Currently, the NBR suspended the online return filing facility, except one tax zone, due to some technical faults in the system. “We could not popularize the tax return filing through taking required measures,” he admitted. Alamgir said taxpayers’ dependency on income tax practitioners or tax lawyers will be reduced to a great extent after enacting the new law. Alamgir said the tax net would be expanded if the NBR could simplify further the tax return submission process. On allegation of harassment, he said a negligible part of total income tax files are selected for auditing.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 19, 2020 18:22 UTC