- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) in Bangladesh is considering making VAT registration (BIN) mandatory for opening or maintaining business bank accounts to expand the VAT net.
- The measure targets businesses with trade licences but not registered for VAT, aiming to improve compliance and turnover tracking.
- Small-scale businesses with low-value transactions are not the primary target; the focus is on entities with current accounts and higher transaction volumes.
- Business owners and bankers are concerned that mandatory BIN requirements could discourage banking and increase compliance burdens.
- Some industry representatives suggest the government should prioritize strengthening direct tax collection instead.
Source: regfollower.com
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