{
  "id": 7707954,
  "title": "Only 181 Retailers File Returns Under Aasaan Tax Scheme Despite 3.5 Million Operating",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/only-181-retailers-file-returns-under-aasaan-tax-scheme-despite-3-5",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-16T04:55:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ProPakistani",
    "slug": "propakistani",
    "url": "https://propakistani.pk/2026/09/16/only-181-retailers-file-returns-under-aasaan-tax-scheme-despite-3-5-million-operating/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Only 181 retailers have filed returns under the Aasaan Tax Scheme, despite around 3.5 million retailers operating in the country, generating Rs. 18 million in tax payments. The scheme aims to simplify tax registration and filing for small businesses and shopkeepers, reducing paperwork, unnecessary official visits, and potential audits. Retailers displaying green plates will be protected from routine FBR visits, questioning, and audits, and the government is working to address complaints and restore traders' confidence in the tax system.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}