FBR establishes NFC in Islamabad Published 26 Sep, 2026 05:54am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Friday announced establishment of the National Faceless Centre (NFC)...
When the State owes the taxpayer: a question of trust Updated 16 Sep, 2026 07:45am Every September, as the annual income tax return is due for filing, a friend calls me. Like many taxpayers, he...
FCC strikes down Section 7E of ITO as unconstitutional Updated 08 May, 2026 09:55am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) held that Section 7E of the Income Tax Ordinance (ITO), 2001, is...
PM okays plan to overhaul tax dispute system Updated 06 May, 2026 09:11am Directs that the action plan be implemented with clear timelines
Super tax is additional tax on income: FCC Updated 02 May, 2026 09:20am ISLAMABAD: In a significant ruling with far-reaching implications for Pakistan’s tax regime, the Federal...
FCC reserves verdict on pleas against Sec 7E of IT Ord 2001 Published 01 May, 2026 05:18am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) reserved judgment on petitions challenging the constitutional...
Tax cases backlog Published 24 Apr, 2026 06:50am Pakistan’s tax litigation crisis is routinely described as a function of capacity constraints—too many cases, too...
Bank granted relief by ATIR Lahore: Minimum tax cannot be imposed without ‘actual tax payable’ Updated 22 Apr, 2026 09:40am ISLAMABAD: The Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR), Lahore has ruled that minimum tax under Section 113 cannot...
Foreign remittance tax exemption case: ATIR grants relief to software exporter Published 20 Apr, 2026 05:29am ISLAMABAD: In a major development for Pakistan’s information technology export sector, the Appellate Tribunal Inland...
Deepening super tax controversy Published 17 Apr, 2026 06:16am The power to tax involves the power to destroy—McCulloch v. Maryland, 17 U.S. (4 Wheat.) 316 (1819) The...
Provinces, not Centre, to levy agri income tax: LHC Published 16 Apr, 2026 07:38am ISLAMABAD: The Lahore High Court, Multan Bench, has categorically held that agricultural income is beyond the taxing...
SHC stays recovery of surcharge on Super Tax Updated 15 Apr, 2026 07:06am ISLAMABAD: Sindh High Court (SHC) Tuesday granted stay to a taxpayer against recovery of alleged default surcharge...
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...
IHC suspends FBR’s Super Tax notices to 3 IPPs Updated 16 Mar, 2026 09:16am ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has suspended Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) notices issued to three...
Tax fraud: FBR issues SOPs for initiating probes, prosecutions, arrests Updated 07 Mar, 2026 09:20am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for initiating...
Super tax: APTMA urges FBR to work out details of imputable income Published 07 Mar, 2026 05:06am ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) has urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to hold...
Raids without prior notice: FCC upholds tax authorities’ power Published 27 Feb, 2026 05:11am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has ruled that tax authorities are legally empowered to conduct...
Dissolution of ADRC by FBR cannot be termed misrule: FTO Updated 23 Feb, 2026 09:33am ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has declared that the dissolution of a Supreme Court–directed Alternate...
FTO takes notice of FBR’s move aimed at dissolving ADRC Updated 06 Feb, 2026 08:16am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has taken notice of Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) move of dissolving...
FCC issues written order on super tax cases Published 29 Jan, 2026 05:59am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) declared that the classification of sectors through inclusion in...
FCC urged to rule: Charge applicable to each ‘block’ must be governed by law in force on last day Published 20 Jan, 2026 06:04am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) was urged to rule that, although a Special Tax Year is identified...
‘Wilfully undermining SC authority’: FTO takes serious exception to FBR official conduct Updated 20 Jan, 2026 06:25am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) in a landmark order has taken serious exception to the conduct of the...
Illegal tax refund probe: LHC disposes of FBR pleas against FIA Published 17 Jan, 2026 07:32am ISLAMABAD: Writ petitions filed by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) against the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)...
IHC slaps Rs0.1m fine on CIR Published 15 Jan, 2026 06:31am ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has slapped a Rs100,000 fine on Commissioner Inland Revenue, Islamabad...
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...
Remanded cases, counsels’ fees: LTBA-PILC seeks FBR details Published 29 Dec, 2025 05:16am ISLAMABAD: Lahore Tax Bar Association (LTBA) Public Interest Litigation Committee (PILC) has sought details from the...
Menace of sales tax fraud: FBR fails to implement suggestions of FTO Published 26 Dec, 2025 05:46am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has failed to implement the most critical and far-reaching...
Time-barred tax pleas dismissed: LTBA-PILC urges Aurangzeb to probe FBR ‘inefficiency’ Updated 22 Dec, 2025 06:29am ISLAMABAD: Lahore Tax Bar Association Public Interest Litigation Committee (LTBA-PILC) has urged the Finance ...
IHC rules all tax reference pleas to be sent to ATIR as pending appeals Updated 15 Nov, 2025 09:27am ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has held that all tax reference applications filed directly before it...