A third of Pakistan’s taxpayers declare zero income on returns
This image released on March 3, 2022, shows the FBR building. — Facebook/Federal Board of Revenue FBR to send notices, start checks after October 31 deadline. Chairman Langrial says FBR has transaction data of filers. FBR points to 977,000 filers with lower income than last year. Almost a third of Pakistan’s taxpayers, about 1.7 million people, have declared zero taxable income, The News it said on Tuesday, citing sources. This flood of ‘nil’ returns, out of a total of 5.5 million submissions, is a critical challenge for the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). Ironically, the FBR has identified nearly one





