In a bid to ease Nepal’s business community’ tax-related concerns, Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) opened a ‘Tax Consultation Center’ (TTC) in Teku.
FNCCI President Bhawani Rana and Revenue Secretary Shishir Kumar Dhungana inaugurated the center on November 20, 2018. This unit will receive & address the business community’s tax-related complaints.
In case of inability to solve issues on its own, TTC will forward them to related government agencies including Inland Revenue Department and Nepal Finance Ministry.
“The unit will address complaints on its own or will forward them to the government agencies. This is our effort to make tax administration more practical, effective and friendly,” read FNCCI’s press statement post TTC’s inauguration.
Additionally, the center will offer all its services at ‘no cost’ and will have a lead legal advisor, charter accountants and other staff.
FNCCI Officiating Director General Gopal Prasad Tiwari informed that the government will soon recruit a tax officer for settling tax-related concerns.