Messages from the Baord

Chairman

Withholding Taxes collected by Federal Board of Revenue are significant contributors to the exchequer. The collection is on the rise over the years. Nonetheless, visible gaps have been observed between the actual collection of Withholding Taxes and their true potential in the economy. One of the Study Groups has quite recently identified that 110 % gap exist in collection from Salary & Wages alone. In order to streamline the management for exploiting the true potential of Withholding Taxes, the Director General (Withholding Taxes) is mandated with the task of spearheading the task of streamlining the Withholding Taxes.
The DG (Withholding Taxes) has laid a strong foundation that I am sure will help bridge the yawning gap in revenue collection.

Member Direct Taxes

In view of the falling revenue syndromes and apparent difficulty in meeting the ever-increasing budgetary targets, it is imperative to explore the possible avenues for bringing in the extra revenues for the Government. Withholding taxes were unanimously considered the most potential source. In order to have a unified approach in streamlining this source of revenues, the Director General (WHT) has been established.
I am confident that the guidelines contained herein and those in the linked pages will be extremely helpful to all the stakeholders, to explore the potential avenues and identify the loopholes for improving the management of Withholding Taxes thereby increasing the overall collection of the FBR.

Director General Withholding Taxes

The revenue collection authorities throughout the world are focusing on facilitation of taxpayers as a extended service. The Information Technology has become a tool and medicine of such service. The importance of usage of Information Technology has been recognized by the Directorate General (WHT). This web page contains all the relevant provisions of law, rules, regulations, guidelines etc. that I expect to benefit the field officers in monitoring of WHAs in discharging their legal obligations.