SS Sheet under PCT heading 7219.9090: FBR body rules against imposition of 20pc duty ISLAMABAD: The customs classification committee of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has declared that the... Updated 12 Mar, 2023 09:55am
Print Revenue from corporate sector drops 30pc due to massive closures LAHORE: Revenue generation from the corporate sector has dropped by 30 percent due to massive closures, particularly... Updated 12 Mar, 2023 09:59am
Print Customs sets up cell to monitor sugar export KARACHI: Pakistan Customs has established a special cell at the Port Qasim Collectorate to monitor the exports of... Updated 12 Mar, 2023 09:59am
Business & Finance Achievement of revised target of Rs7.641trn: FBR chief asks Karachi taxmen to enforce additional taxation steps ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue Chairman Asim Ahmad has directed the senior Inland Revenue officials of Karachi... Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am
Business & Finance PIDE’s first-ever EconFest held: Country needs to boost exports to $100bn in 5-8 years: minister ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal has said Pakistan needs ... Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am
Business & Finance Ignoring grounds of appeals tantamount to maladministration: FTO ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has issued an important ruling that the act of non-consideration of all... Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am
Print FBR directs 96 big retailers to integrate with POS system ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed 96 unregistered big retailers (Tier-1) to integrate them... Updated 11 Mar, 2023 08:52am
Business & Finance Business community fears FBR harassment: survey ISLAMABAD: Business community fears harassment by Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), according to the Taxpayers’... Published 11 Mar, 2023 03:16am
Business & Finance FBR survey: Businesses find it difficult to file GST returns compared to IT returns ISLAMABAD: A survey of the business community conducted by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) revealed that... Published 11 Mar, 2023 03:16am
Business & Finance Taxpayers’ Satisfaction Survey 2023: Effective communications strategy recommended ISLAMABAD: The Taxpayers’ Satisfaction Survey (2023) of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has strongly ... Published 11 Mar, 2023 03:16am
Business & Finance FBR covers 550 firms for its taxpayers’ satisfaction survey ISLAMABAD: The Taxpayers’ Satisfaction Survey (2023) of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has covered 550 firms/... Published 11 Mar, 2023 03:16am
Business & Finance WB economists meet FBR chairman ISLAMABAD: A team of World Bank economists met Chairman Federal Board of Revenue Asim Ahmad at FBR HQs on Friday to... Published 11 Mar, 2023 03:16am
Editorials What’s behind lower revenue collection? EDITORIAL: The shortfall in Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR’s) collection for the first eight months of the... Published 10 Mar, 2023 03:46am
Business & Finance FTO directs FBR to probe matter involving a bank ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) on Thursday directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to probe the matter ... Published 10 Mar, 2023 03:46am
Business & Finance Refund claim: FTO directs FBR to revisit ‘condonation’ order ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) on Wednesday directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to revisit... Published 09 Mar, 2023 06:23am
Print ST on chronic power defaulters: FBR, PD fine-tuning recovery mechanism ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Power Division are giving final shape to mechanism for recovery of... Updated 09 Mar, 2023 08:52am
Business & Finance Effective from March 8th: 25pc ST on luxury goods notified ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), from March 8, imposed 25 percent sales tax on the import and local... Updated 09 Mar, 2023 08:51am
Business & Finance Industrial, commercial bodies hold rally against govt policies FAISALABAD: The heads and representatives of industrial and commercial organizations rejected these policies due to... Published 09 Mar, 2023 06:23am
Pakistan Buzdar denies owning any property in Spain, US LAHORE: Former Punjab chief minister and PTI leader Sardar Usman Buzdar said on Tuesday that he had no property in... Published 08 Mar, 2023 07:41am
Print Senate panel told: IMF ‘demands’ to determine fate of ongoing talks ISLAMABAD: A Senate panel was informed on Tuesday that “the demands put forth by the International Monetary Fund... Updated 08 Mar, 2023 08:37am
Print FBR unveils updated ST and FED laws ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued the updated Sales Tax Act, 1990 and Federal Excise Act up... Updated 08 Mar, 2023 08:37am
Print PAC directs AGP to conduct ‘audit’ of SC ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) directed the Auditor General of Pakistan to hold the audit of the... Updated 08 Mar, 2023 08:40am
Print FBR restores ‘FASTER’ system ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Tuesday, restored “FASTER” system for speedy payment of sales tax... Updated 08 Mar, 2023 08:41am
Print Real estate agents, others: FBR to impose penalties if suspicious transactions not reported to FMU ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will impose sanctions including penalties on real estate agents,... Updated 08 Mar, 2023 08:39am
Pakistan FBR officials accused of harassing taxpayers sans justification LAHORE: Consolidated show-cause tax recovery notices by the field formations of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) are... Published 07 Mar, 2023 03:16am
Print Arrangements aimed at restoring ‘FASTER’ finalised ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Monday night, finalised all arrangements with the help of the ... Updated 07 Mar, 2023 08:51am
Print Cargo processing: FBR enforces Pak-Uzbek transit trade agreement ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has enforced Uzbekistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement for ... Updated 07 Mar, 2023 08:47am
Print FBR’s SRO notifies Tajikistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Rules, 2023 ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Monday issued procedure for processing of transit trade cargo... Updated 07 Mar, 2023 08:46am
Opinion Monetary-fiscal history of Latin America: lessons for Pakistan Pakistan today suffers from significant macroeconomic instability, high inflation, a currency crisis and a risk of a... Published 06 Mar, 2023 06:43am
Opinion Inflation out of control Consumer price index (headline inflation) rose by 31.5 percent in February (up by 3.7 percentage points from... Published 06 Mar, 2023 06:36am