Over 7,000 sims restored after tax returns filed

Islamabad: Over 7,000 sims restored after tax returns filed. The Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) crackdown on non-filers is starting to show positive results, with over 7,167 individuals having their mobile SIMs restored so far.

According to FBR sources, the SIMs were restored after the respective individuals filed their tax returns.

The FBR has shared data of 65,000 non-filers with telecom companies, instructing them to block the mobile SIMs of those who haven’t filed their tax returns.

Sources indicate that a total list of 506,671 non-filers was compiled.

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This action is part of the FBR’s ongoing efforts to increase tax compliance. The decision to gradually block the SIMs of non-filers was made under the Income Tax General Order.

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There was no order of restraint on the SIMs blocking and the government’s order to block them was still in effect, Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Aamer Farooq said on Wednesday as the IHC adjourned the hearing on a case challenging the government’s decision to block SIMs services of non-tax filers till June.

The case was heard on a request to vacate the stay order against the action taken by mobile network companies on the government’s decision.

Last week, the IHC issued an injunction on the government’s decision to block the mobile phone SIMs of non-tax filers. The order was issued on an application moved by Zong against the Income Tax General Order No 1 (ITGO-No1), which required all operators to block SIMs of non-filers.