Nasir for extending new taxpayers

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CHATTOGRAM, Nov 13, 2018 (BSS) – City Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin today called
upon officials concerned to extend tax network through creating new taxpayers
and ensuring a hassle-free tax realisation system so that people feel
encouraged to pay all kinds of VAT and taxes properly.

“The government introduced various motivational campaigns like upazila
level tax camp, tax fair, survey and rewards for the best taxpayers to expand
the tax network side by side expanding one crore taxpayers from existing 35
lakh,” the city Mayor said.

He was addressing the inaugural ceremony of weeklong Income Tax Fair- 2018
at GEC Convention centre in the city.

Chattogram zonal four tax commissioner offices jointly organized the
inaugural function followed by a discussion.

The city mayor said the rate of income tax earnings will be growing day by
day in future if we can make simplicity in the tax realization system and
ensuring proper atmosphere for the new tax holders together.

Convenor of Income Tax Day -2018 Motaher Hossain presided over the
function while NBR board member Rowshan Ara Akter, Custom Exercise and VAT
commissioner Sayed Golam Kibria, President of Chattogram Chamber of Commerce
and Industries Mahbubul Alam, Tax Appelade Board Member Abu Doud,

Income Tax Commissioners Harn-ur-Rashid, Nazmul Karim, Lutfur Azim,
Mamunur Rahman, Prof MA Akkas and member secretary of Income Tax Day -2018
Mofiz Ullah, among others, high officials spoke at the function.

Sources said over 40 stalls of two banks and others offices were set up in
the fair. A tax prayer can get his certificate within half an hour after
receiving all income-tax-related services provided by NBR, the source added.

The income tax officials will assist the citizens through 41 stalls in the
fair in the matters of income tax payments, registering or re-registering
their e-TIN numbers, e-TIN certificates, and calculation of income taxes and
filling out income tax return forms.

The Basic Bank Limited and Sonali Bank Limited have set up two separate
electronic payment booths on the fair premises where the citizens can easily
pay their income taxes.