ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has found that around 80 percent marriage halls and centres don’t pay taxes in the federal
capital alone and the tax authorities are geared up
to take stern action against them in the near future.
“Out of the total 100 marriage halls, only
20 are tax-compliant while 80 are non-compliant so the Regional Taxpayer Office (RTO) Islamabad is all set
to take action against them,” official sources confirmed on Tuesday.
RTO Islamabad Chief Commission Sa
jjad Haider had conveyed this message to the business community belo
nging to the federal
capital that they have already launched tax awareness campaign, which would be followed by stern action if they remained non-compliant.