All online VAT services, including the Integrated VAT Administration System (IVAS), will remain suspended for 96 hours due to a network migration, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) said on Monday. The suspension will commence at 7:00 am on December 19 and continue until 23 December. During this period, taxpayers will be unable to access services such as online tax payment, e-payment, and tax calculations on sales. According to the NBR, the network service vendor for the system has changed. The transition from the current vendor, Access Telecom (BD) Limited, to the new vendor, Bdcom Online Limited, requires 96 hours to fully operationalise the network. ‘Deprived officials’ stage sit-in at secretariat The NBR has urged all taxpayers, VAT officials and stakeholders to complete any urgent tasks either before or after the downtime. This transition is aimed at ensuring smoother and more reliable VAT services in the future.