Opinion A better tax model For the last two decades every year, we have been consistently suggesting in these columns some innovative budget... Published 21 May, 2021 05:04am
Opinion Budget FY22: Tarin faces Herculean task The fourth Finance Minister Shaukat Fayaz Ahmed Tarin of the coalition government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI).... Published 20 May, 2021 04:26am
Opinion Restructuring of tax system: a blueprint “A comprehensive strategy had been formulated to shift the gear and move to higher economic growth. I do not... Published 07 May, 2021 04:35am
Opinion Weeding out 'deadwood' According to a news story, the coalition government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has recently convened a ... Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am
Opinion PTI, FBR & tax directories — II Even otherwise, the above laws could not override the National Accountability Bureau Ordinance, 1999 (NAB... Published 24 Apr, 2021 03:21am
Opinion PTI, FBR & tax directories — I Failure of the coalition of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) vis-à-vis economic governance, changing four finance... Updated 23 Apr, 2021 11:15am
Opinion The FATF challenge The importance of risk-based approach in curtailing the movement of illicit flows of funds is paramount. The... Published 16 Apr, 2021 03:40am
Opinion Erstwhile FATA/PATA: Tax issues — II The FBR has recently issued the following circulars in respect of streamlining the exemptions available in the... Published 10 Apr, 2021 04:35am
Opinion Erstwhile FATA/PATA: Tax issues — I The merger of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Provincially Administered ... Published 09 Apr, 2021 04:51am
Opinion Simplification of taxes for growth — III In this concluding part, we are highlighting various proposals already given to the government of Pakistan... Published 02 Apr, 2021 04:58am
Opinion Simplification of taxes for growth — II The government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has been reminded in these columns time and again that no agenda ... Published 26 Mar, 2021 05:22am
Opinion Simplification of taxes for growth — I The biggest challenge on tax mobilisation front faced by Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is bridging monstrous tax ... Published 19 Mar, 2021 05:32am
Opinion Recouping tax losses judiciously — III The tax system that will work smoothly for Pakistan, keeping in view our peculiar socio-economic circumstances and... Published 18 Mar, 2021 03:56am
Opinion Recouping tax losses judiciously — II The issue before Supreme Court in Constitutional Petition 35 of 2016, Muhammad Hanif Abbasi v Imran Khan Niazi [PLD... Published 13 Mar, 2021 04:28am
Opinion Recouping tax losses judiciously — I “Judicial overreach is when the judiciary starts interfering with the proper functioning of the legislative or... Published 12 Mar, 2021 05:10am
Opinion FBR, tax potential & enforcement – II The real significance is quantum of the incremental tax received due to growth in the number of tax filers. FBR... Published 07 Mar, 2021 04:07am
Opinion FBR, tax potential & enforcement — I The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has achieved the target of first eight months (July 2020 to February 2021) of the... Published 05 Mar, 2021 05:17am
Opinion There’s need for new tax model The outdated and oppressive tax structures at federal and provincial levels, wasteful expenses, mounting debt... Published 26 Feb, 2021 05:20am
Opinion Tax incentives for NRPs — II • FBR keeps drafts of proposed laws/amendments “secret”, never making them public and commits blunders when ... Published 20 Feb, 2021 04:52am
Opinion Tax incentives for NRPs — I The coalition government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on February 11, 2021 opted to issue second Presidential... Published 19 Feb, 2021 04:07am