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Punishment for not filing ITR: Pakistan, which is facing economic recession, has taken strict action against non-filing of ITR. Pakistan has blocked SIM cards of more than 3500 people for not paying income tax. In this regard, telecom operators have promised the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) of Pakistan that they will block SIM cards as part of action against those filing ITR.
90 percent more tax on purchasing a new SIM
According to media reports, Express Tribune has said that the purpose behind this action was to motivate 5,06,671 people to file returns for 2023. The process of blocking SIM cards of those who have not filed ITR has started. After the SIM is blocked, if he goes to get a new SIM card, he will have to pay 90 percent more tax. Only after this the new seam will start.
5000 people were warned
FBR had sent a message to about 5000 people warning them that if they did not file returns, their SIMs would be blocked. Telecom companies were instructed to manually block SIM cards of those who did not file ITR by sending their numbers. Telecom companies are going to introduce automatic system to verify blocked seams.
If ITR is not filed then tax will be collected in this way!
Pakistan has also issued another instruction, in which tax will be collected from the mobile balance of people who do not pay income tax. This means that 90 per cent of the mobile balance held by pre-paid and post-paid non-filers will be collected under tax through the automated system. If the balance in Pakistani currency is Rs 100 then 9 PKR will be deducted as tax.