Taxpayer Service Centers Launched in Six Local Units of Chitwan

Chitwan. Taxpayer service centers have been launched in six local units of the district. Services have been initiated from five municipalities and one rural municipality, excluding Bharatpur Metropolitan City.

Following the decision of the Nepal government on November 3, 2023, to shift the services previously provided by the taxpayer service center in Khairahani to the local levels, these centers have been established in the municipalities. According to Punyabikram Khadka, chief of the Internal Revenue Office, Bharatpur, services began in Ratnanagar, Kalika, and Rapti municipalities in January. Services were subsequently launched in Khairahani. Services commenced in Madi on April 2, and today, services will begin in Ichakamana.

Meanwhile, Padambahadur Bhandari, Information Technology Director at the Internal Revenue Department, provided a one-day training on Monday to two officers and two assistant-level employees from each of the six municipalities. During the training, they were informed about technology-related and other subjects. The municipalities will be able to issue personal PAN and business PAN. They can also recommend for the amendment of taxpayer details, recommendation for Value Added Tax registration, recommendation for tax clearance, and provide taxpayer education in coordination with the Internal Revenue Office. Discussions were also held on these matters, Khadka informed.

However, the monitoring, investigation, and tax audit of taxpayers in these municipalities will continue to be conducted by the Internal Revenue Office. As the office is located in Bharatpur, a center has not been operationalized in Bharatpur Metropolitan City. The Internal Revenue Office, Bharatpur, has 74,000 taxpayers. This office aims to collect revenue of NPR 29.81 billion in the current fiscal year. So far, NPR 18.05 billion has been collected.