FBR intensifies efforts to collect advance tax instalments ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has intensified efforts to timely collect due “advance tax”... Published 14 Sep, 2024 07:36am
Print ‘Privatisation of PIA by end of Oct’ Federal Minister for Defence Khawaja Asif says flights not viable commercially for PIA from Hyderabad to Karachi Updated 10 Sep, 2024 09:53am
Print FBR considering traders’ new proposal to collect advance tax FBR has also agreed to reduce the upper slabs of fixed tax of Rs 60,000 to a reasonable level Updated 10 Sep, 2024 12:57pm
Opinion Challenges before FBR’s new chairman FBR (Federal Board of Revenue) has failed to meet original tax targets for the last six fiscal years, three of the... Published 06 Sep, 2024 07:23am
Business & Finance FPCCI says against any further increase in taxes KARACHI: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI, has unequivocally stated that FPCCI vociferously opposed any further... Published 04 Sep, 2024 08:18am
Print Advance tax: FBR asks traders to give alternative solution to valuation table ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Tuesday, asked traders to give alternative solution to the valuation... Updated 04 Sep, 2024 09:12am
Print Fixation of monthly advance tax from retailers: FBR agrees to review valuation table ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Monday, agreed to a major demand of All Pakistan Anjuman-e-Tajran to... Updated 03 Sep, 2024 09:15am
Print Only 277 retailers have paid Rs503,632 under Tajir Dost Scheme so far Total number of registered retailers now stands at 63,964 Updated 31 Aug, 2024 10:14pm
Editorials Traders’ opposition to Tajir Dost Scheme EDITORIAL: Traders’ opposition to registration and payment of advance tax based on the location of their business,... Published 30 Aug, 2024 06:52am
Print FBR issues simple tax return form for traders ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a simple return form for traders for tax year 2024. In this... Updated 29 Aug, 2024 10:49am
Print FBR to introduce market-level review mechanism ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will introduce a market-level review mechanism having representation... Updated 28 Aug, 2024 02:54pm
Editorials Tajir Dost Scheme: unfriendly response? EDITORIAL: A Business Recorder exclusive has revealed that 58,000 out of 3.2 million small traders/shopkeepers have... Updated 15 Aug, 2024 06:56am
Business & Finance Tax dept can’t reject advance tax estimates filed by taxpayer LAHORE: A taxpayer company has challenged unwarranted recovery of advance tax by the tax department, saying that the... Published 11 Jul, 2024 06:13am
Business & Finance FBR tells ministry: 2.5pc advance tax not applicable to OMCs’ outlets ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Friday conveyed to the Ministry of Energy that the Section 236H (2.5... Published 06 Jul, 2024 06:48am
Print Unregistered retailers: 2.5pc advance tax stirs up a hornet’s nest Thrusts entire FMCG sector into the role of withholding agents Updated 05 Jul, 2024 09:33am
Pakistan Advance tax imposition: PPDA says will hold countrywide strike on 5th KARACHI: The Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) has announced a countrywide strike on July 05, against ... Published 02 Jul, 2024 05:07am
Print Budget proposals: OICCI calls for abolishing advance tax on telecom subscribers ISLAMABAD: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) has recommended the government to abolish... Updated 26 May, 2024 09:12am
Markets Tax proposals: PBC calls for ‘out of box solutions’ The Pakistan Business Council (PBC), one of the country’s largest corporate sector advocacy platforms, has urged... Updated 20 May, 2024 08:06pm
Print Immovable properties: Hike in advance tax on purchase likely Taxation on real estate discussed during ongoing meetings between FBR and IMF Updated 17 May, 2024 11:39am
Print Property registration in Punjab: Mega WHT evasion scam unearthed Tax office of Federal Board of Revenue conducts an electronic audit of property registrars in Punjab Updated 18 Dec, 2023 11:51am
Print Rs940bn target for Dec: FBR chief starts meetings to review progress KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is likely to struggle hitting its revenue target of Rs. 940 billion for... Updated 13 Dec, 2023 08:50am
Print FY23 sales of immovable properties: WHT collection registers 340.5pc growth YoY Federal Board of Revenue releases withholding tax data Updated 29 Nov, 2023 09:51am
Business & Finance Past income tax arrears: FBR recovers Rs2.8bn ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue’s recovery from past income tax arrears totaled at Rs 2.8 billion during... Published 29 Nov, 2023 05:09am
Business & Finance Recording of advance tax: SECP proposes amendments to insurance regulatory framework ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has proposed amendments to insurance regulatory... Published 08 Nov, 2023 05:42am
Print Project-to-project basis: Developers and builders to pay advance tax: FBR ISLAMABAD: The new advance tax imposed on developers and builders would be paid on a project-to-project basis. The... Updated 01 Aug, 2023 09:24am
Print Over Rs50,000 cash withdrawals thru credit cards/ATMs: Non-filers to pay 0.6pc WHT: FBR Through Income Tax Circular 2 of 2023, FBR has explained important amendments made in the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 (the Ordinance) through Finance Act 2023 Updated 30 Jul, 2023 09:49am
Pakistan ‘Illicit cigarette manufacturers exploit export quotas, evade advance tax’ LAHORE: The so-called companies manufacturing illegal brands of cigarettes are evading taxes at the retail level and... Published 20 Jul, 2023 03:12am
Print Sale and purchase of immovable properties: FBR implements revised rates of withholding tax ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) from July 1, 2023, implemented upward revised rates of withholding... Updated 05 Jul, 2023 08:53am
Print Value of Rs5m or more: 3pc advance tax to be collected on registration of EVs ISLAMABAD: The advance tax at the rate of 3 percent would be collected at the time of registration of electric... Updated 04 Jul, 2023 09:11am
Business & Finance Amendments enacted by Finance Act, 2023 vis-à-vis those proposed in Finance Bill 2023–I The Federal Government presented Finance Bill, 2023(‘FB’) in the National Assembly on June 9, 2023. After the... Published 28 Jun, 2023 06:31am