Jewellery outlet sealed for violating POS rules
Regional Tax Office One (RTO-I) has sealed a jewellery outlet on Tariq Road on Saturday for violating Point of Sale (POS) regulation, set for the jewellery sector. This is the first of its kind action in this sector, carried out within the administrative jurisdiction of Zone 3 of the Regional Office.
The action was taken under 150-ZEO of the Sales Tax Rules 2006 for issuing receipts not linked to the POS system.
On this occasion, Chief Commissioner RTO One, Dr. Faheem Muhammad, appreciated the initiation of actions against POS violations in the jewellery sector.
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