FBR launch tax return app to simplify salaried class

ISLAMABAD: The Rawalpindi Islamabad Tax Bar Association (RITBA) acknowledged news that Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced to launch a new mobile app to simplify the salaried class in filing their tax returns.

FBR launch tax return app to simplify salaried classMr Shabbar Zaidi, Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) said that “the app will make tax filing easy and consuming less time”. He further called the mobile app a milestone towards complete digitization of the tax system.

The FBR has recently launched ‘Income Tax Return App’ and now introducing another application to help citizens, business community and salaried persons to file their tax returns without hassle.

Syed Tauqeer Bukhari, President of RITBA said in a seminar that “the app will rise the efficiency of FBR and help in the filing of e-returns”. Soon this app will be available on the Google Play store.

Developers of the application, Senior Manager System Analysis and Design Dr Waseem Ahmed and Asif Ali Sheikh of PRAL gave a detailed presentation about the App to the participants and guaranteed that this is a step in the right direction which will encourage taxpayers.

Mr Habib Fakhruddin, Senior member RITBA highlighted various shortcomings in the newly designed income tax return forms and demanded to add property income link in the upcoming app designed for salaried individuals to ensure better results.