Tax Fraud: IR Officers Get Power of Arrest

Expanding Tax Net or Weaponizing Compliance? - Republic Policy

Editorial The government’s proposed amendments in the Finance Bill 2025-26 mark a dramatic escalation in Pakistan’s efforts to curb tax evasion, particularly in the sales tax regime. By empowering Inland Revenue officers with sweeping powers—ranging from freezing bank accounts to making arrests—the state is reorienting tax enforcement through coercion rather than consensus. At the heart of the bill is the radical provision allowing commissioners…

RCCI Strongly Condemns Arrest Powers for Inland Revenue Officers - Islamabad Post

RAWALPINDI, JUN 12 (DNA): The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) convened an emergency meeting of the business community to express strong condemnation of the proposed provisions in the Finance Bill 2025-26 that grant Inland Revenue officers the explicit authority to arrest company directors, CEOs, CFOs, and other corporate officials. Addressing the meeting, RCCI President Usman Shaukat and Group Leader Sohail Altaf raised seriou…

Tax fraud: IR officers get power of arrest

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has given explicit powers to the Inland Revenue officers to arrest...

FBR Can Now Arrest Company Directors, CEOs and CFOs

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in Pakistan has recently been granted new powers. Now its Inland Revenue officers are allowed to arrest company directors, Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), and Chief Financial Officers (CFOs), as well as individuals who abet tax fraud. This shift in the FBR’s enforcement capabilities is aimed at reducing tax evasion and ensuring greater compliance. These extraordinary powers were officially conferred upon Inlan…