Overview
- Notices have been issued to prominent doctors in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad as the first phase gets underway.
- About 250 physicians are slated for audit, with 100 each in Lahore and Karachi and 50 in Islamabad.
- High-end beauty parlors and luxury cosmetics retailers are being brought under tighter scrutiny for tax compliance.
- Companies in the paint industry are also being selected for audits to counter tax evasion in the industrial sector.
- To execute the campaign, the FBR has engaged 600 private auditors, plans to add 200 shortly, and ultimately aims for a 2,000-strong cadre focused on confidentiality and compliance.