The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced that all field offices will remain open and observe extended working hours ie 09:00 am to 08:00 pm on March 30 (Thursday) and 09:00 am to 10:00 pm on March 31 (Friday) for collection of duties/taxes.

According to the FBR's instructions to the field formations here on Monday, chief commissioners are also requested to establish liaison with the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and authorised branches of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) to ensure transfer of tax collection by these branches on 31.03.2017 to the respective offices of SBP on the same date so as to ensure the accounting of the same towards the collection for the month of March, 2017, the FBR added.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2017