Non-filers are set to face strict action including disconnection of utilities like electricity and gas and blocking of mobile SIMs.
The Senate Standing Committee on Finance has been informed in this regard. At the committee’s meeting, presided over by Senator Saleem Mandviwalla, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Malik Amjed Zubair Tiwana informed the committee that FBR has obtained data of 2.5 million non-filers, including data of 1 million big non-filers.
Tiwana informed the committee that strict action will be taken against non-filers including disconnection of electricity and gas and blocking of mobile SIMs. The chairman said that if tax returns are not filed within 30 days of receiving a notice, legal action will be taken.
Who are non-filers?
Under any tax code of the world, citizens are classified as filers and non-filers. In literal terms, non-filers are people who are breaking the law by not filing their annual tax returns and should be punished to a degree.
