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Spontaneous shop owners submit tax, seek TIN

Star Business Report
For the first time in the country's history, more than 440 shop owners in Dhaka yesterday spontaneously applied for tax identification number (TIN) and 141 submitted their income tax return worth Tk 5,39,650.
They submitted their prayers and the tax return to NBR Chairman Abdul Mazid at a view exchange meeting between the officials of National Board of Revenue (NBR) and the leaders of shop owners' associations.
The shop owners at the meeting on the city's Elephant Road demanded that the NBR ensure a hassle-and panic-free environment for the businesspeople with regard to tax payment.
They also sought easy access to NBR high-ups so they can lodge complaints regarding tax payment as a
section of tax lawyers often harass the taxpayers luring them by false tax waiver facility, but charge high.
“The shop owners should have the scope to meet NBR chairman, members and commissioners to resolve any tax-related problems,” said Mostafa Mohsin Montoo, adviser to Greater Elephant Road Shop Owners' Association.
Commissioner of NBR's Tax Zone-6 Sirajul Islam chaired the meeting, attended by the leaders of Bangladesh Shop Owners' Association and Dhaka Metropolitan Shop Owners' Association (West).
Lauding the initiatives of the shop owners, Sirajul Islam said Bangladesh does not need to depend on World Bank, International Monetary Fund or any foreign donors if all capable businessmen pay their taxes properly and spon-
taneously.
Chairman of Bangladesh Shop Owners' Association Amir Hossain Khan urged the government to expand the income tax net up to Tk 200,000 from the existing Tk 150,000 per person a year to exclude the small traders from the income tax net.
The NBR chairman said most of the existing income tax policies were made during British regime in 1922. As a result, the interest of taxpayers was not prioritised.
He said the distance between the taxpayers and NBR officials should be reduced for increased tax collection.
"The NBR is going to bring out guidelines on tax payment soon to distribute among the taxpayers free of cost to make them aware of easier and hassle-free tax payment," he said.