The CNICs of employees have been verified through analysis of employers' statements. The employers have to file annual statement with CNICs/NTNs of employees. On the basis of such statements, the FBR has identified cases of employees having taxable income, who have not obtained the NTNs during 2009. These 150,749 are those employees whose CNICs have been available with the department.
The FBR has collected the data on the basis of place of headquarters of major employers, who have electronically filed statements. The FBR has also issued instructions to the field formations to pursue around 9,000 employers, who have failed to file statements. It has been estimated that approximately 300,000 more employees would also be brought into the tax net.
The FBR database compiled on Monday revealed that out of total 150,749 employees operating without NTNs, Regional Tax Office (RTO), Karachi will allocate NTNs to 78,301. Around 51.94 percent of the total non-NTN holder employees fall within the jurisdiction of RTO Karachi.
The RTO Lahore would allocated 42,760 NTNs to employees; RTO Islamabad 25,118 employees; RTO Abbottabad 186 employees; RTO Faisalabad 842 employees; RTO Gujranwala 514 employees; RTO Hyderabad 207 employees; RTO Multan 1,357 employees; RTO Peshawar 738 employees; RTO Quetta 100 employees, RTO Rawalpindi 261 employees and RTO Sialkot 299 employees. The FBR has decided to allocate NTNs to 66 employees falling within the jurisdiction of RTO Sukkur.