commissioner Regional Tax Office Bahawalpur
20. Chief Commissioner Regional Tax Office Sargodha
21. Chief Commissioner Regional Tax Office Sahiwal

Regional Tax Office in Sahiwal is the most recent addition to the tax machinery. It became operative on October 1, 2017.[10]

References
  1. Bhatti, Haseeb (2019-09-26). "Top court seeks FBR report on fake companies involved in tax fraud". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2019-09-27. ... "How many employees does the FBR have?" he asked. Zaidi told him that the institution employs 21,500 people. ...'
  2. http://gnnhd.tv/index.php/Pakistan/17204-1593802800-new-chairman-fbr
  3. "Welcome to Federal Board of Revenue! Revenue Division Pakistan". Archived from the original on 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2007-04-27.
  4. "FBR WINGS". fbr.gov.pk. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  5. "Members". fbr.gov.pk. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  6. "IRS Training". Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  7. http://gnnhd.tv/index.php/Pakistan/17204-1593802800-new-chairman-fbr
  8. FBR. "Contact Chief Commissioners/Director Generals/Other Head of Department of Field Offices". fbr.gov.pk. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  9. Webmaster (2017-05-13). "No surprise visits to business premises: FBR Chairman - PakObserver". PakObserver. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  10. "RTO Sahiwal becomes operative". The Nation. 2017-10-04. Retrieved 2018-05-20.

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