National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan on Tuesday (December 09, 2025) said the revenue authority is developing an automated system that will integrate taxpayers’ annual return submission with banks.
It will ease eliminate the need for individuals to collect multiple bank certificates from different branches, he said at a “Meet the Press” event held at the conference room of the Revenue Building in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on the eve of VAT Day and VAT Week.
The NBR chief explained that the system will automatically retrieve essential information from banks once a taxpayer enters their Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) and National Identity Number (NID).
This information includes the balance as of 30th June, the total profit earned throughout the year, the tax deducted at source on that profit, and the charges imposed by banks over the same period, he added.
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He said taxpayers who maintain several bank accounts currently have to visit each bank individually to collect these certificates, a process that often results in mistakes and creates undue hassle.
“By automating the retrieval of this information, taxpayers will no longer need to run from one bank to another and inconsistencies in their submitted figures will be avoided,”he added.
The NBR chairman said the system has been widely misunderstood and clarified that the revenue authority will not gain access to taxpayers’ personal or transactional information.
He said that only the taxpayer will be able to view the automatically generated bank data while submitting their returns, and no tax official will have access to it.
He further noted that no transaction-level information will be collected through this system.
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Any request for detailed bank transactions will continue only under the existing legal framework during investigations backed by credible intelligence, which is a separate process entirely, he added.
Khan said this new mechanism will prevent unnecessary complications such as reopening files due to discrepancies in bank-related declarations.
He added that the initiative is progressing well although it could not be introduced this year.
He expressed optimism that the system would be in place before next year, after strengthening NBR’s in-house IT workforce to connect securely with the digital systems of all banks.
He called upon the media to help dispel misunderstandings and build public trust in the initiative, saying that their support is crucial in ensuring accurate communication.
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He said greater transparency and efficiency would naturally boost tax collection once the system is implemented.
The NBR chairman reaffirmed that the goal is to simplify the return-filing process, reduce the burden on taxpayers, and move towards a more modern and automated tax administration that supports the country’s development objectives.