FBR to Recruit 102 Experts for Audits in 42 Industries, Revises Tax Rules
FBR to Hire 102 Specialists for Audits in 42 Key Sectors
ISLAMABAD — The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to bring in over a hundred sector and audit experts to carry out extensive field audits across 42 major industries in the country. The move aims to strengthen tax enforcement and close revenue gaps in critical sectors.
The list of industries on FBR’s radar is wide-ranging — from automobiles, aviation, and banking to beverages, cement, chemicals, ceramics, coal, departmental stores, edible oil, education, electronics, fertilizers, flour mills, food imports, IT, manufacturing, paper and packaging, plastics, poultry, power, real estate, restaurants, rice mills, services, sugar, tea, telecom, textiles, and tobacco.
Initially, the focus will be on high-priority sectors such as automobiles, textiles, iron and steel, independent power producers (IPPs) and power distribution companies (DISCOs), pharmaceuticals, banking, insurance and finance, sugar, chemicals and fertilizers, real estate and construction, petroleum and lubricants, cement, telecom, and tobacco.
Recruitment will be handled through HR firms, which will present shortlisted candidates to a dedicated Selection Committee. The committee will then finalise appointments after interviews — either in person or via video conferencing, depending on feasibility.
This recruitment drive comes as part of a larger FBR strategy to tighten audit oversight and encourage compliance across Pakistan’s economic backbone.
Separately, the tax authority has revised income tax rules for the upcoming 2025–26 fiscal year. Under the changes, bank withdrawals exceeding Rs50,000 in a single day by non-filers will now attract a 0.8% withholding tax, up from the earlier 0.6%. The adjustment is aimed at discouraging unrecorded cash transactions and encouraging more people to submit their tax returns.
