Pakistan, April 8 -- The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is set to use geo-tagging technology to conduct surveys in three major cities. The initiative aims to identify retailers and wholesalers and connect them to Point of Sale (POS) systems. These surveys will focus on businesses in Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad. The goal is to improve tax compliance and include more businesses in the tax network.

This move follows the failure of the Tajir Dost Scheme, which was unsuccessful in fully integrating retailers into the tax system. The new surveys will target shopping malls and businesses that use POS systems but do not always generate receipts through them. If successful, the pilot project will be expanded across the country.

The FBR aims t...