ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to engage the services of world-renowned companies for third-party validation of ongoing initiatives and reforms within the tax system, as well as the introduction of simplified tax return forms for taxpayers.

The premier was reviewing the implementation status of the FBR reform measures. The premier was also infor­med about the recovery of Rs36.14 billion in two cases pending litigation for several years.

An official announcement from the Prime Minister’s Secretariat stated that the premier was briefed on the implementation of an easy digital tax return system for everyday users. The work is progressing rapidly on introducing the digital tax return system in Urdu and other local languages for the convenience of users, the........

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