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State Sales and Use Tax Permit Application Links and Fees for Out-of-State Businesses

  • FBR recovered Rs700 million from a manufacturer in crackdown on sales tax fraud
  • Rs1.1 billion expected to be recovered from another accused businessperson
  • Study shows large firms complicit in annual sales tax fraud of Rs3.4 trillion
  • FBR plans to pursue top payers of sales tax and income tax suspected of not paying actual taxes
  • Directorate General of Intelligence & Investigation, Inland Revenue cracking down on fraudsters
  • Eight people detained in six separate FIRs for involvement in fraudulent paper sales tax transactions
  • Manufacturers using sales tax and refund to defraud exchequer in collusion with gangs
  • Arrested suspects include CFOs and procurement officer of manufacturing firms benefiting from fake invoices
  • Recovery of almost Rs1.1 billion anticipated from arrested accused in six FIR cases
  • Organised gangs involved in sales tax fraud helping top firms steal payments by issuing fake invoices
  • FBR requiring company CFOs to file affidavit providing personal guarantees to combat fraud

Source: rjmtaxexemption.com

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.

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