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NBR seeks expansion

Top taxman targets one crore people

Star Business Report
The National Board of Revenue has submitted a proposal to the government, seeking expansion of the tax administration, now heavily understaffed, said NBR Chairman Muhammad Abdul Mazid yesterday.
The present organogram of the tax administration was developed on the basis of the economic structure of 1984, which is unable to meet present requirements.
Speaking at the 'selfmotivated taxpayers registration programme' for the Tax Zone-7 (Dhaka), held at Diploma Engineers Institute Auditorium, the NBR chief also said only five lakh among the country's one crore people with taxable income pay tax.
“After consulting with our statistics department officials, we have estimated that around 1.5 crore people must take tax identification numbers (TINs). And around one crore people are able to pay taxes regularly,’’ said the top tax administrator.
The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam, Channel i Managing Director Faridur Reza Sagor and NBR members and commissioners attended the meeting.
"The NBR has submitted a proposal to the government to increase the manpower of the tax administration. I hope the proposal will get through,"
Mazid said.
The NBR is continuously simplifying income tax return forms, along with the income tax payment system to ease hassles of taxpayers, he said.
"NBR will set up several one-stop service centres in all the upazilas and at several locations in Dhaka city to collect taxes.”
Under the self-motivated taxpayers registration programme, 2,700 people registered their names with the Tax Zone-7 as new taxpayers.
Mazid, also secretary of the Internal Resources Division, handed TIN certificates among
the new taxpayers.
Mahfuz Anam urged the NBR to make the income tax payment system user-friendly by establishing more tax offices for people to pay taxes in a hassle-free environment.
Anam demanded a reduction of arbitrary and discretionary power of income tax officials and suggested that taxpayers with relatively small income should be awarded to encourage others to pay tax.
The NBR, Anam said, could integrate information technology in the tax payment system so that no tax-worthy individual can escape the tax net.
Anam suggested that the NBR publish expert opinions regularly in the media to motivate people to pay income tax regularly.
Mohammad Ali, a taxpayer from Uttara Model Town, said tax payment became more difficult than before as tax officials claim extra money from taxpayers.
A total of 25 lakh people have taken TINs. Of them, only 6.5 lakh people submitted returns, according to the NBR. Out of the 6.5 lakh taxpayers. 1.5 lakh are government officials with their taxes paid by the government.