The Federal Board of Revenue on Monday launched the much-awaited drive
against the non-filers of income tax returns by issuing more than 1,700 notices to people having a lavish
lifestyle but contributing nothing to the government’s kitty, it is learnt.
The drive aimed at sending notices to almost 700,000 people, who were identified having tangible assets,
including houses in the posh areas of big cities. A senior tax official told Dawn on Monday that analysis of
the data reveals that one person alone imported 200 cars in one year but paid a very nominal tax. There are
so many cases of other such wealthy non-filers.
FBR official spokesperson Riffat Shaheen confirmed to Dawn that these notices were issued on Monday
and the rest will be completed in the next few days. She said that all these people receiving notices would be
required to submit provisional assessment within a period of one month.
