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Introduction In the bureaucratic and tax administration framework of Pakistan, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) stands as the apex body responsible for collecting federal revenues, including direct and indirect taxes. The backbone of this operational machine is the Pakistan Customs Service and, more centrally for this discussion, the Inland Revenue Service (IRS) . The IRS comprises a specialized group of gazetted officers who manage Income Tax, Sales Tax, and Federal Excise Duty.

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Currently, due to the dominance of IRS officers in numbers (approx. 1,800+ gazetted officers vs. 600 Customs gazetted officers), the IRS seniority list often determines the chairman of the FBR. Assume you have obtained a 2023 notified list of IRS officers (BS-17 to BS-22). Here’s how to read it: ~2,000+ words

| Aspect | IRS (Inland Revenue) | Customs | |---------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | Function | Income Tax, Sales Tax, FED | Import/Export duties, Anti-smuggling | | Uniform | No uniform (corporate dress) | Khaki uniform with shoulder ranks | | Training Academy | PAR (Lahore & Islamabad) | Customs Academy (Karachi) | | Seniority List | Maintained by FBR/HRM (IRS cell) | Maintained by FBR/Customs Wing | | Common Top Post | Chairman FBR (rotates between IRS & Customs) | Chairman FBR (occasionally) | 600 Customs gazetted officers), the IRS seniority list

For students of public administration, tax lawyers, journalists covering the FBR, and IRS officers themselves, understanding, accessing, and correctly interpreting the seniority list is a professional necessity.

Annually, but if litigation is pending, a “tentative” list is issued each year and “final” after disposal of cases.