Anomalies in Finance Bill: FBR forms two committees ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has formed two anomaly committees to identify and remove the technical... Updated 14 Jun, 2025 09:28am
Print Direct taxes’ share jumps to 48.7% in Pakistan ISLAMABAD: The share of direct taxes in overall tax collection of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) rose to 48.7... Updated 10 Jun, 2025 10:41am
Business & Finance Tola suggests MAT via CVT LAHORE: Taxonomist Ashfaq Yousuf Tola has suggested introduction of Minimum Asset Tax (MAT) via Capital Value Tax... Published 05 Jun, 2025 06:53am
Budget 2025-26 ACCA releases budget proposal for FY 2025–26 KARACHI: ACCA Pakistan has released its Budget Proposal for FY 2025–26, offering a strategic, reform-driven ... Published 24 May, 2025 07:43am
Print PM assures presidents of chambers of commerce: Steps being taken to ensure access to easy business loans Premier stresses efforts to lower electricity costs Updated 24 May, 2025 10:41am
Business & Finance Tax system termed barrier to economic growth KARACHI: The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and... Published 21 May, 2025 06:28am
Print National Targeting System unveiled to combat sales tax evasion ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday issued stern directives to overhaul the Federal Board of Revenue... Updated 21 May, 2025 09:57am
Pakistan Green Leaf Threshing (GLT) unit: Govt planning to deploy FC personnel for monitoring ISLAMABAD: The government is planning to deploy Frontier Constabulary force in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to ... Published 16 May, 2025 03:06am
Print China, KSA, UAE briefed about economy Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb hold meetings on sidelines of the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington Updated 25 Apr, 2025 09:20am
Editorials A tax framework designed to fail EDITORIAL: The country’s fundamentally flawed tax system has long undermined the business environment, slowed... Published 28 Mar, 2025 06:24am
Business & Finance PM chairs meeting on performance of FBR ISLAMABAD: On his return from Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Saturday chaired a meeting on the... Published 23 Mar, 2025 05:26am
Print World Bank likely to approve additional IDA credit to PRR $70 million in additional investment financing for the Federal Board of Revenue will support its new Transformation Plan Updated 23 Mar, 2025 10:26pm
Print Tax system digitalisation: FBR reconstitutes project management team ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has reconstituted a project management team for tax system... Updated 13 Mar, 2025 08:44am
Markets Tax Policy Office to be operationalised ‘in a few days’: Aurangzeb Govt committed to broadening tax base, advancing with focused approach to make Pakistan export-led country, says finance minister Published 26 Feb, 2025 09:39pm
Opinion Striking delicate balance between transparency and dispute resolution Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) has become an essential mechanism for resolving tax disputes efficiently and... Published 26 Feb, 2025 06:30am
Business & Finance Govt urged to simplify tax system KARACHI: Former Chairman of UBG and business leader Iftikhar Ali Malik has emphasized that the government must... Published 13 Feb, 2025 08:13am
Opinion India’s budget: a forward thinking, citizen friendly approach to salaried class India Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Indian Union Budget in the Lok Sabha in Delhi on February 1,... Updated 04 Feb, 2025 07:10am
Business & Finance Improved tax system: Furniture Association presents suggestions LAHORE: The Furniture Association presented recommendations to improve the tax system and reaffirmed its commitment... Published 22 Jan, 2025 06:06am
Pakistan Downsizing of govt depts hailed KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President of Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum,... Published 13 Jan, 2025 03:06am
Technology Revenue monitoring: Dashboard to be developed for transparency LAHORE: In collaboration with the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB), the Punjab Excise and Taxation... Published 11 Jan, 2025 02:48am
Print FBR infrastructure described as ‘critical infrastructure’ Objective of this to protect FBR’s highly sensitive data from cyber attacks such as hacking and any unlawful intervention Updated 08 Jan, 2025 03:27pm
Business & Finance PBF demands govt restructure tax machinery LAHORE: Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has called on the federal government to restructure the Federal Board of... Published 31 Dec, 2024 06:32am
Print Aurangzeb for bringing elite class into tax net FAISALABAD: Federal Minister for Finance & Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Sunday that the elite... Updated 30 Dec, 2024 02:42pm
Print Tax laws bill gets Senate panel’s nod ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue, on Thursday, unanimously, recommended the “Tax Laws... Updated 27 Dec, 2024 03:15pm
Print Aurangzeb vows to overhaul tax machinery ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has reiterated the government’s... Updated 21 Dec, 2024 02:47pm
Business & Finance What is Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 introduced in National Assembly? Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb introduced the Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in the National Assembly (NA) on... Published 18 Dec, 2024 09:06pm
Opinion Lack of awareness of IMF conditions Pakistan’s private sector elite in industry and the farm sectors, major non-institutional recipients of budgeted... Updated 16 Dec, 2024 07:42am
Business & Finance Banking sector’s ADR climbs to nearly 48% as of Nov 29 The banking sector’s gross Advance-to-Deposit Ratio (ADR) maintained its upward trajectory, hitting nearly 48% as of... Updated 11 Dec, 2024 11:01pm
Business & Finance ‘Clever’ taxpayer fails to bypass established procedures LAHORE: A ‘clever’ taxpayer has failed to bypass the established procedures for resolving tax disputes, as the... Published 11 Dec, 2024 08:38am
Business & Finance Mian Zahid terms tax system ‘inefficient’ KARACHI: The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and... Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:04am