Written by Akhter Syed in Taxation Officials to visit markets with traders’ representatives from October 2 and brief shopkeepers on tax filing ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will begin nationwide mapping of markets and individual shops from October 2 as part of efforts to implement the Easy Tax Scheme for shopkeepers. Minister of State for Finance and Railways Bilal Azhar Kayani directed the FBR to carry out the exercise in coordination with representatives of the business community during a review meeting on the scheme. He instructed FBR officials to visit markets jointly with traders’ representatives according to a daily schedule and map individual markets and shops. Officials will also brief shopkeepers on the Easy Tax Scheme during their visits. The meeting was informed that a technical issue concerning the “Other Income” column in tax returns, which had been highlighted by traders, has been resolved. Kayani said shopkeepers had been offered a tax scheme according to their…