Islamabad – The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has initiated an on-spot inspection campaign targeting beverage manufacturing units across the country. As part of this latest enforcement initiative, FBR officials have been deputed directly at factory premises to closely monitor supply chains, purchases, stock levels, and record maintenance in the beverage sector. According to official instructions issued to the Chief Commissioner Inland Revenue at the Large Taxpayers Office (LTO) in Lahore, the monitoring is being carried out under the authority granted by Section 40B of the Sales Tax Act, 1990 and Section 45(2) of the Federal Excise Act, 2005. These legal provisions empower the FBR to place Inland Revenue officers at the premises of registered businesses for real-time monitoring of production, sales, and inventory management. The FBR emphasized that this measure specifically targets the beverage industry, which has witnessed significant growth and is considered a high-revenue sector. By physically deploying tax officers at beverage production sites, the FBR aims to enhance transparency, detect any tax evasion, and ensure that all transactions are being accurately reported. Officials posted at these units will conduct…