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FBR Sends Social Media ‘Lifestyle’ Tax Dossiers to HQ and Regional Offices for Action

The tax authority is escalating cases from its Lifestyle Monitoring Cell to close a collection shortfall.

Overview

  • The Lifestyle Monitoring Cell has submitted case files on suspected under-reporting to FBR headquarters and Regional Tax Offices for formal proceedings.
  • Officials concluded that concealed income likely funded luxury consumption identified through public social media posts and tax-return comparisons.
  • A Lahore-based fintech owner reportedly holds 30 late-model vehicles worth about Rs2.741 billion that were not declared, while repeatedly revising returns to boost reported income and assets since 2019.
  • A travel influencer from Lahore documented more than 25 international trips between 2021 and 2025 while declaring annual income ranging from roughly Rs442,000 to Rs3.79 million.
  • An Islamabad content creator displayed designer goods and an upgrade from a Honda Civic to a Toyota Land Cruiser V8 yet reported around Rs3.5 million to Rs5.49 million in income, as the FBR seeks Rs14.13 trillion in annual collections after a Rs274 billion shortfall in the first four months.