FBR’s AI system to prioritise to corporate, non-salary returns

The Federal Board of Revenue’s artificial intelligence system will focus its first audit selections on corporate and other non-salary tax returns, Business Recorder reported, citing sources. It will use the Compliance Risk Management System to identify high-risk corporate cases, while information from non-corporate returns will also be examined for audit purposes. Salaried taxpayers with incomplete documents or short payments could be questioned through the system.

Since September 1, 2026, Inland Revenue officers have been barred from selecting income-tax assessment cases unless they are assigned through the CRM system. The FBR has also directed its compliance risk directorate to keep the system operating and provide field staff with technical support and guidance. Cases already under way by August 31 may continue under the previous framework, but new assessment actions must follow CRM selection rules.