DHAKA, Nov 11, 2023 (BSS)- The various taxes zone and its offices across the
country under the income tax wing of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) have
undertaken several additional initiatives to facilitate the filing of returns
by public servants.

These initiatives include providing training on return filing, opening help
desks for them in the taxes zone and thus making them aware about filing of
returns.

The new Income Tax Act has made mandatory the submission of income tax
returns for government employees for which all tiers of public servants have
to submit returns in the current fiscal year (FY24).

According to the law, November 30 is the last date for submitting returns for
individual taxpayers. Therefore, in order to facilitate the taxpayers, all
tax related services are being provided in the form of 'tax fair' in all
taxes zone of the country throughout the month of November.

Some of these taxes zone are providing additional services for the public
servants.

Talking to BSS, Commissioner of Barisal Taxes Office Sarwar Hossain Chowdhury
said that according to the new income tax law, public servants of all tiers
from peons to secretaries would have to submit returns.

Since many of them are filing returns for the first time, some additional
measures highlighting the issues related to submission of returns have been
undertaken for their convenience. These additional measures include sending
letters to government offices, providing training and operating help desks in
taxes zone.

He said that some 1800 policemen have been imparted training on submission of
returns from Barisal taxes zone.

Sarwar informed that in addition to making mandatory the submission of
returns by the public servants in the new law, submission of Return
Submission Acknowledgment (PSR) has also been made mandatory for receiving 43
types of services which has increased the number of submission of returns.

According to the Public Employees Discipline (Punctual Attendance) Ordinance,
1982, a public servant means a person engaged in the work of the Republic or
employed in any statutory body. According to the NBR, public servant means
employees of the government and autonomous bodies.

Tax services are being provided at some 649 circle offices in 31 taxes zone
of the country throughout the month of November. There will be support in
submitting returns as well as filling up of the return forms.

Taxpayers will immediately receive the acknowledgment of receipts of the
return after submitting the returns. Apart from this, there are separate
booths for taxpayers who are interested in filing e-returns.