Dhaka, March 5 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has made it mandatory to use data from the ASYCUDA system while assessing income tax in cases involving importers, aiming to enhance transparency and reduce tax evasion.

In a directive issued on March 4, the NBR instructed income tax officials under its Income Tax Wing to collect and use authentic information on imported goods and advance income tax paid at the import stage from the ASYCUDA system's Business Intelligence (BI) server, UNB reports.

According to the order, tax officials will have to rely on this information when selecting cases for audit, reopening tax cases under the Income Tax Act, or correcting erroneous tax assessments.

The directive also outlines the procedure for...