BSS-07 Week-long income tax fair begins in Rajshahi

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INCOMETAX-FAIR-RAJSHAHI (with picture)

Week-long income tax fair begins in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI, Nov 13, 2018 (BSS) – A week-long Income Tax Fair-2018 began
here today with the main thrust of inspiring the taxpayers in paying income
tax spontaneously coupled with boosting the number of new more taxpayers.

Commissioner’s Office of Rajshahi Tax Zone organized the fair at its
office premises here.

Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation AHM Khairuzzaman Liton addressed the
opening session as chief guest. He underscored the need for creating mass
awareness about more income tax collection.

He said many of the affordable people of the society are still afraid of
income tax payment due to misconception and wrong counseling by frauds.

Many people earn higher incomes in urban and semi urban areas and other
places, but they do not pay taxes due to lack of awareness, he added.

“We have no alternative to enhance tax collection for successful
implementation of the need-based development programs for overall development
of the nation,” he opined.

Chaired by Dr Khandakar Ferdous Alam, Commissioner of Income Taxes, the
meeting was addressed, among others, by Commissioner of Rajshahi division
Nur-Ur-Rahman, NBR Member Alamgir Hossain, Commissioner of Customs, Excise
and VAT Moazzem Hossain and President of Rajshahi Chamber of Commerce and
Industries Md Muniruzzaman.

Some 20 stalls of the fair will remain open from 10 am to 5 pm everyday
till November 19. New taxpayers will be able to collect their tax
identification numbers (TINs) while the existing TIN holders will be able to
submit their income tax returns at the fair.

Income Tax officials will remain present at the fair to provide advice
and suggestions on income tax, TIN certificates and assist the tax payers in
filling out the Income Tax Return forms. Janata and Sonali banks have set up
booths to help the taxpayers in paying their income taxes.

Income Tax Commissioner Dr Ferdous Alam gave an overview of the fair
saying the taxpayers would get enormously benefited by attending the fair.

He told the meeting that the Rajshahi zone has realized income taxes
worth Taka 670.15 crore in last 2017-18 fiscal year up by Taka 82.70 crore
than the previous fiscal.

Of those, collection of taxes in June 2018 was Taka 145 core showing
14.10 percent growth of recovery. Number of taxpayers has been stood to
2,47,008 in last financial year up by 27,834 than that of the previous fiscal
in the zone consists of Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj, Naogaon, Natore and Pabna
districts.

“National Board of Revenue (NBR) has set a target of realising taxes of
Taka 978 crore in the current 2018-19 fiscal in the zone and we are hopeful
about attaining the target by the end of this fiscal,” said Dr Ferdous Alam.

He added that the rate of income tax earning has been growing day by day
in the wake of bringing simplicity in the tax realization system together
with building cordial relation between the tax officials and taxpayers.

Around 2,000 new more taxpayers will be identified in survey during the
current fiscal. To expand the tax network, various motivational campaigns
like tax fair, survey and rewards for the taxpayers have been introduced.

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