{
  "id": 18230285,
  "title": "FBR’s AI system to prioritise to corporate, non-salary returns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/fbrs-ai-system-to-prioritise-to-corporate-non-salary-returns",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-05T01:55:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40447509/fbrs-ai-system-to-prioritise-to-corporate-non-salary-returns"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Islamabad - The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has introduced a new AI system that will prioritize corporate and non-salary returns in its audit process during the initial phase. According to sources, salary returns with minimal documentation or payments will be scrutinized through the CRM system, while non-corporate returns will be examined for auditing purposes. High-risk corporate cases will be prioritized for audit using the AI system.\n\nThe FBR has stated that the new AI system is not targeted at the salaried class. The AI system is expected to become more proficient over time through learning and testing. Field formations within the FBR will be barred from selecting cases for income tax assessments without the AI system's selection and assignment process starting from September 1, 2026.\n\nThe Directorate-General (Compliance Risk Management) is responsible for maintaining the CRM System's continuous operation and providing the necessary technical assistance, training, and guidance to field formations. Any system downtime or technical issues affecting the CRM System must be reported to the Member (IR-Operations) within 24 hours.\n\nAs of September 1, 2026, no new amendment of assessment proceedings, including those under sections 121, 122, 122A, and 122C of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001, will be initiated or modified by any officer of the Inland Revenue unless the case has been selected and assigned through the CRM System. Proceedings initiated in violation of this directive will be deemed unauthorized and potentially void ab initio by the competent authority.\n\nAssessment proceedings that were already initiated and ongoing as of August 31, 2026, may be concluded using the existing framework. However, any new amendment, reassessment, or new show-cause notice in relation to these cases, issued on or after September 1, 2026, must adhere to the CRM-based selection process enforced by this Circular. Requests for exemption from the CRM-based selection process should be submitted in writing to the Member (Inland Revenue - Operations) along with a comprehensive justification. No exemption will be granted without explicit approval in writing by the Member (IR Operations) or an officer authorized by him.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) new AI system would give priority to corporate returns and non-salary returns in the first phase of audit through the FBR’s Compliance Risk Management (CRM) System. Sources told Business Recorder that the salary returns with short documents or short payments would be questioned through the CRM system, but the data of non-corporate returns would be…",
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