FTO fortifies taxpayers’ privacy protections Updated 05 Jul, 2026 05:19pm FTO had already recorded a categorical finding that confidential tax information belonging to the petitioners
Documentation push: ATL surcharge goes up Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:20am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has significantly increased the Active Taxpayers List (ATL) surcharge...
IT sector: Reduced WHT rate of 0.25pc stays Published 13 Jun, 2026 06:17am ISLAMABAD: The federal government has announced a significant relief measure for Pakistan’s information technology...
WHT credit allowed despite CPR section code error: ATIR Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am ISLAMABAD: Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR) Islamabad has categorically held that a taxpayer cannot be...
FBR suffers major legal setback Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has suffered a legal setback at the Supreme Court of Pakistan after...
Taxpayer harassment: ‘FBR officials systematically misuse powers’ Published 02 Jun, 2026 04:58am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) officials are systematically misusing the powers available under...
To get extra revenue: FBR purposely declaring ST registrations as ‘inactive’: experts Updated 27 May, 2026 10:10am ISLAMABAD: Tax experts have alleged that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is deliberately declaring the sales tax...
FBR approached to refund 7E, Super Tax collections Published 18 May, 2026 05:40am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has been approached to refund taxes collected under section 7E (deemed...
FTO tells FBR: No coercive recoveries till payment of refunds Published 09 Apr, 2026 05:48am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has directed the Federal Board of Revenue’s Member Inland Revenue...
Women Ombudsperson: Punjab delays appointment despite LHC’s intervention Published 06 Apr, 2026 04:04am ISLAMABAD: Punjab government has delayed appointment of the Women Ombudsperson Punjab despite the intervention of...
Women Ombudsperson Punjab: LHC seeks reply from govt about delay in appointment Published 23 Mar, 2026 05:24am ISLAMABAD: The Lahore High Court has sought a written reply from the Government of Punjab on the prolonged and...
Punjab yet to appoint ‘Khatoon Mohtasib’ Published 09 Mar, 2026 05:05am ISLAMABAD: The Governor of Punjab and the Chief Minister Punjab have been approached with a request to immediately...
CTO: Landmark ATIR judgement exposes ‘conduct’ Updated 02 Mar, 2026 09:14am ISLAMABAD: The Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR) has issued a landmark judgment, exposing the conduct of a...
Pakistan-AJK cross-jurisdictional deals: FBR decides plea over alleged double taxation Updated 16 Feb, 2026 09:27am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has formally disposed of a representation filed under Section 7 of the...
FBR skips LHC hearing on public money reward scheme plea Updated 09 Feb, 2026 08:58am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has not filed its comments before the Lahore High Court (LHC) in a...
FIR registration under Lawyers’ Welfare and Protection Act: LHCBA terms Addl Judge’s order significant, historic legal milestone Updated 28 Jan, 2026 07:51am ISLAMABAD: The Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) has termed the order passed by the Additional Sessions...
IHC slaps Rs0.1m fine on CIR Published 15 Jan, 2026 06:31am ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has slapped a Rs100,000 fine on Commissioner Inland Revenue, Islamabad...
FBR marks manual return filers as ‘inactive’ Updated 05 Jan, 2026 07:01am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has denied “Active Taxpayer” status to the manual income tax ...
Menace of sales tax fraud: FBR fails to implement suggestions of FTO Published 26 Dec, 2025 05:46am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has failed to implement the most critical and far-reaching...
Time-barred tax pleas dismissed: LTBA-PILC urges Aurangzeb to probe FBR ‘inefficiency’ Updated 22 Dec, 2025 06:29am ISLAMABAD: Lahore Tax Bar Association Public Interest Litigation Committee (LTBA-PILC) has urged the Finance ...
IHC directive violated: FBR denies taxpayers access to ‘order sheet entries’ Published 09 Nov, 2025 03:22am ISLAMABAD: In a clear violation of Islamabad High Court’s directives, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has...
Maladministration: FTO asks FBR chief to take action against officials Updated 06 Oct, 2025 09:19am ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Dr Asif Jah has referred a case of maladministration involving senior FBR...
Automated income tax refund system: FBR fails to implement IHC judgement Updated 17 Mar, 2025 08:48am ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court’s landmark judgment for effective enforcement of an automated income tax refund...
‘Fake educational institutions’: FTO to submit detailed report to President Updated 24 Feb, 2025 08:52am ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) will submit a detailed report to President of Pakistan on a reference...
Appellate Tribunal: Govt to revisit process for appointment of members Updated 16 Feb, 2025 09:40am ISLAMABAD: In a significant development before Islamabad High Court (IHC), the government has decided to reconsider...
ATIR refers case to FBR chief against assessing officers Published 01 Jan, 2025 03:03am ISLAMABAD: Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR) in a landmark decision has referred a case to the chairman,...
FBR directed to provide copies of ADRC orders to applicant Updated 16 Dec, 2024 04:08pm ISLAMABAD: Lahore High Court (LHC) has directed Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to provide orders passed by the FBR...
Gang involved in selling non-customs paid products: FTO summons FBR members for not initiating action Published 14 Oct, 2024 06:24am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has summoned Member Operations-IR and Member Customs Operations Federal...
Refund relief given by appellate forums: FTO orders probe against FBR, its wing for violation Published 08 Sep, 2024 02:42am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has ordered an investigation against the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR),...
Failure to submit comments in a case: FTO directs FBR to take disciplinary action Published 17 Aug, 2024 06:12am ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Dr Asif Jah has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to initiate...