The Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has launched a crackdown on the corporate taxpayers that might have evaded tax by concealing their real income.
Officials said the cell would raid the premises of the taxpayers based on suspicion of tax evasion by the companies.
It would conduct several drives to ensure compliance.
In the first phase, the CIC team led by its Deputy Director General Masudur Rahman raided Salahuddin Specialized Hospital at Tikatuli in the capital on Tuesday.
Officials said the taxmen would take legal action after scrutinizing the hospital's financial statements and other documents.
They added that the tax evasion by companies could be checked through such crackdowns and it would help the NBR boost its corporate tax collection.
Currently, only 30,000 corporate taxpayers submit returns out of more than 288,466 companies registered with the Registrar of the Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC).
The CIC, composed of officials from the income tax, VAT and customs wings, is empowered to conduct special drives and investigations against the suspected tax evaders.
In case of any information-based suspicion, the CIC collects tax returns from the field offices, conducts scrutiny and holds hearings before taking any legal action.
