FTO orders inquiry against senior member of FBR

Business Recorder reported that the Federal Tax Ombudsman has asked the FBR to carry out a fact-finding inquiry into a serving senior member, who previously served on the Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue. The recommendation followed a taxpayer company’s complaint that it had not received a decision on its appeal, heard on 9 August 2024, despite the tribunal portal showing an order date of 12 September 2025.

The FTO said the official had repeatedly failed to respond to its notices and that the appeal’s status needed to be established. It recommended that the FBR chairman obtain a detailed statement from the member and provide it to the Ombudsman. The complaint raised the possibility that a decision had been withheld or that the portal record was inaccurate; the official’s allegations had not been rebutted, according to the report.