KTBA assails FY25 federal budget KARACHI: The federal budget 2024-25 came under heavy criticism at a seminar hosted by the Karachi Tax Bar ... Published 16 Jun, 2024 02:40am
Business & Finance LCCI President underscores need for expanding tax base LAHORE: President of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry stated that laws should be made for those who are... Published 16 Jun, 2024 02:40am
Business & Finance Finance Bill 2024: FBR sets up two ‘anomaly committees’ ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has constituted two anomaly committees in order to identify and remove... Published 16 Jun, 2024 02:40am
Print Salaried class contributes Rs375bn to kitty, says FBR chief ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue ((FBR) Chairman Amjad Zubair Tiwana stated Saturday that the salaried class was... Updated 16 Jun, 2024 12:12pm
Print Senate panel puts off major budgetary proposal ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance has postponed a major budgetary proposal (2024-25) to extend tax... Updated 16 Jun, 2024 09:28am
Opinion The issue of trust deficit Amidst protests by the opposition, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb rolled out with relative calm the national... Updated 15 Jun, 2024 07:20am
Opinion ‘A stagflationary federal budget’ This is apropos an op-ed “A stagflationary federal budget” carried by the newspaper yesterday. The writer, Dr... Published 15 Jun, 2024 06:57am
Print FBR chief issues warning to businesses refusing credit, debit cards payments Says sealing of business premises would be based on three daily complaints or five weekly complaints from customers Updated 15 Jun, 2024 06:54pm
Print Digitization: Centre asks provinces to provide tax data to Nadra ISLAMABAD: The federal government has reportedly asked all provinces to provide complete tax data to NADRA (National... Updated 15 Jun, 2024 04:22pm
Business & Finance KATI president highlights ‘lack’ of facilities, incentives for industrial sector in budget KARACHI: The President of the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI), Johar Qandhari, has voiced strong... Published 15 Jun, 2024 06:57am
Print Senate panel informed: Upto Rs6trn tax leakage taking place annually Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb says massive tax leakage can be effectively checked through enforcement of tax laws Updated 14 Jun, 2024 09:26am
Print Aurangzeb vows to raise tax-to-GDP ratio to 13pc ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, Thursday, defended taxation measures taken in the budget for the... Updated 14 Jun, 2024 09:14am
Print Punjab to get Rs3.683trn from Federal Divisible Pool LAHORE: The Punjab government has estimated to receive an amount of Rs 3683,103.227 million from Federal Divisible... Updated 14 Jun, 2024 09:14am
Print Incentives to deserving classes: Ogra, ministry asked to elucidate mechanism ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance has directed the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) to find... Updated 14 Jun, 2024 09:21am
Print Engine capacity to invoice base value: Punjab govt shifts token tax regime LAHORE: In line with the federal government, the Punjab government has also shifted token tax regime from engine... Updated 14 Jun, 2024 09:21am
Business & Finance Removal from fixed tax regime: Rice exporters reject govt’s proposal KARACHI: Rice exporters have rejected the federal government’s proposal to remove the exporters from fixed tax... Published 14 Jun, 2024 06:31am
Business & Finance Tractor manufacturing company: LTO Lahore detects Rs13.286bn sales tax discrepancies ISLAMABAD: On the directions of the President of Pakistan, the Large Taxpayer Office (LTO), Lahore has concluded the... Published 14 Jun, 2024 06:31am
Business & Finance ‘IT industry’s budgetary proposals completely overlooked’ ISLAMABAD: The information technology industry’s budgetary proposals were completely overlooked, despite repeated... Published 14 Jun, 2024 06:31am
BR Research Too far gone! The stability of the Pakistani economy—and ultimately its frequent collapses—hinges greatly on how subsequent... Published 13 Jun, 2024 08:12am
Business & Finance Punjab to present ‘tax-free’ budget today LAHORE: The Punjab government will present its tax-free budget for the year 2024-25 on Thursday (today) with a focus... Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:56am
Business & Finance LCCI says concerned at some taxation measures LAHORE: While appreciating some of the pro-business measures in federal budget, the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and... Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:51am
Business & Finance PRA likely to achieve its revenue target LAHORE: The Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) is on its way to achieve revenue target for the Financial Year ... Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:49am
Business & Finance SALIENT FEATURES • No increase of duties on import of essential items. • Providing relief for common man. • Promote and... Updated 13 Jun, 2024 08:17am
Business & Finance NOTES ON CLAUSES CUSTOMS ACT, 1969 (IV OF 1969) Clause 3 (1) (a) Seeks to add new clause in ... Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:43am
Business & Finance E-invoices of sales tax proposed for registered persons ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has introduced a new provision of issuance of electronic sales tax... Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:37am
Markets Budget termed overall positive for market KARACHI: Contrary to expectations of change in treatment of income from capital gain and dividends to normal tax,... Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22am
Business & Finance Business community says ‘it’s an IMF-friendly budget’ KARACHI: The federal budget 2024-25 has drawn sharp criticism from the business community, that termed it an... Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22am
Business & Finance New section added to ST Act 1990: Concept of ‘investigative audit’ introduced ISLAMABAD: A major change having far-reaching consequences proposed in the Finance Bill 2024 is the introduction of... Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22am
Opinion A budget that at once seems overambitious Overambition is the call of the day. Con-crete measures to support high taxation growth—something the country... Updated 13 Jun, 2024 07:53am
Pakistan APNS rejects 10pc GST on newsprint KARACHI: The APNS strongly rejects imposition of 10pc GST on import of newsprint and urges upon the Federal... Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22am