FBR to field DTOs to identify new taxpayers ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) plans to depute District Taxation Officers Inland Revenue across... Updated 09 Oct, 2023 09:44am
Pakistan Orders that may affect taxpayers: SC asks FBR to gazette, display on website ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to gazette all notifications,... Updated 05 Oct, 2023 09:39am
Opinion Improving tax compliance The caretaker government has set up a tax reforms taskforce to come up with recommendations to close the ‘tax... Published 03 Oct, 2023 06:02am
Business & Finance FBR confirms tax return filing deadline extended by 1 month The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Saturday said the date of date of filing income tax returns for Tax Year 2023... Published 30 Sep, 2023 11:54pm
Business & Finance Banks to collect govt receipts, taxes on 30th: SBP KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced opening of bank branches for collection of government... Published 29 Sep, 2023 06:24am
Print Tax return filing deadline likely to be extended by 1 month ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) may grant a one-month extension in filing of income tax return forms,... Updated 29 Sep, 2023 09:56am
Business & Finance Sept tax collection up by Rs20bn in 28 days ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has provisionally collected over Rs 815 billion in the first 28 days ... Published 29 Sep, 2023 06:24am
Business & Finance FBR should provide 90 days for submission of tax returns: PTBA LAHORE: The Pakistan Tax Bar Association (PTBA) has demanded that the chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue ... Published 29 Sep, 2023 06:24am
Pakistan SC tells FBR: All notifications must be gazetted and placed on website ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to ensure that all its notifications... Published 28 Sep, 2023 05:33am
Print IRIS system’s capacity enhanced: Up to 0.6m taxpayers to file tax returns on a daily basis ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has enhanced the capacity of the IRIS system enabling 0.5-0.6 million... Updated 28 Sep, 2023 10:20am
Print FTO orders: FBR devises new strategy for filing review pleas ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has devised a new strategy for filing of review petitions/... Updated 26 Sep, 2023 08:43am
Print Identifying new taxpayers: Shamshad seeks data of electricity users ISLAMABAD: The caretaker Minister for Finance and Revenue, Dr Shamshad Akhtar, has sought updated data of... Updated 25 Sep, 2023 09:31am
Business & Finance FBR urged to extend income tax return deadline ISLAMABAD: Tax bar associations, chartered accountant firms, tax advisers and tax experts have approached the... Updated 25 Sep, 2023 09:15am
Print COAS pledges unwavering support: Ministries tasked to prepare targeted economic revival plan ISLAMABAD: The federal government has tasked all ministries to prepare a comprehensive economic revival plan with... Updated 24 Sep, 2023 01:18pm
Business & Finance FBR asked to extend date for filing tax returns PESHAWAR: Business community has demanded of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to extend the date for filing income... Published 24 Sep, 2023 03:21am
Business & Finance Declaration against foreign assets: ‘Taxpayers not filing CVT being held liable to default’ LAHORE: Tax authorities are holding taxpayers liable to default for not filing capital value tax (CVT) declaration... Published 23 Sep, 2023 05:58am
Business & Finance Right to seek automated refunds: IHC issues notices to FBR chairman, others ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued notices to Chairman Federal Board of Revenue and Chief Commissioner... Updated 21 Sep, 2023 08:46am
Business & Finance Withholding agents: Tax officers imposing penalties without verifying payments LAHORE: Tax authorities are allegedly imposing additional tax against withholding agents without verifying whether... Published 21 Sep, 2023 06:08am
Editorials Privatisation as the way out of current impasse EDITORIAL: Caretaker Federal Minister for Privatisation Fawad Hassan Fawad has been tasked to expedite the... Published 21 Sep, 2023 06:08am
Print Manual filers declared as active taxpayers by FBR ISLAMABAD: Following intervention of the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO), the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has... Updated 20 Sep, 2023 09:42am
Business & Finance Payment of duties, taxes: All LTOs, MTOs and RTOs must stay open till 8pm on 30th: FBR ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed all Large Taxpayers Offices (LTOs), Medium Taxpayers... Published 19 Sep, 2023 06:31am
Opinion Private savings, govt dissaving: debt Savings by an individual/householder or a government have different objectives and constraints and while a healthy... Updated 18 Sep, 2023 07:33am
Print System errors in filing income tax returns, wealth statements irk taxpayers ISLAMABAD: Taxpayers are facing different problems including technical issues/ errors in timely filing of income tax... Updated 18 Sep, 2023 10:26am
Print Law of precedent: Lower fora bound to follow decision of higher appellate, admits FBR ISLAMABAD: Member Legal (Inland Revenue) Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) admitted before Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO)... Updated 18 Sep, 2023 08:56am
Print Govt depts, hospitals, LG and defence institutions: Updated list of FTN recipients issued by FBR FBR to take policy decision on the issuance of the FTNs to the govt authorities including local govt departments and Tehsil municipal authorities seeking tax exemptions Updated 17 Sep, 2023 10:52pm
Print Documentation requirements: Paperless environment not possible: FBR ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has said that a completely paperless environment for taxpayers is not... Updated 13 Sep, 2023 08:55am
Print FBR ‘rues’ WHT deduction on mobile cards ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has criticised its policy of withholding tax deduction on mobile... Updated 12 Sep, 2023 09:13am
Editorials So much for track and trace EDITORIAL: It seems we can’t go even a few days without receiving some sort of bad news from the tax and revenue... Published 09 Sep, 2023 06:20am
Business & Finance Textile export boost key to economic revival: TMA KARACHI: Syed Usman Ali, Senior Vice Chairman of the Towel Manufacturers Association of Pakistan has expressed... Published 07 Sep, 2023 06:21am
Business & Finance KTBA complains about ‘problematic’ IRIS portal KARACHI: Taxpayers are still facing difficulties in complying with tax filing requirements due to persistent issues... Updated 07 Sep, 2023 06:46am
Behind the screens: SECP probe into State Life’s equity investment process opens Pandora’s box at PSX?
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