FTO grants relief to woman taxpayer Published 11 Jul, 2026 05:06am ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Zafar Hijazi has granted relief to a woman taxpayer who remained unable to...
FBR must refund amount after assessment order quashed: FTO Published 09 Jul, 2026 06:51am ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Zafar Hijazi has ruled that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) cannot...
Taxpayer’s long-pending grievance: FTO lauds FBR official’s support Published 07 Jul, 2026 06:28am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has appreciated the prompt and responsible conduct of the Chief Sales...
FTO bars public bodies from exceeding legal powers Published 06 Jul, 2026 03:13am ISLAMABAD: In a landmark judgment expected to guide the conduct of statutory institutions for years to come, the...
FTO fortifies taxpayers’ privacy protections Updated 05 Jul, 2026 05:19pm FTO had already recorded a categorical finding that confidential tax information belonging to the petitioners
Smooth proceedings in response to the advice: FBR must evolve formal admin protocol: FTO Published 05 Jul, 2026 02:44am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has recommended that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) evolve a formal...
Refund case: Ombudsman finds lapses by tax authorities Published 01 Jul, 2026 05:57am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman has found serious procedural lapses by tax authorities in a years-old refund...
FTO defies own order? Updated 29 Jun, 2026 10:48am ISLAMABAD: Till Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR’s) representation is decided by the President, the Federal Tax...
NA approves 74 supplementary grant demands Updated 25 Jun, 2026 06:21pm National Assembly approved supplementary grant demands totaling Rs12.65 trillion for the financial year 2025-26
Aurangzeb to wind up budget speech today Updated 20 Jun, 2026 09:25am ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb is set to present expenditures...
ST return: FTO orders FBR to rectify ‘system errors’ Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO), Zafar ul Haq Hijazi, has issued a strict order against the Federal Board...
Information provided by citizens: FTO urges FBR to set up a structured mechanism Published 04 Jun, 2026 05:22am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has recommended that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) establish a...
ITO does not independently authorise coercive recovery or collection of tax: FTO Published 02 Jun, 2026 04:58am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has conveyed to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) that investigative...
Provision of tax documents to taxpayers: FBR moves President against FTO’s order Updated 01 Jun, 2026 06:50am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has challenged the landmark order of the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO)...
President rejects FBR’s presentation against FTO Updated 25 May, 2026 08:02am ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has dismissed a representation filed by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)...
Suo moto proceedings under FTO Ordinance: IHC issues notices to FTO, President’s Office Published 09 May, 2026 05:51am ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued notices to the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) and the President’s...
FTO dismisses Rs70m tax evasion complaints, rejects frivolous cases Published 05 May, 2026 06:01am ISLAMABAD: A complaint involving alleged tax evasion of over Rs 70 million and the suspension of a sales tax...
FBR processes long-pending tax refund within three weeks Published 02 May, 2026 06:16am ISLAMABAD: In a remarkable display of institutional respect and administrative efficiency, the Federal Board of...
FTO exposes case of ‘cyber intrusion’ into tax system Published 30 Apr, 2026 06:00am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has brought to light a significant case of alleged cyber intrusion into...
FBR reprimanded for taking ‘coercive’ steps Updated 19 Apr, 2026 10:11am FTO says coercive measures need to be suspended till FBR discharges its legal obligation
FTO directs FBR to settle 2023 refund claim, bars coercive recovery before decision Published 10 Apr, 2026 06:56am ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to immediately decide a...
FTO tells FBR: No coercive recoveries till payment of refunds Published 09 Apr, 2026 05:48am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has directed the Federal Board of Revenue’s Member Inland Revenue...
Superior courts: Ministry, AGP affirm FBR’s right to challenge President’s orders Updated 06 Apr, 2026 08:49am ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Law and Justice and Attorney General for Pakistan have ruled that the Federal Board of...
FTO’s directive to FBR Published 19 Mar, 2026 06:08am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has directed the Federal Board of Revenue that the continued...
CTO Islamabad refuses to follow FTO’s order Published 16 Mar, 2026 04:51am ISLAMABAD: The Corporate Tax Office (CTO) Islamabad has refused to follow an unchallenged order of Federal Tax...
Support to ADRC mechanism: FBR moves President against FTO’s order, Senate panel told Published 15 Mar, 2026 02:21am ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Finance has been informed that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has filed...
Super tax: Recovery only after adjustment of pending refund claims, FTO tells FBR Published 12 Mar, 2026 02:14am ISLAMABAD: Taking a major step to facilitate the corporate sector, the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has directed the...
FTO upholds taxpayers’ right to tax record Published 09 Mar, 2026 05:05am ISLAMABAD: In order to promote transparency, rule of law, and taxpayer’s empowerment, the Federal Tax Ombudsman...
Confiscation of iPhones: President refers case back to FTO Updated 02 Mar, 2026 09:25am ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has remanded back a unique case of serious maladministration committed by the...
CTO: Landmark ATIR judgement exposes ‘conduct’ Updated 02 Mar, 2026 09:14am ISLAMABAD: The Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR) has issued a landmark judgment, exposing the conduct of a...