Relief to 12,000 taxpayers unable to upload declarations on last date due July 26, 2021 ISLAMABAD: In a bid to provide relief to over 12,000 taxpayers who deposited Rs2.6 billion into the tax amnesty scheme but failed to file declarations, President Arif Alvi has rejected the FBR’s representation and upheld the judgment given by the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) where he had directed the FBR to allow aggrieved persons to avail of this scheme. The FTO had issued a judgment to give relief to 12,000 taxpayers who had deposited due tax under the Tax Amnesty Scheme (Assets Declaration Ordinance 2019) but were unable to upload their declarations on the last date due to the failure of the FBR's online system. Against this judgment, the FBR made representation to President of Pakistan Arif Alvi but he rejected the stance of the FBR and upheld the decision taken by the FTO.