Board of Revenue

The Board of Revenue was a Colonial British institution and part of the British Raj in India. It provided the crucial role of revenue management during East India Company (EIC) rule. Created by the EIC in 1781, the board was formed to help the company's government in the detailed work of revenue and administration. The British had discovered "a synthesis between the collection of revenue and the general administration". The first Board of Revenue was set up in Bengal in 1786 and Tamil Nadu soon followed suit. Over the course of time this organization came to be set up in most other provinces. Thus, today we find a Board of Revenue in all states of India.

After Independence

After Independence even today we find a Board of Revenue in many states except:

Federal Board of Revenue (Pakistan)

Federal Board of Revenue

The Federal Board of Revenue (more commonly known by its initials as FBR) is the semi-autonomous, supreme federal agency of Pakistan that is responsible for auditing, enforcing and collecting revenue for the government of Pakistan. FBR has the responsibility for (i) for'mulation and administration of fiscal policies, (ii) levy and collection of federal taxes and (iii) quasi-judicial function of hearing of appeals. FBR is estimated to be the largest federal bureaucracy in Pakistan. As the agency conducts audit of taxpayers regularly, it's regarded as the guardian of national treasury in Pakistan. FBR primarily operates through its main collection arms, its field formations, the Regional Tax Offices (RTOs) and Large Taxpayer Units (LTUs) across the country. FBR has two major wings: the Inland Revenue Service (Income Tax Department) which brings in about 54% of FBR's total collection and Customs Wing now called as Pakistan Customs Service. Mostly in the media, the acronym 'FBR' is also often mentioned when speaking in relation to Inland Revenue Officers (previously Income Tax Department officials) in Pakistan. Income Tax Officers (now Inland Revenue Officers) are considered some of the very powerful officers in the country. For the purpose of collection of revenue and pursuing tax evaders, FBR's powers & functions also include but are not limited to: carrying out inquiries and audits/investigations into the tax affairs, commanding arrests, attachment as well as public auction of movable and immovable assets of a non-compliant. Tariq Bajwa is the current chairman of FBR; he was appointed by Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif after May 2013 election. The seat became vacant after the retirement of Ansar Javed who was a Grade 22 officer of the IRS. Tariq Bajwa does not originally belong to IRS or PCS cadre. Tariq Bajwa was removed by the government after his failure to meet the targets.