Business & Finance APCDA urges govt to address grievances due to new taxes LAHORE: The All Pakistan Cement Distributors Association (APCDA) urged the government on Tuesday to allocate time to... Published 24 Jul, 2024 05:38am
Markets India hikes taxes on equity investments; fund managers see short-term hit MUMBAI: The Indian government raised the tax rate on equity derivatives trades and on capital gains from equity... Published 23 Jul, 2024 07:48pm
Opinion Provincial budgets for FY2024-25 The provincial budgets for 2024-25 have all been presented last month in the respective Provincial Assemblies.... Published 23 Jul, 2024 06:58am
Business & Finance Monthly tax payment rates for small traders notified ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) late Monday night notified fixed monthly tax payment rates for small... Published 23 Jul, 2024 06:55am
Opinion The way forward Sale of state-owned entities (SOEs) and not resuscitating the non-operational Pakistan Steel Mills is the mantra of... Updated 22 Jul, 2024 07:11am
Pakistan JI chief demands forensic audit of IPPs LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman has demanded a forensic audit of Independent Power Producers... Published 22 Jul, 2024 05:39am
Business & Finance IMF says US should raise taxes, wait until late 2024 to cut rates WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund on Thursday said the US Federal Reserve should not cut interest rates... Published 22 Jul, 2024 05:39am
Editorials ‘Constitutional meltdown’? EDITORIAL: It’s not yet been announced when the IMF’s executive board will meet to discuss the fate of the... Updated 22 Jul, 2024 07:35am
Business & Finance Govt decides to introduce T&T system for cotton, ginning industry ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Industry and Production, National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain,... Updated 20 Jul, 2024 09:19am
Editorials Moody’s says it right EDITORIAL: Finally, it’s taken a key ratings agency to turn the spotlight towards some, by no means all, of the... Updated 20 Jul, 2024 05:58am
Business & Finance Sweeping powers to FBR: KCCI complain senate body of harmful effect on business KARACHI: Clamour over "sweeping" powers to the FBR on Thursday rattled the KCCI meeting with the Senate standing... Published 19 Jul, 2024 06:27am
Pakistan Speedy disposal of tax cases: PM for increasing number of ATs ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the Law Division to increase the number of Appellate Tribunals... Published 19 Jul, 2024 06:05am
Print Mobile phones localisation, export: PMPMA team takes up incentives, other issues with Aurangzeb KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb held a meeting with a... Updated 19 Jul, 2024 09:30am
Business & Finance ICMA details critical highlights, implications of federal budget KARACHI: Institute of Cost and Management Accountants (ICMA) has detailed the critical highlights and implications ... Updated 19 Jul, 2024 06:43am
Pakistan PM stands firm on tax laws: Adviser ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs, Rana Sanaullah, on Monday said that the prime ... Published 16 Jul, 2024 06:53am
Opinion Outlook for 2024-25 The last week’s article on outlook for 2024-25 by this writer in Business Recorder had focused on the projections... Updated 16 Jul, 2024 07:52am
Editorials ‘Fund speak’ for ‘Chinese debt trap’? EDITORIAL: Former SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) governor Murtaza Syed’s warning that the fine print in the new IMF... Updated 16 Jul, 2024 07:46am
Business & Finance Finance Act, 2024: FBR official explains changes made to Sales Tax LAHORE: Raza Ashfaq, Commissioner, Inland Revenue and Member Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal Punjab, has explained... Published 16 Jul, 2024 06:26am
Print Cement dealers go on countrywide strike against taxes ISLAMABAD: Cement dealers in Pakistan begin their countrywide strike for an indefinite period against higher... Updated 16 Jul, 2024 01:49pm
Print Monitoring, recovery of WHT: FBR advised to give field teams access to softwares of banks ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has recommended the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to provide access of... Updated 16 Jul, 2024 09:32am
Opinion Challenge of lower growth: IMF bailout insufficient The IMF Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) for $7 billion programme is done. However, that does not ensure revival of the... Updated 15 Jul, 2024 08:17am
Print Up to July 2024: FBR integrates 8,949 big retailers into POS system ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue has integrated 8,949 big retailers into Point of Sales (POS) system up to... Updated 15 Jul, 2024 09:08am
Business & Finance FBR asked to bring all hidden issues before PM immediately ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to immediately bring all... Updated 15 Jul, 2024 09:23am
Print FBR fails to achieve Rs9.4trn collection target ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has collected Rs9.3 trillion during the whole fiscal year 2023-24,... Updated 13 Jul, 2024 10:17pm
Print Briefing to NA panel: New revenue measures won’t be withdrawn: FBR chief ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Amjed Zubair Tiwana Friday said new revenue measures taken in the... Updated 13 Jul, 2024 10:19am
BR Research Open the valves of credit, and tax shall follow Tax on agricultural income is in the news again. Reportedly, the IMF has demanded imposition of uniform tax on... Published 12 Jul, 2024 08:48am
Print Power bills: FBR to explain the reasons behind ‘two further taxes’ today ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry and the Federal Board of Revenue’s failure to explain the logic of collecting two... Updated 12 Jul, 2024 09:18am
Print Flour mills go on countrywide strike Overall, 2,000 flour including 250 mills of Sindh completely shut their operations Updated 12 Jul, 2024 09:28am
Print Taxing agriculture income: Understanding with provinces reached, claims Aurangzeb ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Thursday that the size of the new International Monetary Fund... Updated 12 Jul, 2024 08:47am
Business & Finance Final tax regime: Exporters concerned at exclusion of rice, maize LAHORE: Exporters of rice, maize and sesame showing their distress over excluding these commodities from the final... Published 12 Jul, 2024 05:43am