Alert...! FBRs starts blocking mobile SIMs of Non-Tax Filers | Breaking News
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Alert...! FBRs starts blocking mobile SIMs of Non-Tax Filers | Breaking News
Alert...! FBRs starts blocking mobile SIMs of Non-Tax Filers | Breaking News
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00:00The FBI has issued an order to shut down the mobile SIMs of those who do not pay more than Rs 5 lakhs.
00:05The FBI has pointed out that more than Rs 5 lakhs of people are eligible to file a return.
00:11But they are not filing.
00:12The FBI has said that the mobile phone SIMs of non-filers have been shut down.
00:18Let's go further to Islamabad to our representative Shoaib Nizami.
00:21Shoaib, please tell us.
00:24The FBI has taken action under section 114B
00:27that all non-filers who had submitted their returns in the year 2022
00:33have not submitted their returns until June 2023.
00:36This figure is of about 18 lakh people.
00:39Now, more than Rs 5 lakhs of data has been provided to the PTA
00:44and they have been instructed to shut down the SIMs of all non-filers by March 15.
00:51These SIMs have been shut down.
00:53And as soon as this is completed,
00:56the FBI collects the data and releases it.
01:00It will take some time.
01:02And the final figures will take time to come.
01:05But now the non-filers' SIMs have been shut down.
01:10Shoaib, please tell us.
01:11Those who are filers but have not filed a return for a year or two,
01:15will their SIMs be shut down too?
01:17All non-filers who were filers in 2022 and who are not filers in 2023
01:22have been instructed to shut down their SIMs.
01:26And there is a list of about 8700-8200 people
01:30in which their serial number is also included.
01:32And please tell us, was this done suddenly or were they sent a notice?
01:37They were sent a message in January.
01:40This action was supposed to take place in January.
01:43But at that time, people said that we have some time.
01:46So they were given 3-4 months.
01:48These people have come to about 5 lakhs.
01:53About 3 lakh people have collected their SIMs and cleared it.
01:56Or those who did not have their SIMs, their transaction was over.
01:59They explained it again.
02:01This data has now been presented to the PKI.
02:05Now these SIMs will start to be shut down.
02:07And this action should be taken against non-filers under the IMF conditions.
02:12And this tax is an important step towards improvement.
02:14And Shoaib, if their SIMs are shut down, what will happen to pay them?
02:20They will have to put their name in the ATL immediately.
02:23They will have to submit an active tax payment list.
02:27And this will be submitted online in 5-10 months.
02:30In which they will show their income.
02:33And along with their income, if they want to submit their assets in detail,
02:37they will submit their assets.
02:39After that, their name will come in the ATL.
02:41The name will come in the ATL within 72 hours.
02:43After that, their SIMs will start to be shut down.
02:46And if they do not do this, then the SIMs will be shut down.
02:49And if they are businessmen, then their electricity and gas connections will be discontinued after June.
02:55And Shoaib, what is the legal basis for the decision to shut down the SIMs?
03:01This is the Income Tax Order 114B, under which this action is being carried out.
03:06The Finance Bill, which was passed by the PDM government in June,
03:11all the legal provisions were fulfilled.
03:14In particular, Section 14B was included in it.
03:19The purpose of this was to carry out a full investigation against the non-filers.
03:24And for the past two years, this proposal was being presented
03:27that their electricity and gas connections should also be discontinued.
03:31But in the first instance, the SIMs are being discontinued.
03:36And can those who are not eligible for this order be referred to the court?
03:43Yes, they have the right to do so.
03:45If they are in the ATL and they have been denied access,
03:48then they can appeal for this.
03:52But since the entire list is available,
03:54and if people have submitted their assets,
03:57then they can go to the ATL and check themselves through a message.
04:01In addition, the purpose of this is that
04:03all the non-filers who are not being registered,
04:06they should be prosecuted because this is a violation of the law.
04:13And this process was being informed about this.
04:16This was to be done in January.
04:18After that, it was delayed.
04:20And some people have received messages
04:23through their e-mails.
04:25They already had their e-mails.
04:27For the ATL, you have to submit your e-mails.
04:33They had received messages through their e-mails.
04:36But those who did not take action on this,
04:38and did not participate in the ATL,
04:40they are now being prosecuted.
04:43Some people's salaries are deducted from their taxes,
04:46but they do not file their taxes.
04:48Will they be given relief?
04:50Yes, collecting relief is a completely different thing.
04:53There are many people in Pakistan
04:55whose salaries, businesses,
04:57or their gas and electricity meters,
05:00income tax is being withdrawn from them.
05:03And they think that they are collecting their income tax.
05:06But their income tax is being deducted.
05:08Relief is a completely different thing.
05:10The purpose of relief is that
05:12they verify how much tax you have collected,
05:15and from which sources is your income.
05:17Because the tax that is being deducted
05:19is only on your salary,
05:21or on the withholding of your gas and electricity meters.
05:24Even on the mobile devices,
05:262.5% of the advance income tax is being deducted.
05:31Similarly, the tax that is being deducted
05:33on the property is also being deducted.
05:35So these are all the ads that are being sourced.
05:38But the FBI does not know
05:40how much income sources are there.
05:42For that, how much is your rental income,
05:44how much is your income through your consultancy,
05:46how much is your expertise,
05:48how much is your service,
05:50how much are you earning through that.
05:52These are all the issues.
05:54Or how much income are you getting
05:56from your rental income,
05:58how much are you earning from the shares you have,
06:00how much income are you getting from the dividends you have.
06:02Okay, Shoaib, this is also a matter
06:04that filing a tax return is a complicated matter.
06:06Common people do not do it.
06:08You have to consult lawyers.
06:10That is why people do not file a tax.
06:12So it was also suggested that
06:14the number of your ID card
06:16will be the number of your tax return.
06:18Is this being considered?
06:20Yes, now it is almost like
06:22the number of your ID card
06:24becomes your NTN number.
06:26Online it has become very easy
06:28because it is a form of just 2 lines.
06:30People usually fill it in 5 to 10 minutes.
06:32Basic information is required in it.
06:34Now you have to show
06:36your income.
06:38It is not just that if you get it done
06:40in detail from a lawyer,
06:42it will be easy to file a tax return.
06:44You do not have to consult lawyers.
06:46You do not have to pay heavy fees.
06:48Thank you very much for updating us.