Sales Tax Instructions

Sales Tax Instructions, 2009
SUBJECT:- FTO CENSURES SALES TAX OFFICIALS FOR NOT ADVISING
TAXPAYERS ABOUT RULES
I am directed to enclose the copy of news clipping appeared in Daily ‗Business
Recorder‘ regarding the above cited subject and to say that the Honourable Federal Tax
Ombudsman in his judgment has observed that the officials of Sales Tax Department do
not consider it their duty to suitably advise the taxpayers and give them appropriate
information about the rules and procedures.
2. It is accordingly advised that instructions may be given to the Sales Tax
Staff & Officers of your Collectorate to give prompt response and proper guidance to the
taxpayers, so that such a situation could be avoided in future as well as the genuine
grievances of the taxpayers could be redressed timely.
[Issued by the C. B. R., Islamabad, under the signature of Dr .Muhammad Zubair,
Secretary (STR&C), addressed to the Collector of Customs, Sales Tax & Central Excise,
Hyderabad / Multan / Quetta; the Collector of Collectorate of Sales Tax & Central Excise,
Gujranwala / Rawalpindi / Peshawar / Lahore; the Collector, Collectorate of Sales Tax & Central
Excise, Faisalabad; the Collector (Enforcement/Hdqrs./Audit), Sales Tax House, Karachi & the
Collector, Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU), Karachi.]
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C. NO.3(13)STP/2000 (Vol.-I) DATED 29 TH MAY, 2004
SUBJECT:- SALES TAX JEWELERS (RETAILERS)
I am directed to refer to your letter dated 24 th May, 2004 on the subject cited
above and to reply to your query as follows:-
(i)
(ii)
Jewellers who are registered as retailers may avail the benefit of SRO
246(I)/2004, dated 5.5.2004 subject to conditions laid down therein.
Benefit of SRO 246(I)/2004 is also available to retailers against the
whom a case was made out and is pending in adjudication or appeal.
2. Jewellers registered as retailers may avail the benefit of SRO
246(I)/2004, including exemption from audit, provided they fulfill the conditions of the
said notification and discharge their liabilities thereunder by 20-06-2004.
[Issued by the C. B. R., Islamabad, under the signature of Dr. Ashfaq Ahmed Tunio,
Secretary (ST-L&P), addressed to M/s. All Pakistan Sarafa Association, Sarafa Bazar, Hyderabad
(Sindh) and copy to all Collectors of Sales Tax & Central Excise.]
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C.NO. 3(3)ST-L&P/2004 DATED 1 ST JUNE, 2004
SUBJECT:-
CASE OF UNDER HARDSHIP IN RESPECT OF M/S ARYAN