Editorials Tax reforms: more of the same? EDITORIAL: The taxation bureaucracy’s knack of coming up with measures that claim to tackle the inefficiencies of... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Business & Finance ‘Manufacturing sector’s future become bleak due to high electricity rates & taxes’ KARACHI: Chairman of the FPCCI Advisory Board and National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen... Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am
Opinion In-house instead of out-house reforms Pakistan has received the most International Monetary Fund (IMF) programmes (23 to date) than any other country in... Updated 23 Sep, 2024 07:31am
Print Tax collection at import stage: share in total collection reduces ISLAMABAD: The tax collection at import stage constituted 35 percent and domestic tax collection’s share was 65... Updated 23 Sep, 2024 03:24pm
Print Restaurants and cafes: SRB carries out surprise snap checking, awareness exercise KARACHI: In the recent wake of social media posts and online complaints lodged at various portals from customers and... Updated 23 Sep, 2024 09:22am
Business & Finance Increase in sales tax from 10pc to 18pc on tractors criticized ISLAMABAD: The poor farmers and agriculturists have expressed serious concern over the Federal Board of Revenue’s... Published 23 Sep, 2024 06:45am
Print Property taxpayers urged to avail 5pc rebate offer MULTAN: The Excise and Taxation Department urged property taxpayers to benefit from the Punjab government’s five... Updated 23 Sep, 2024 03:24pm
Business & Finance Cabinet Committee approves PRAL’s board reconstitution Proposal submitted by the Revenue Division Updated 21 Sep, 2024 10:58pm
Print PM approves FBR’s home-grown makeover ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Friday approved the Federal Board of Revenue’s homegrown transformation... Updated 21 Sep, 2024 04:50pm
Markets PPL’s earnings jump 19%, clock in at Rs115.5bn in FY24 Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) saw its profit-after-tax (PAT) jump nearly 19% to clock in at Rs115.48 billion for... Published 20 Sep, 2024 02:45pm
Business & Finance SRO 1064 to be amended to make Tajir Dost Scheme effective: Mir LAHORE: Chief Coordinator Tajir Dost Scheme Mohammad Naeem Mir said on Thursday that SRO 1064 is likely to be ... Published 20 Sep, 2024 06:58am
Print Sales tax laws on distribution: PBC approaches NTC for resolution of federation-provinces dispute ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has approached National Tax Council (NTC) for resolution of dispute... Updated 20 Sep, 2024 09:34am
Print FY2025 to FY29: External debt maturity estimated to be over $100bn Friendly countries to rollover $12.7 billion in the current fiscal year Updated 20 Sep, 2024 12:08pm
Business & Finance FBR says name of filer in AJK CBR or GBC BoR to be included in ATL ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will include name of a person in the Active Taxpayers List (ATL), ... Published 19 Sep, 2024 07:30am
Print 10pc tax credit allowed by SC to persons who imported, installed machinery till June 2019 ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) has allowed 10 percent tax credit to the persons who have imported and... Updated 19 Sep, 2024 09:25am
Editorials State of economy signals tougher times ahead EDITORIAL: Finally, the IMF (International Monetary Fund) executive board with Pakistan’s programme on its agenda... Published 19 Sep, 2024 06:37am
Opinion Realistically speaking, the economy has improved Making comments on financial issues without any expertise in the subject matter or without receiving concurrence ... Published 17 Sep, 2024 06:33am
Business & Finance Tax dept fails to create additional demand on capital gains LAHORE: The income tax department failed to create additional demand on account of capital gains in the wake of... Published 17 Sep, 2024 06:33am
Print RTO Sargodha detects Rs23bn tax evasion ISLAMABAD: A Withholding Zone of Regional Tax Office (RTO) Sargodha has effectively utilised the existing data and... Updated 16 Sep, 2024 03:12pm
Print Section 122 (2) of ITO: ATIR reconciles apparently conflicting provisions ISLAMABAD: In a landmark judgement, Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue, Islamabad has reconciled the apparently... Updated 16 Sep, 2024 03:12pm
Opinion All eyes on IMF’s $7bn EFF The grant of subsidies and tax incentives by the government are two measures that never escape a reprimand by the... Updated 14 Sep, 2024 07:58am
Print Inflation dip testament to prudent handling of economy: Aurangzeb KARACHI: Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb Friday said that significant measures were being... Updated 14 Sep, 2024 02:34pm
Business & Finance Explaining alternative dispute resolution (ADR) General, 1. Dispute resolution is a preferred vehicle to settle cases where questions of facts or a composite... Published 13 Sep, 2024 07:08am
Print Talks with IMF going well, PM tells Cabinet ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has assured his Cabinet colleagues that recent negotiations with the... Updated 13 Sep, 2024 09:26am
Print Faulty returns: FBR proposes harsh enforcement steps ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has proposed harsh enforcement measures against the existing filers of... Updated 13 Sep, 2024 09:14am
Business & Finance CIR empowered to condone time-limits ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has empowered Commissioner-Inland Revenue (IR) to condone time-limits... Published 13 Sep, 2024 06:13am
Editorials IMF: New Programme could be last Programme EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb speaking during the Senate session on Monday stated that if... Published 11 Sep, 2024 06:31am
Business & Finance ‘Revenue drop is due to economic slowdown, less imports’ KARACHI: Chairman of the FPCCI Advisory Board and National Business Group Pakistan and the President of Pakistan... Published 11 Sep, 2024 06:31am
Opinion FBR revenue targets for 2024-25 The first two months of 2024-25 have already revealed serious problems with the overall and individual revenue... Published 10 Sep, 2024 06:32am
Print New IMF programme going to be the last one if reforms put in place: Aurangzeb ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has said the new International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme would be... Updated 10 Sep, 2024 08:50am