Opinion Historic collection by FBR The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has surpassed the third-time revised target of fiscal year (FY) 2020-2021 and for... Published 02 Jul, 2021 04:20am
Opinion Taliban, Americans, terrorism & drug trade Tomorrow, June 26, will mark the International Day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking. The theme for 2021 is “Share facts on drugs, save lives”. Published 25 Jun, 2021 04:20am
Opinion Salaried class and tax brutality The proposed taxation of salary income on gross basis, for the first time in Subcontinent since the introduction of... Published 18 Jun, 2021 04:16am
Opinion Cautious optimism or justified pessimism? The Finance Bill 2021 with federal budget will be unveiled today. Will it bring relief for the unemployed, ... Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am
Opinion Taxes, inflation & social welfare The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has achieved a historic milestone of collecting taxes of Rs 4.17 trillion in the... Published 04 Jun, 2021 05:06am
Opinion Budget FY22 and taxation The budget for fiscal year (FY) 2022, the fourth of the coalition government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), is ... Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am
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