Business & Finance Provisional collection stands at Rs785bn in 30 days ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has provisionally collected Rs 785 billion during first 30 days of... Published 31 Aug, 2024 06:55am
Opinion Digitization key to revenue growth Pakistan has been facing the perpetual challenge of expanding its tax base without any tangible results, a situation... Published 30 Aug, 2024 07:19am
Editorials Traders’ opposition to Tajir Dost Scheme EDITORIAL: Traders’ opposition to registration and payment of advance tax based on the location of their business,... Published 30 Aug, 2024 06:52am
Business & Finance Sales Tax Rules, 2006: KTBA seeks inclusion of pharma sector under Rule 18A KARACHI: The Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) has formally requested the inclusion of the pharmaceutical sector... Published 30 Aug, 2024 06:08am
Business & Finance Commissioner IR tells APTMA member mills: FBR devises three automated systems to streamline payment system LAHORE: Raza Ashfaq Sheikh, Commissioner Inland Revenue and Member Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal Punjab, has ... Published 30 Aug, 2024 06:08am
Business & Finance LCCI chief says two SROs have created ‘significant’ difficulties for traders LAHORE: A seminar on the Tajir Dost Scheme 2024 was held at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry. LCCI... Updated 30 Aug, 2024 08:02am
Business & Finance Textile, leather industry spells out factors hurting exports ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile and leather industry has termed high electricity tariff, unsustainable taxation and... Updated 29 Aug, 2024 09:26am
Print FBR issues simple tax return form for traders ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a simple return form for traders for tax year 2024. In this... Updated 29 Aug, 2024 10:49am
Print Hike in taxes, electricity tariffs: Traders observe shutter-down strike ISLAMABAD: Traders across the country Wednesday observed strike against the government’s economic policies,... Updated 29 Aug, 2024 09:25am
Business & Finance Fair trials: ATIR’s overwhelming caseload threatening taxpayers’ rights KARACHI: The Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR) is facing an overwhelming caseload and insufficient resources... Published 28 Aug, 2024 07:51am
Print Payment of redemption fine: FBR to allow maximum 50pc depreciation for release of containers ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will allow maximum 50 percent depreciation for release of confiscated... Updated 28 Aug, 2024 09:09am
Print FBR to introduce market-level review mechanism ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will introduce a market-level review mechanism having representation... Updated 28 Aug, 2024 02:54pm
Business & Finance Sales tax returns: KTBA seeks e-filing deadline extension KARACHI: Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) has requested the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to extend the date of... Published 27 Aug, 2024 06:44am
Print Tax collection optimisation goal in focus The steering committee meeting of the Pakistan Raises Revenue Program explores innovative approaches to enhance efficiency of tax collection mechanisms Updated 27 Aug, 2024 09:19am
Business & Finance High power bills, taxes: Traders call for countrywide strike QUETTA: President, All Pakistan Anjuman-e-Tajiran, Amjad Baloch on Sunday announced to observe a shutter down strike... Published 26 Aug, 2024 08:14am
BR Research Taking a break It has been over 2 years—25 months to be exact—since net bank loans for consumer vehicles turned crimson. This... Published 26 Aug, 2024 08:10am
Pakistan President upholds FTO’s decision, rejects FBR representations ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has upheld the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) decision granting tax relief to... Published 26 Aug, 2024 07:01am
Business & Finance KP traders demand withdrawal of 2pc tax on exports PESHAWAR: Traders and exporters asked the provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to immediately withdraw the... Updated 26 Aug, 2024 09:00am
Print Finally, FBR reaches out to traders Meeting to be held on August 27 Updated 26 Aug, 2024 09:28am
Print FBR finalises August collection strategy ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Sunday finalised a strategy to meet the assigned revenue collection... Updated 26 Aug, 2024 08:57am
Print Revenue mobilisation: FBR constitutes reforms working group ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Friday constituted a reforms working group comprising 32 officials of... Updated 24 Aug, 2024 04:33pm
Print APTMA urges govt to do away with ‘regressive’ taxation policies ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has urged the government to do away with regressive... Updated 24 Aug, 2024 02:52pm
Business & Finance ‘WEBOC, PSW not synchronised to capturing global trade data’ KARACHI: The Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) said that Pakistan’s systems — WEBOC and Pakistan Single Window —... Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:23am
Business & Finance Engro Corp’s quarterly profit down 61%, clocks in at Rs5.07bn in Apr-Jun Pakistan’s conglomerate Engro Corporation Limited (ENGRO) posted a consolidated profit-after-tax (PAT) of Rs5.07... Updated 22 Aug, 2024 10:40pm
Print Tax on subsidy: ECC accuses FBR of ‘overreaching’ ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has accused the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)... Updated 22 Aug, 2024 08:54am
Business & Finance Langrial says retrieved data cleansing a must to identify potential taxpayers ISLAMABAD: Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Rashid Mahmood Langrial Wednesday said that cleansing of ... Updated 22 Aug, 2024 07:46am
Business & Finance Tax collection under Finance Act 2024: KTBA urges FBR to clarify new amendments KARACHI: The Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) has called on the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to clarify the... Updated 20 Aug, 2024 08:49am
Business & Finance Traders to protest against Tajir Dost Scheme on 28th ISLAMABAD: A traders association announced a nationwide shutter-down strike on August 28 in protest against the... Updated 17 Aug, 2024 09:37am
Opinion Thank you and congratulations, Pakistan What does it say about any person at the helm of Pakistan’s fiscal affairs when the Business Confidence Survey –... Updated 16 Aug, 2024 10:57am
Business & Finance Auction for commercial plots: hike in taxes the reason behind lack of investor interest ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Housing and Works discussed the recent hike in taxes from 43 per cent to... Published 16 Aug, 2024 06:56am