FBR proposes changes to alternative dispute resolution rules for taxpayers

According to Profit by Pakistan Today, the FBR has circulated a draft notice that would revise the Income Tax Rules, 2002, in the area of alternative dispute resolution (ADR). The proposed changes focus on Rule 231C, which covers taxpayers who want a dispute settled through ADR. These amendments are still in draft and have not been enforced, since the FBR has only proposed them.

Under the plan, a taxpayer seeking ADR would have to file an application with the FBR on a prescribed form. That application would also need full particulars of the nominated representative who would handle the dispute process. Applicants would additionally be asked to put forward three retired judges as possible members of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee.