ISLAMABAD: Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Syed Shabbar Zaidi has said that Dubai Land Department would formally provide details of Pakistani owners of their properties in Dubai.

In a tweet, the FBR chairman said that very productive two-day meetings were held in Dubai on the matter of exchange of information with the concerned UAE authorities.

He said the issue regarding the misuse of Iqama was also being handled with the concerned authorities.

We are pleased to inform that a very productive meeting has been held in Dubai on October 9 and 10 on the matter of exchange of information. Dubai Land Department will instantly provide details of Pakistani owners of Dubai Properties. Iqama abuse is also being handled.

— Syed Shabbar Zaidi (@ShabarZaidi) October 11, 2019

On Sept 19, the Federal Board of Revenue had launched Second Edition of IRIS portal ‘Maloomat.’

In a tweet, FBR Chairman Shabbar Zaidi said the information contained was indicative. He said the purpose was to disseminate the data already available with the FBR.

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“People should see and visit the portal for accuracy of return to be filed by September 30, 2019,” he said.

In a tweet on Sept 18, FBR Chairman Zaidi had said over 60,000 notices to non-registered/ non-compliant persons were being jointly sent by the FBR and the FESCO to industrial and commercial consumers in Faisalabad.

“Strict actions will be taken against delinquents. Such actions will be replicated around the country,” he had said.

The FBR had asked tax payers to provide all required information about their expenditures in tax returns.

In a statement, the FBR spokesman had asked tax filers to fill details about water expenditures in the column bearing water code number 7059.

The government had repudiated the report published on a local newspaper website about the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)’s allegedly missing August revenue collection target by Rs50bn.