FBR Whistleblower Rewards Finalized to Crush Tax Evasion

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance Bilal Azhar Kayani unveiled on Friday that revised whistleblower reward rules are in final lockdown, turbocharged to expose mega tax evasion while shielding honest taxpayers from harassment, a cornerstone of the FBR’s sweeping reform blitz.

In the National Assembly, he declared the PM-approved mechanism is being bulletproofed with chamber inputs for fairness and transparency. “Genuine whistleblowers will be protected and rewarded—businesses won’t face witch-hunts,” he vowed.

Digital invoicing, POS integration, data-driven compliance will capture every transaction. FBR has fortified confidentiality via third-party audits, deploying AI risk tools and integrated systems to hunt non-filers without burdening compliers.

Kayani revealed PM Shehbaz scrutinizes FBR weekly, tracking milestones. Reforms target people, tech, processes: audit expansion via training, private experts, AI audit selection, under-reporting detection, fake invoice busting.

An 84-member elite cell crunches analytics on high-risk cases. Lifestyle audits, production tracking revolutionize enforcement. “Facilitate the honest, crush the evaders,” he thundered, confident in political oversight to explode the tax base and lock fiscal stability.