Islamabad: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to impose an additional tax of 90% instead of 2.5% on more than 570,000 non-filers.
Private TV Express News, citing sources, said that more than 570,000 non-filers have been registered through the latest general income tax order and are subject to an additional 90% tax until the income tax returns are filed. 90% of the deductible tax will be deducted from the residue loaded by the prepaid filter and then unpaid and sent to the FBR through the automatic system.
If the user loads $100 balance, $90 will go to FBR. If they use another mobile phone after receiving the SIM card, they will have to pay an additional tax of ninety percent.
Additional tax will also be applied on mobile and non-filtered data charges at all times. Non-filterer data has been handed over to PTAs and telecom companies to block non-filter SIMs. Today the Telecom company has blocked more than 11,500 unfiltered SIMs, warning messages have been sent to 15,000 unfiltered SIMs.
According to sources, a telecom company has not blocked non-filterer SIM cards and said it will move the court against the general income tax order. The remaining three telecommunications companies have submitted their compliance reports to the FBR. FBR also sought details of blocked SIMs from telecom companies. Sources said that if non-filter SIMs are not blocked by May 15, FBR will take action against these companies.
