9,000 Physicians Failed to File Tax Returns

EghtesadOnline: Of the nearly 20,000 physicians registered with the Tax Administration of Tehran Province, only 11,000 have filed their tax returns for the last fiscal year (ended March 20, 2018), director of the administration said.

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18 August 2018

“The average income tax, declared by themselves, was around 57 million rials ($712), while realistic estimates by the tax administration based on their income in the fiscal 2016-17, put the figure at around 140 million rials ($1,750),” Mohammad Reza Nouri was also quoted as saying by IRNA.

The official noted that the administration also looked into the records of 500 high-income physicians.

“Tax on their declared returns was estimated to be close to 170 million ($2,125), whereas the administration has set their actual income tax at 760 million rials ($9,500),” Financial Tribune quoted him as saying.