STAR BUSINESS REPORT

A fresh investigation by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has revealed that owners of more than 1,300 luxury cars, including high-end brands like BMW, Mercedes, Porsche and Rolls-Royce, concealed information about the vehicles in their tax files to evade tax.

The tax authority also found that owners of 409 cars did not file any tax returns at all.

All these cars were, however, registered with the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA), according to a recent finding of NBR’s Central Intelligence Cell (CIC), seen by The Daily Star.

The value of each concealed car, including duties and taxes, ranges from Tk 1 crore to Tk 10 crore, according to CIC officials.

The undeclared cars comprise brands including Toyota, BMW, Mercedes, Jeep, Land Rover, Audi, Range Rover, Porsche, Jaguar, Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Cadillac, Maserati, Tesla, Ferrari and Lamborghini.

NBR officials said the list features businesspeople, politicians, government officials and their families, as well as corporate entities.

“These owners did not declare their vehicles in