Over 95pc taxepayers failed ST returns

Over 95pc taxepayers failed ST returns
ISLMABAD:over 95 percent taxpayers have successfuLLy field sales tax returns for the
tax periods of    july and august 2011.sources told business recorder here on friday
that a very small percentage taxpayers have notyet faild their returns for these tax
periods and FBR extended an oppertunity to those taxpayerswho could not file the return
due to some technicall reason of the efilling system .In this,conction the FBR has issued
elctronic intimations notices to the non fillers of sales tax returns and advised them to
send thier problems at stcomments@fbr.gov.pk by october21,2011.the FBR hasther clerified
that those taxpayers who will communicat problem of e-filing on theabove refferd email
address will not be charged any penatly of late filling if they do up tooctober 21,2011.
this last oppertunity to file the return after launching of newly introduced sales tex
returns by the FBR starting from this financial year has been offered by the FBR after
resolving all the known know problems in the e-filing system.sources siad that now
taxpayers have stated filing returns for tax periods of july and August 2011,without facing
any problem and returns for this month will be filed in a timely mannerThe return filing
date of sales tax is 15th of every month and those taxpayers who make any tax
payment can file the return within three days after 15th of the month.