ISLAMABAD: Malik Amjed Zubair Tiwana, Chairman Federal Board of Revenue, emphasized the need for sustained collaboration between FBR and Financial Monitoring Unit for development of quality financial intelligence on tax evasion and its optimal utilization in investigations.
The Chairman said this while addressing the concluding ceremony of the FBR-FMU Joint Workshop on Financial Intelligence for Tax Evasion arranged with the cooperation of FCDO’s UPSCALE Programme in FBR headquarters on 27-28 January.
The Chairman FBR congratulated the Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation-Inland Revenue and the FMU for arranging the event and desired for further enhancement of this partnership to achieve the shared goal of combating illicit finance.
Tiwana also thanked Lewis Evans of British High Commission, present at the occasion, for providing help in organizing the event.
Director General of FMU, Lubna Farooq thanked FBR and FCDO and highlighted the need for sustained coordination between both institutions for enhancing the knowledge base and promoting mutual understanding for combating tax fraud and tax evasion.
Combating Financial Crimes
She said that this collaborative approach will enhance the effectiveness of investigations and contribute to a more robust and interconnected framework for combating financial crimes. The workshop was also attended by investigating officers of the Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation-Inland Revenue and the analysts of FMU. It was focused on identifying and understanding risk areas for financial intelligence on tax crimes.
