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LCCI Gives Feedback To Finance Minister On SRO 420(I)/2024
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published March 30, 2024 | 08:13 PM
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Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Saturday gave its feedback on SRO 420(I)/2024 dated 21st March 2024 and hoped that the suggestions put-forth by LCCI would be given due consideration and incorporated into the draft scheme prior to its implementation
LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 30th Mar, 2024) Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Saturday gave its feedback on SRO 420(I)/2024 dated 21st March 2024 and hoped that the suggestions put-forth by LCCI would be given due consideration and incorporated into the draft scheme prior to its implementation.
In this connection, the LCCI President Kashif Anwar has written a letter to Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb, according to the Chamber's spokesman here Saturday.
In the letter, the LCCI President Kashif Anwar said that Lahore Chamber is fully committed in supporting the government in its efforts to register the shopkeepers and promoting documentation in the economy.
Kashif Anwar said that the draft Tajir Dost Scheme proposes Monthly Advance Tax for all traders and shopkeepers. It is pertinent to mention that majority of shopkeepers rely on lawyers for tax filing. The monthly filing requirement will impose administrative burdens and increase the cost of doing business due to additional legal fees and penalties for traders. He recommended Annual/Bi-Annual payment of Advance Tax to alleviate these concerns.
The LCCI President added that the scheme proposes calculating tax based on the trader's annual rental value, equivalent to 10 percent of the fair market value of business premises. "We are of the view that using Rental Value or Area for tax calculation lacks rationality, as it has no link with turnover and may result in businesses being taxed on unrealized income." Given that every retailer has a commercial electricity meter, he proposed collecting an advance tax through electricity bills based on actual consumption, which should be adjustable in annual Income Tax return.
We urge the FBR to reconsider this provision accordingly.
He said that the draft scheme lacks incentives for retailers and proposed incorporating tangible incentives for registered retailers, such as exemptions from audits and reduced tax rates etc. like Voluntary Tax Compliance Scheme (VTCS), issued by the FBR in 2016. These incentives will serve to incentivize more retailers and shopkeepers to register under the Tajir Dost Scheme.
The LCCI President proposed that a single page simplified Tax Return should be introduced for the retailers and shopkeepers. Furthermore, for ensuring consistency and continuity of policies, the time frame of this scheme should be for at least five years.
He was of the view that instead of squeezing the compliant taxpayers, the Government should encourage the retailers and facilitate them to the maximum extent by introducing a simplified Tajir Dost Scheme in accordance with the suggestions of LCCI. This will help in broadening of tax base by encouraging more retailers to register under this scheme.
“For the success of this scheme, it is important that the FBR removes the confusions and ambiguities surrounding it and provides greater clarity, especially regarding the specific tax rates that will be prescribed in the future and whether the scheme applies to existing or new retailers. A detailed briefing about this scheme should be provided by the FBR to the stakeholders”, Kashif Anwar added.
He hoped that the suggestions put forth by LCCI will be given due consideration and incorporated into the draft scheme prior to its implementation.
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