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INCOME TAX-COLLECTION (with picture)
Tk 10.67cr income tax collected in Rangpur zone
RANGPUR, Nov 18, 2018 (BSS) – Some 12,795 taxpayers have deposited Taka
10.67 crore income taxes in only six days till Sunday noon at seven income
tax fairs being held at different places in Rangpur Income Tax Zone.
“During the period, 39,642 citizens received services and suggestions from
income tax officials and 535 new taxpayers registered their e-TIN numbers at
these fairs,” Tax Commissioner of Rangpur Zone Md Fazlur Rahman said today.
Rangpur Zonal Tax Commissioner’s Office has been organising the week-long
divisional level fair at Zila Parishad Community Centre in the city since
November 13 last.
Besides, four-day district level six income tax fairs are being held at
Dinajpur, Kurigram, Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Thakurgaon and Panchagarh since
November 14.
In addition, two-day income tax fairs were inaugurated today at five
upazila headquarters in Rangpur Income Tax Zone which will conclude tomorrow.
Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited (BCMCL), a subsidiary company of
Petrobangla, today paid Taka five crore income tax at the Income Tax Fair-
2018 here this afternoon.
On behalf of BCMCL, its Income Tax Adviser Advocate Md Abu Ishaque handed
over a pay order for Taka five crore to Tax Commissioner Md Fazlur Rahman.
“The amount of income tax collection would rise further as payment of the
same will continue till tomorrow (Monday) as increasing number of taxpayers
are thronging the income tax fairs,” Rahman added.
The income tax officials are providing various services to the taxpayers on
income tax and assisting them in calculating income taxes and filling out
income tax return forms to pay income taxes easily in these fairs.
“I am confident of achieving the fixed target of collecting Taka 753 crore
income taxes for the current 2018-2019 fiscal in the zone,” Rahman said,
adding that the zone realised Taka 640 crore as income taxes during the last
fiscal.
Talking to BSS on the fair premises here today, taxpayers Md Moniruzzaman
and Mesbahul Islam expressed happiness over paying income taxes easily after
getting necessary assistance from income tax officials.
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