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Opinion There’s need for new tax model The outdated and oppressive tax structures at federal and provincial levels, wasteful expenses, mounting debt...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
Opinion Challenges: role of NEC & NDC — II What happened after the maiden meeting of NDC is not made public nor has the progress of projects discussed in the... Published 13 Feb, 2021 04:11am
Opinion Challenges: role of NEC & NDC — I The biggest challenge faced by the State of Pakistan as defined in Article 7 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic... Published 12 Feb, 2021 04:54am
Opinion FBR performance under the spotlight The present team of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) deserves appreciation for showing noteworthy performance during... Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:48pm
Opinion Constitution and tax codes — II Justice Ch. Ijaz Ahmad in his separate note in the CIT v Eli Lily (Pvt) Ltd (2009) 100 Tax 81 (S.C. Pak) made the... Published 30 Jan, 2021 03:55am
Opinion Constitution and tax codes — I Every year before the preparation of annual federal budget, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) seeks proposals from... Published 29 Jan, 2021 04:55am
Opinion Restructuring the tax system — III While the FBR under the present economic team has performed excellently under the adverse conditions and despite... Published 24 Jan, 2021 03:32am
Opinion Restructuring the tax system — II The PTI Government showed lack of political will to reduce exemptions, concessions, waivers and immunities to the... Published 23 Jan, 2021 03:56am
Opinion Restructuring the tax system — I “If we realise that the FBR cannot be fixed, we will create a new FBR. This is because Pakistan’s survival is... Published 22 Jan, 2021 04:47am
Opinion Advance tax, refunds & compensation — III The PTI Government without waiting for the next budget, through Presidential Order or Finance Supplementary Bill... Published 17 Jan, 2021 04:13am
Opinion Advance tax, refunds & compensation — II In section 171(2)(c) of the Ordinance, it is provided that “in any other case, on the date the refund order is... Published 16 Jan, 2021 02:56am