NBR plans to introduce ADR from next year

National Board of Revenue (NBR) is preparing to introduce Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) from next year to expedite resolving tax-related cases, says NBR Chairman Dr Nasir Uddin Ahmed.

He said, "We express the hope to finish all relevant procedures by December and start implementing ADR in the NBR by January next." The NBR will make a presentation at the Finance Ministry today (Sunday) on its overall progress of the ADR implementation.

The finance minister, the finance secretary, the law minister and the law secretary, among others, are expected to attend the programme.

ADR is a outbox system of dispute resolution where the complexities of court is avoided. The NBR has suffered long to get results from higher courts in more than 20,000 cases involving an estimated revenue of Tk 80 billion.