{
  "id": 9280933,
  "title": "Only 2 New Retailers Join Tax Net Under Govt’s Fixed Tax Scheme",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/only-2-new-retailers-join-tax-net-under-govts-fixed-tax-scheme",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-23T05:33:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ProPakistani",
    "slug": "propakistani",
    "url": "https://propakistani.pk/2026/09/23/only-2-new-retailers-join-tax-net-under-govts-fixed-tax-scheme/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The government's fixed tax scheme for retailers has only attracted two new taxpayers so far, despite aiming to collect Rs. 50 billion annually and collecting only Rs. 26 million to date. Only two genuinely new traders have entered the tax system through the scheme, while 315 of the 317 shopkeepers who joined were already part of it. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is preparing to impose penalties on retailers who do not use its Aasaan Tax Scheme, as it has received limited response despite around 5,000 retailers registering for it. Only 332 returns have been filed under the scheme, with retailers paying Rs. 26.5 million in taxes. One new shopkeeper is from Quetta and the other from Rawalpindi, with 44 new retailers preparing returns but not yet submitting them. The government had set a target of Rs. 50 billion for tax collection from the fixed tax scheme this fiscal year, but only Rs. 26 million has been collected so far, averaging Rs. 81,944 per participating retailer. Retailers operating a single business outlet with annual sales below Rs. 200 million during the past three years are eligible for the scheme, which imposes a 1 percent tax on annual sales. However, compliance remains low, with only Rs. 26 million collected and 6,631 retailers having prepared draft returns, most of whom were already tax filers.",
  "summary": "The government’s fixed tax scheme for retailers has attracted only two new taxpayers so far, despite an annual collection target … Read More The post Only 2 New Retailers Join Tax Net Under Govt’s Fixed Tax Scheme appeared first on ProPakistani .",
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  "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."
}