NBR to motivate taxpayers through fair

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) will organise the fourth income tax fair by the end of September to motivate eligible persons to pay income tax, said a top official of the government agency on Monday.
NBR Chairman Nasiruddin Ahmed said the fair will be held from September 17 to September 22 in all divisional cities. Ahmed spoke to senior journalists at Dhaka Club.
In Dhaka, the fair will be held at the Officers' Club on Bailey Road where NBR will offer various facilities to the taxpayers, he said.
At the fair, tax officials will ensure proper submission of income tax return, provide instant acknowledgement certificates of tax payment to the taxpayers and cooperate in preparation of the tax submission at individual level, he said.
He said income tax receipts registered a 33 percent rise in 2010-11, compared to the previous year, after the government took motivational measures.
The NBR collected a total of Tk 22,730 crore against the target of Tk 22,105 crore in income tax in 2010-11, he added.
Ahmed also said the NBR will launch different kinds of motivational campaigns across the country on the national income day on September 15, so that the eligible persons pay taxes spontaneously.
He said a rally will be brought out from the premises of the NBR head office in Dhaka on September 15. Finance Minister AMA Muhith is scheduled to lead the rally, he said.
The national exchequer will award crests to three highest taxpayers in each district and city corporation, he said.