March 16: Inland Revenue Office Janakpurdham has collected only 44 percent revenue of the annual target in the seven months of the current fiscal year 2022/2023. 

Given the rate of revenue collection so far, the Inland Revenue office finds it very challenging to meet its annual target in the current fiscal year.

The Inland Revenue Office Janakpurdham has set the target to collect Rs 3.70 billion in the fiscal year of 2022/2023. However, the office has collected only 1.63 billion till the end of the seven months of the current fiscal year. Office Head Tax Officer at the Inland Revenue Office Kishor Bartaula admitted that his office was finding it tough to meet the revenue collection target. 

“Despite our notifications to the tax payers to pay the tax, they have been reluctant to do so,” said Bartaula. He said that a legal action would be taken against the tax payers defying paying the tax despite repeated notifications.