FTO
Pensioner Challenges FBR Inactive Status Over Alleged IRIS Tax Error
A senior citizen taxpayer who earns income from a Behbood/pensioner certificate has asked the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) to act against the Federal Board of…
FTO Orders FBR to Fix IRIS Glitches Blocking Rs2.3 Million Tax Credit
The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has ruled that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) cannot use technical limitations of its own IRIS software as an…
Federal Ombudsman Orders CDA to Publish Delayed Merit List Within 30 Days
The Federal Ombudsman Secretariat has directed the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to release the merit list for several recruitment positions within 30 days, ruling that…
FTO Orders FBR to Clear Pending Tax Return Extension Requests in 3 Days
The Federal Tax Ombudsman has directed the Federal Board of Revenue to clear the entire backlog of tax return extension applications within three days, after…
FBR Denies Cyberattack Claims Amid Rising Data Security Concerns
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has formally rejected multiple reports suggesting it was the target of a major cyberattack. The authority issued a statement…
FBR Explores AI-Powered Video Analytics to Replace Track and Trace System
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is considering introducing a video analytics based monitoring system as an alternative to the existing Track and Trace System…
Federal Tax Ombudsman Warns FBR: Entire IT System Compromised by Cybercriminals
In a shocking revelation, the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has warned that the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) entire IT system is allegedly under the…
Federal Tax Ombudsman Resolves 57,000 Tax Complaints in Four Years
The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has achieved a historic milestone by resolving 57,000 taxpayer complaints in just four years surpassing the total of 37,000 cases…
FBR Officials Face Probe After Maladministration Case Referred by FTO
The Federal Board of Revenue is facing an internal probe after the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) referred a maladministration case involving senior tax officials to…
FTO Targets Rs133m Fake Tax Invoices Scam
The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has directed the Director General of Intelligence and Investigation (I&I) Inland Revenue to track down cybercriminals who used IP addresses…
FBR’s Inaction on Cryptocurrency Could Cost Pakistan Billions, FTO Demands Urgent Reforms
Islamabad: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has issued a strong reprimand to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) over its continued inaction and administrative negligence…
FBR Turns a Blind Eye as Wateen Telecom Ltd Issues Reduced Tax Certificates
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has uncovered a new form of suspicious activity involving Wateen Telecom Ltd, which has been issuing fewer tax deduction…
Telecom Operators to Automatically Restore SIMs for Tax Filers
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has introduced a comprehensive mechanism for blocking and unblocking mobile phone SIMs of non-tax filers, with specific guidelines and…
