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Short Introduction:
When the government started an information-technology (IT) and ecommerce initiative in early 2000, its basics aim was to help public sector
organizations in increasing efficiency, effectiveness and responsiveness with
the use of Information and Communication Technology. It focused
Infrastructure development of government departments and thus facilitating
common public in using services of different government department easily.
Devolving e-filing system for FBR was also one of early and major projects.
In December 2005 the Central Board of Revenue, the tax authority officially
started allowing electronic filing of sales tax and federal excise returns by
registered private and public companies. At that time, it said that it expected
about 1,500 large taxpayers out of 22,000 to use the facility. Now with the
help of e-filing system and other policies FBR has successfully increased the
tax net to great ranges.
Major Functions performed by FBR by help of E-filing:
Users of E-filing:
Following are the legal entities that can avail e-filing service (provided that it
fulfills the requirements of FBR)
e-Enrollment Procedure:
To begin e-Filing CBR Returns and Statements enrollment is necessary. Earlier
individuals, companies, and AOPs had to enroll themselves manually but
after introduction of e-filing system, now there is a facility of e-enrollment.
How to do Individual e-Enrolment
1. Entering your NTN number
2. Enter CNIC as it is printed on NTN Certificate
3.
Company NTN
Registration number
Director NTN
After completing the e-Enrollment Process in signed and Stamped Form can
be faxed. Thereafter you will be issued User-ID and Password for e-Filing.
E-filing Procedure:
After completing the enrollment procedure, we have to activate and verify
our account. Once the account is activated, we can move on to e-filing step.
1. Open FBR website and enter user id and password which we gained
during enrollment procedure.
2. After successful, we ll get number of options that were not earlier
available and are available only to those have a valid user id and
password.
3. Here we can file tax returns in two modes;
Download excel file, fill it in offline mode, and later upload it.. this
method is specially for those who have low speed internet
connections.
Benefits of E-filing:
These are the benefits of e-filing:
Direct Deposit: You can have your refund direct deposited into
your bank account.
There are number of targets which have been achieved by using e-filing
system and e-filing system has facilitated different government departments,
agencies as well as common users in number of ways. Now different
Government institutions can better use information collected by e-filing
system to their benefit, they have more effective, efficient and time saving
way of communicating and working with each other. Thus it increases
responsiveness of Government sector in delivering public services. Apart
from that it also bring Government close to citizen by providing them with
easier access to information through personnel computers, internet, fax and
other communication services.
References:
www.fbr.gov.pk
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