Business & Finance Tax dept misuses authority: Automatic audit selection under fire LAHORE: The tax department’s automatic selection of tax returns for audit has come under scrutiny, with critics... Updated 02 Nov, 2024 07:04am
Business & Finance Sales tax evasion: Tribunal overturns order against taxpayer LAHORE: In a significant ruling, the Customs, Excise and Sales Tax appellate tribunal has annulled orders passed by... Published 01 Nov, 2024 08:25am
Business & Finance Taxpayers accused of defying taxation law LAHORE: In a brazen display of disregard for the law, taxpayers in Pakistan continued to defy the Federal Excise Act... Published 31 Oct, 2024 07:26am
Pakistan Customs officials accused of flouting orders of tribunals LAHORE: Customs officials are allegedly flouting the orders of tribunals despite clear-cut directions from the... Published 27 Oct, 2024 02:44am
Business & Finance Tax collection: PRA declares WH agents as collecting agents LAHORE: The Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) has issued a notification under the Punjab Sales Tax on Services Act,... Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am
Business & Finance ‘Charging fees for rendering services not part of turnover’ LAHORE: A freight forwarding agent has proved that charging fees for rendering services cannot be treated as part of... Updated 09 Oct, 2024 08:40am
Pakistan Landowners to get adjustment in land acquisition compensation LAHORE: In a significant development, the landowners have got adjusted compensation for land acquired for public... Published 06 Oct, 2024 02:44am
Business & Finance Branchless banking: Banks enhance vigilance to combat scams of transactions LAHORE: The banking sector has enhanced vigilance measures to combat banking scams through branchless banking... Published 01 Oct, 2024 06:49am
Business & Finance Reissuance of show-cause notices after 19 years illegal: FTO LAHORE: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has held that reissuing show-cause notices after 19 years, without... Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am
Business & Finance Goods released without redemption fee payment: Customs department challenges adjudicating authority’s decision LAHORE: The Customs department challenged its own adjudicating authority for releasing consignment without payment ... Published 26 Sep, 2024 09:21am
Business & Finance Tractor maker proves ‘application’ of SRO as mala fide of FBR LAHORE: A tractor manufacturer has proved that the entire exercise of issuance of SRO No. 563 (I)/2022 dated... Published 21 Sep, 2024 06:43am
Business & Finance Tax dept fails to create additional demand on capital gains LAHORE: The income tax department failed to create additional demand on account of capital gains in the wake of... Published 17 Sep, 2024 06:33am
Business & Finance Assessment alert issued by AC Customs challenged LAHORE: An importer has challenged an assessment alert issued by Assistant Collector of Customs that the assessment... Published 15 Sep, 2024 02:45am
Pakistan Rs111bn recovered under anti-power theft campaign LAHORE: A comprehensive anti-theft campaign launched by Pakistan’s power distribution companies has yielded... Published 14 Sep, 2024 06:31am
Print Cos falling under special law can use WPPF for business operations LAHORE: Companies falling under a special law can use Workers Profit Participation Fund (WPPF) for their business... Published 10 Sep, 2024 06:32am
Business & Finance Current year’s liability: Tax dept fails to object to adjustment of unverified refund LAHORE: The tax department has failed to object to adjustment of unverified refund towards current year’s... Published 06 Sep, 2024 07:04am
Business & Finance ‘Banks’ signboards do not fall under definition of advertisements’ LAHORE: Signboards installed by the banks do not come within the definition of advertisement and billboard, ... Updated 05 Sep, 2024 07:17am
Pakistan Borrower’s objection to eligibility of evaluator rejected LAHORE: A borrower backed out after giving consent on the appointment of evaluator to sell out pledged stock lying ... Published 01 Sep, 2024 02:46am
Business & Finance Calculating income tax liability: Tax dept has failed to force bank to offer interest against ‘sticky’ loans LAHORE: The Tax department has failed to force an investment bank to offer the interest against sticky loans for... Published 28 Aug, 2024 06:22am
Business & Finance ‘Seeking record after selecting group of taxpayers for audit unlawful’ LAHORE: Seeking record after selecting a group of taxpayers for audit is unlawful, said tax practitioners. They said... Published 25 Aug, 2024 03:05am