Business & Finance FTO takes strong exception to delay in clearance of refunds LAHORE: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has taken strong exception to delay in clearance or refunds on preconceived... Published 11 Mar, 2023 03:16am
Business & Finance ‘Financial system can be made Shariah-compliant by regular issuance of Sukuk’ LAHORE: The financial system of the country can be made Shariah-compliant and interest-free by regular issuance of... Published 10 Mar, 2023 03:46am
Business & Finance Exchange fluctuations: Foreign firms’ subsidiaries not allowed to cut income LAHORE: Tax authorities are not allowing subsidiaries of foreign companies to deduct the loss on income from ... Published 09 Mar, 2023 06:23am
Pakistan FBR officials accused of harassing taxpayers sans justification LAHORE: Consolidated show-cause tax recovery notices by the field formations of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) are... Published 07 Mar, 2023 03:16am
Business & Finance Tier-1 retailers unhappy with direct imposition of ‘highest’ penalty LAHORE: The Tier-1 Retailers (T-1Rs) are offended with direct imposition of the highest degree of penalty by the... Published 05 Mar, 2023 03:36am
Business & Finance SBP expedites proceedings against exporters for realisation of e-forms LAHORE: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has expedited proceedings against exporters for realization of E-forms by... Published 04 Mar, 2023 06:50am
Business & Finance Taxpayers excluded from ATL ‘despite interim relief against deemed income’ LAHORE: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has excluded names of taxpayers from the Active Taxpayer List (ATL) despite... Published 03 Mar, 2023 07:21am
Business & Finance ‘Arbitrary’ notices irk beverage firms LAHORE: Issuance of arbitrary tax notices to the beverage sector firms without referring disputed matters to the... Published 02 Mar, 2023 06:23am
Business & Finance FBR’s audit wings accused of violating law on attaching taxpayers’ bank accounts LAHORE: The audit wings of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) are violating law related to attachment of bank... Published 01 Mar, 2023 06:21am
Business & Finance Corporate firms accused of deducting contributions for unapproved gratuity funds LAHORE: Corporate firms are found deducting contributions made to unapproved gratuity funds while computing the... Published 26 Feb, 2023 03:27am
Business & Finance Delay in LCs’ retirement may lead to controversies involving forged documents LAHORE: Undue delay in the retirement of Letters of Credit (LCs) documents by banks may lead to further ... Updated 23 Feb, 2023 07:19am
Business & Finance Excessive deductions: FTO asks FBR to stop taxing hired lecturers LAHORE: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Dr Asif Mahmood Jah has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to stop... Published 22 Feb, 2023 03:30am
Pakistan Discos, Wapda employees not eligible for assistance package LAHORE: Employees of power distribution companies (Discos) and Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) are not... Published 19 Feb, 2023 03:19am
Business & Finance How Pakistan will finance proposed coal fleet? LAHORE: The energy sector experts have wondered how Pakistan will finance the proposed coal fleet because the... Published 17 Feb, 2023 06:00am
Business & Finance ST dept accused of violating limitation period with FBR’s approval LAHORE: The sales tax department is violating the limitation period of five years for issuing show cause notices to... Published 16 Feb, 2023 06:08am
Business & Finance FTO terms delay in execution of ATIRs’ orders ‘maladministration’ LAHORE: Federal Tax Ombudsman Dr Asif Mahmood Jah has declared that a delay in implementing the orders of Appellate... Published 15 Feb, 2023 06:27am
Pakistan Reprocessing waste transformer oil: Tax notices withdrawn against Pakistan Wapda Foundation LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has withdrawn notices of excise duty and sales tax against Pakistan Wapda... Published 12 Feb, 2023 03:56am
Business & Finance FTO terms delay in changing taxpayers’ jurisdiction ‘maladministration’ LAHORE: Inordinate delay in changing the jurisdiction of taxpayers is tantamount to maladministration, said Federal... Published 09 Feb, 2023 06:02am
Business & Finance FBR field formations start blocking release of refund claims LAHORE: Field formations of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) have once again started blocking the release of ... Published 08 Feb, 2023 06:10am
Business & Finance Expert for making food and energy security part of national policy LAHORE: Food and energy security should be made part of the national security policy besides agreeing on a charter ... Published 07 Feb, 2023 06:07am