ISLAMABAD: To check sales tax evasion, all restaurants, bakeries, caterers and sweetmeat shops supplying prepared food, foodstuff and sweetmeats would be required to show prices and amount of tax separately on menu cards or menu board displayed in their outlets for the end consumers.

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Wednesday amended sales tax rules 2006 through an SRO 353 (1)12020.

According to the FBR’s new changes in sales tax rules,  it is also mandatory for all the restaurants, bakeries, caterers and sweetmeat shops supplying prepared food, foodstuff and sweetmeats to show prices and amount of tax separately on menu cards or menu board displayed in their outlets for consumers.

Moreover, it is also mandatory for all the retailers to show prices and amount of tax separately on the price tags attached with finished fabric and locally-manufactured finished articles of textile and textile made-ups and leather and artificial leather.—SOHAIL SARFRAZ