Govt eyes centralised tax model to curb official-taxpayer contact
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved Pakistan’s New Tax Operating Model on Thursday and commended the tax officials who developed the plan. The model is scheduled for a three-phase rollout beginning in October this year. The centralised and faceless tax model is similar to systems used in the UK, Australia, the Netherlands, Singapore and India.
- ▪Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved Pakistan’s New Tax Operating Model on Thursday and commended the tax officials who developed the plan.
- ▪The model is scheduled for a three-phase rollout beginning in October this year.
- ▪The centralised and faceless tax model is similar to systems used in the UK, Australia, the Netherlands, Singapore and India.
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Govt eyes centralised tax model to curb official-taxpayer contact Mubarak Zeb Khan Published June 5, 2026 4 Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a review meeting in reforms in the Federal Board of revenue in Islamabad, June 4. —PID Listen to article 1x 1.2x 1.5x comments Join our Whatsapp Channel Add Dawn as a trusted source • Field officers to lose powers to issue notices, conduct audits• Reforms aim to curb collusion, harassment• Phased rollout planned from October ISLAMABAD: The government has approved in principle a plan to introduce a centralised digital tax operating model, under which audits and assessments would be handled by “faceless” wings in Islamabad to reduce official discretion and direct contact between tax officials and taxpayers.
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