The National Board of Revenue (NBR) will bring 60,000 income tax returns under audit for the fiscal years 2023–2024, 2024–2025, and 2025–2026. NBR Chairman Abdur Rahman Khan announced the plan during a pre-budget discussion with the Foreign Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) at the Revenue Building in Agargaon, Dhaka. He said the selection will be made on a risk-based basis through an automated system.

The chairman explained that manual audit selection had been suspended earlier due to complaints and would only resume after the transition to an online system. With online filing now mandatory for most taxpayers in the current fiscal year, the NBR has reintroduced audits through automation. He added that 600 companies have already been selected for VAT audits under the same automated process, covering manufacturing, service, retail, wholesale, and import-export sectors.

According to the NBR, the automated selection system aims to enhance transparency, neutrality, and efficiency in tax administration while reducing revenue evasion and improving taxpayer confidence.