- The NBR registered over 131,000 businesses for VAT in December, surpassing its 100,000 target.
- Total VAT-registered businesses rose to about 775,000, up from 516,000 before the interim government.
- The annual turnover threshold for mandatory VAT registration was lowered from Tk 30 million to Tk 5 million.
- The NBR introduced measures to simplify VAT compliance, including online registration and digital filing.
- VAT accounts for 38% of government revenue, but the VAT net is still considered too small for the size of Bangladesh’s business sector.
Source: bdnews24.com
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