Fake invoices scandal of Rs 10 billion discovered in FBR

Fake invoices scandal of Rs 10 billion discovered in FBR
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Summary Four cases were filed against 4200 business units, 144 fake companies and 11 people were arrested.

After the Afghan Transit Case, a new fake invoice case has emerged in the Federal Board of Revenue that has hit the state treasury with Rs 10 billion due to the involvement and incompetence of sales tax officials.Customs Intelligence caught 144 fake companies who were making fake invoices and 4200 business units who used the invoices for fraud of Rs 10 billion. Customs Intelligence filed four cases against these companies and also arrested 11 people.At least 50 people took support from the courts to resist arrest while raids are being conducted to arrest more than a hundred fugitives. A total of Rs 1.5 billion has been returned in the state treasury and due to the involvement of Sales tax officials, refund claims of Rs 350 million have also been recovered. 

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