The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has fixed September 30 as the deadline for submitting tax return for the last fiscal year, a senior official of NBR said yesterday.
Aminur Rahman, member, income tax policy of NBR, told ABC Radio the NBR will organise tax fairs in divisional headquarters this year to encourage people to pay tax.
"The fair was limited to the capital till last year. We're now planning to hold such fairs in the divisional headquarters too," the NBR official said.
Dhaka's tax fair will be held from September 17 to 22 at the Officer's Club.
Besides, two additional stations will be set up to facilitate online tax payment, he said.
According to NBR officials, there are about 27-30 lakh registered tax payers but in reality only 7-8 lakh people actually pay taxes.
Dr Zayed Bakht, director of Bangladesh Development Research Centre, suggested there must be an increase in the number of actual tax payers to ensure the country's development.
Source : The Daily Star
