--- title: "FBR establishes National Faceless Centre to reform tax audit and assessment" description: "Most outlets led with the establishment of the National Faceless Centre (NFC) by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in Islamabad, emphasizing its goal to eliminate direct contact between taxpayers and tax officers. Several also highlighted the reform's aim to reduce official discretion and improve transparency. Profit provided additional detail about the system’s scope, including the use of third-party data for scrutiny and a planned nationwide rollout by June 2027, which was not mentioned in other excerpts." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/10654-fbr-sets-up-national-faceless-centre-no-more-direct-contact site: HarZaviya language: en --- # FBR establishes National Faceless Centre to reform tax audit and assessment business · updated 29 Sep 2026, 8:48 AM PKT · 25–29 Sep 2026 · 19 articles from 11 outlets over 4 developments **HarZaviya summary** — how 11 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported the establishment of the National Faceless Centre (NFC) by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in Islamabad, highlighting its aim to eliminate direct contact between taxpayers and tax officers and reduce official discretion in audits and assessments. A few, including Profit, added specific details such as the use of third-party data to scrutinise taxpayers and a timeline for nationwide centralisation by June 2027. The framing remained largely consistent across the cluster, with slight variation in emphasis on the scope and implementation plan. ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 29 Sep 2026 — FBR notifies procedures for scrutiny of sales tax returns (1 outlet) - **Dawn** — [FBR notifies procedures for scrutiny of sales tax returns](https://www.dawn.com/news/2033465/fbr-notifies-procedures-for-scrutiny-of-sales-tax-returns) · 29 Sep 2026, 8:48 AM PKT > https://www.dawn.com/news/2033425 ### 28 Sep 2026 — FBR launches scrutiny of sales tax returns through electronic system (1 outlet) - **24 News HD** — [FBR launches scrutiny of sales tax returns through electronic system](https://www.24newshd.tv/28-Sep-2026/fbr-launches-scrutiny-sales-tax-returns-electronic-system) · 28 Sep 2026, 12:27 PM PKT > The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has introduced a mechanism for the electronic scrutiny of sales tax returns, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Monday. ### 26 Sep 2026 — FBR establishes National Faceless Centre for faceless tax audits, assessments (1 outlet) - **Minute Mirror** — [FBR establishes National Faceless Centre for faceless tax audits, assessments](https://minutemirror.com.pk/fbr-establishes-national-faceless-centre-for-faceless-tax-audits-assessments-635931/) · 26 Sep 2026, 9:30 PM PKT > The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has established the National Faceless Centre (NFC) in Islamabad to conduct tax audits and assessments without direct contact between taxpayers and tax officers. ### 25 Sep 2026 — FBR establishes National Faceless Centre to reform tax audit and assessment (10 outlets) > Most outlets led with the establishment of the National Faceless Centre (NFC) by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in Islamabad, emphasizing its goal to eliminate direct contact between taxpayers and tax officers. Several also highlighted the reform's aim to reduce official discretion and improve transparency. Profit provided additional detail about the system’s scope, including the use of third-party data for scrutiny and a planned nationwide rollout by June 2027, which was not mentioned in other excerpts. - **Daily Pakistan (English)** — [‘National Faceless Centre’: FBR ends face to face contact between taxpayer and officer](https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/26-Sep-2026/national-faceless-centre-fbr-ends-face-to-face-contact-between-taxpayer-and-officer) · 26 Sep 2026, 10:33 AM PKT > ISLAMABAD – The Federal Board of Revenue has established the National Faceless Centre (NFC) in Islamabad. The NFC is a major reform that changes how tax audits and assessments are carried out in Pakistan. Until now, a taxpayer whose return was picked for audit had to deal with a particular officer in a particular office, […] - **Profit** — [FBR launches National Faceless Centre to overhaul tax audits](https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/09/26/fbr-launches-national-faceless-centre-to-overhaul-tax-audits) · 26 Sep 2026, 9:48 AM PKT · 79% identical wording to the newest filing > New system to scrutinise up to 400,000 individuals using third-party data on air travel, luxury vehicles and lavish houses; nationwide centralisation planned for June 2027 - **Business Recorder** — [FBR establishes NFC in Islamabad](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40441313/fbr-establishes-nfc-in-islamabad) · 26 Sep 2026, 5:59 AM PKT · 90% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Friday announced establishment of the National Faceless Centre (NFC) in Islamabad to carry out faceless audit and faceless assessment electronically to make tax proceedings faster, fairer and more transparent for taxpayers. The decision was taken by the Board in Council in its meeting held here on Friday. The NFC is a major reform that changes how t... - **The Nation** — [FBR establishes National Faceless Centre to reform tax audit, assessment](https://www.nation.com.pk/26-Sep-2026/fbr-establishes-national-faceless-centre-reform-tax-audit-assessment) · 26 Sep 2026, 2:41 AM PKT · 93% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD - The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has established the National Faceless Centre (NFC) in Islamabad to reform the tax audit and assessment process by eliminating direct contact between taxpayers and tax officers. - **ProPakistani** — [FBR Ends Direct Contact With Taxpayers](https://propakistani.pk/2026/09/25/fbr-ends-direct-contact-with-taxpayers/) · 25 Sep 2026, 9:23 PM PKT · 90% identical wording to the newest filing > The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has established a National Faceless Centre (NFC) in Islamabad to shift tax audits and… Read More - **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [FBR establishes NFC to end direct contact between taxpayers, officers](https://www.app.com.pk/business/fbr-establishes-nfc-to-end-direct-contact-between-taxpayers-officers/) · 25 Sep 2026, 8:52 PM PKT · 92% identical wording to the newest filing > The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has established the National Faceless Centre (NFC) in Islamabad to reform the tax audit and assessment process by eliminating direct contact between taxpayers and tax officers. - **BOL News** — [FBR sets up faceless tax audit, assessment center in Islamabad](https://www.bolnews.com/business/fbr-sets-up-faceless-tax-audit-assessment-center-in-islamabad) · 25 Sep 2026, 7:30 PM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing > FBR establishes a National Faceless Centre in Islamabad to conduct tax audits and assessments digitally, with operations set to begin in October. - **ARY News (English)** — [FBR sets up National Faceless Centre: no more direct contact with tax officers](https://arynews.tv/fbr-sets-up-national-faceless-centre-no-more-direct-contact-with-tax-officers) · 25 Sep 2026, 7:18 PM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing > The National Faceless Center was established in Islamabad by the Federal Board of Revenue. The Board in Council decided this during Friday's meeting. - **Dawn** — [FBR sets up faceless tax audit, assessment centre in Islamabad](https://www.dawn.com/news/2032605/fbr-sets-up-faceless-tax-audit-assessment-centre-in-islamabad) · 25 Sep 2026, 7:12 PM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has established the National Faceless Centre in Islamabad, under which audits and assessments will be handled by “faceless” wings to reduce official discretion and direct contact between tax officials and taxpayers. The initiative has been taken under Pakistan’s New Tax Operating Model and was approved by the government in principle in June. The cen... - **24 News HD** — [FBR launches faceless tax system to improve transparency and end direct contact](https://www.24newshd.tv/25-Sep-2026/fbr-launches-faceless-tax-system-improve-transparency-end-direct-contact) · 25 Sep 2026, 6:59 PM PKT · 91% identical wording to the newest filing > The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has established a National Faceless Centre (NFC) in Islamabad to overhaul the tax audit and assessment process and eliminate direct contact between taxpayers and tax officers, 24News HD TV reported on Friday. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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