Unlawful capital assets taxation Published 08 May, 2026 06:08am A composite reading of the Constitution and the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 leads to an inescapable conclusion. Where...
Super tax and collapse of constitutional limits Published 30 Apr, 2026 05:56pm The Federal Constitutional Court’s long-awaited detailed judgment released on April 29, 2026 (short order was...
ATIR Member Judicial: LHC dismisses intra-court appeal against appointment Published 26 Apr, 2026 02:16am ISLAMABAD: The Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench, has dismissed an intra-court appeal challenging the appointment...
IHC dismisses ZTBL’s petitions against ADR mechanism Published 19 Apr, 2026 02:29am ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has dismissed constitutional petitions filed by Zarai Taraqiati Bank...
Taxability of remunerative social media content on YouTube Updated 09 Apr, 2026 08:31am General Any person, whether resident in Pakistan or otherwise, being individual or an association of person or a...
Taxing non-resident digital creators Published 08 Apr, 2026 06:07am EDITORIAL: The FBR’s new rules for social media content creators, issued on April 2, seek to bring income earned...
Capacity payments & minimum tax: IPPs flag concern over ITO reinterpretation Updated 05 Mar, 2026 09:06am ISLAMABAD: The country’s Independent Power Producers (IPPs) are raising concerns over the reinterpretation of the...
SHC judgment upheld: Wording of Sect 175 of Income tax law clear & straightforward: FCC Published 25 Feb, 2026 04:49am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court observed that the wording of Section 175 of the Income Tax Ordinance,...
ADR: Explanation and comments Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am General The National Assembly on Thursday passed the Income Tax Ordinance (Third Amendment) Bill, 2026, aimed at...
Reinterpretation of ITO ‘rattles’ IPPs Updated 23 Feb, 2026 09:22am ISLAMABAD: The Independent Power Producers (IPPs), including those established under the China-Pakistan Economic...
Construction sector: No relief until abolition of Sect 7E of income tax law Updated 16 Feb, 2026 09:37am ISLAMABAD: The government’s expected relief package for the construction sector would be meaningless until...
Technical Release 3/2026: Comments on short order of FCC on matter of Super Tax under Section 4C of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001—II Updated 31 Jan, 2026 05:29am FCC has stated that ‘super tax is a tax on income independent of the tax levied under section 4 of the Income Tax...
Technical Release 3/2026: Comments on short order of FCC on matter of Super Tax under Section 4C of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001—I Updated 30 Jan, 2026 06:55am General These notes provide a short summary on the decision of the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) dated January...
FBR to keep all field offices open on Saturday to facilitate taxpayers Published 28 Jan, 2026 07:07pm FBR says decision is meant to ensure smooth collection of revenues
Federal Constitutional Court upholds super tax Updated 27 Jan, 2026 10:20pm Parliament has exclusive authority to determine taxation, FCC states
Technical Release 2/2026: Explanation and comments on Alternative Dispute Resolution Updated 27 Jan, 2026 05:34am Explanation and comments on Alternative Dispute Resolution General The National Assembly on Thursday passed the...
Super tax levy only under single tax regime, FCC told Published 13 Jan, 2026 06:16am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) was told that Super Tax under Section 4C of the Income Tax...
Collection of tax on immovable properties: tax bar association seeks end to ‘discriminatory’ enforcement Updated 12 Jan, 2026 07:52am ISLAMABAD: Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has been approached to remove discriminatory enforcement against...
Super tax case: Rs114bn collected in terms of Sec 4B of IT Ord, FCC told Published 06 Jan, 2026 05:46am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court was informed that Rs114 billion were collected in terms of Section 4B of...
Active Taxpayers’ List will include those from AJK & G-B: FBR Updated 14 Dec, 2025 07:14am Notifies an SRO.2423 (I)/2025 to issue draft amendments in the Income Tax Rules 2002 in this regard
Income Tax Ordinance (Third Amendment) Bill 2025: NA body directs ministry to revise key provisions Published 04 Dec, 2025 06:04am ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue Wednesday raised serious objections over the...
Income tax returns must be filed by Sept 30, clarifies FBR Published 29 Sep, 2025 02:12pm The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has categorically dismissed reports of any extension in the deadline for filing...
Expert warns of IRIS slowdown ahead of IT return filing deadline Published 29 Sep, 2025 02:56am ISLAMABAD: A tax expert has expressed serious concern over the likely slowdown of the Federal Board of Revenue’s...
Super tax: Constitution doesn’t permit arbitrary legislation, lawyer submits before SC Published 23 Sep, 2025 05:48am ISLAMABAD: The Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court was informed on Monday that Super Tax under Section 4C of...
FBR tells SC: Chambers, CAs consulted before inserting Sec 4C in tax law Updated 12 Sep, 2025 09:34am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) told the Supreme Court that it consulted the chambers of commerce and...
KCCI says businesses will observe strike on 19th Published 11 Jul, 2025 03:20am KARACHI: Following the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry...
PBF, industrial bodies oppose Section 37AA of Income Tax Ordinance Published 02 Jul, 2025 07:35am KARACHI: In a unified stance against the recently introduced Section 37AA of the Income Tax Ordinance, the Pakistan...
PARTLY FACETIOUS: There is a need for structural changes in taxation system Published 21 Jun, 2025 06:06am “Chairman FBR urged the Senate body to abolish the Seventh Schedule of the Income Tax Ordinance…” “Which...
SAI urges govt to withdraw recent ITO Published 11 May, 2025 02:45am KARACHI: The SITE Association of Industry (SAI) has made an urgent appeal to the Prime Minister of Pakistan to...
‘FBR can’t take coercive measures without due process’ Updated 09 Feb, 2025 10:00am LAHORE: A higher appellate forum has held that no coercive recovery measures can be taken by Federal Board of...