Surcharge on fossil fuels EDITORIAL: It’s been learnt that one of the key measures under consideration to increase the tax-to-GDP ratio, as... Updated 17 Nov, 2024 06:07am
Print IMF team looks at fiscal performance IMF staff led by Nathan Porter, is likely to meet the finance minister today Updated 12 Nov, 2024 09:32am
Business & Finance Rs237bn FED collected from cigarettes in 2023-24 ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has collected Rs 237 billion as federal excise duty (FED) from... Updated 11 Nov, 2024 09:24am
Print 15 sectors contribute 62.4pc of domestic sales tax revenue ISLAMABAD: A significant 62.4 percent of the domestic sales tax revenue was contributed by 15 sectors including... Updated 08 Nov, 2024 09:38am
Business & Finance Volumes of market leader cigarette making co significantly decline ISLAMABAD: The volumes of market leader cigarette manufacturing company significantly declined from 7.1 billion... Published 08 Nov, 2024 06:41am
Print Immovable property: DHA challenges imposition of FED ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued notices to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Attorney General... Updated 30 Sep, 2024 09:28am
Print FED on allotment or transfer of commercial properties challenged ISLAMABAD: The federal excise duty (FED), recently levied through the Finance Act, 2024, on transfer of plots and... Updated 28 Sep, 2024 09:21am
Print Tax collection at import stage: share in total collection reduces ISLAMABAD: The tax collection at import stage constituted 35 percent and domestic tax collection’s share was 65... Updated 23 Sep, 2024 03:24pm
Print FBR amends Federal Excise Rules, 2005 ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Thursday notified the Computerized Payment Receipt (CPR-FE) for... Updated 06 Sep, 2024 09:23am
Print Jul-Aug: there’s Rs98bn shortfall, admits FBR Despite higher tax rates, net collection stands at Rs1,456 billion against assigned target of Rs1,554 billion during two-month period Updated 02 Sep, 2024 11:56am
Print Air travel on labour visa for GCC states: FBR to charge Rs5,000 FED per ticket ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will charge fixed amount of Federal Excise Duty (FED) of Rs 5,000 per... Updated 08 Aug, 2024 09:33am
Print Educational, health institutions: Senate panel tells FBR to give details of tax, duty relief ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance has sought details of the educational and health institutions... Updated 07 Aug, 2024 08:36am
Print Rs3bn more than target: Provisional collection exceeds Rs659bn in July ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has provisionally collected over Rs659 billion in July 2024 against... Updated 01 Aug, 2024 09:48am
Print FY24 ends with a budget deficit of 6.8pc of GDP ISLAMABAD: The government has closed fiscal year 2023-24 with budget deficit of 6.8 percent of the gross domestic... Updated 31 Jul, 2024 10:17am
Print Diplomats, privileged persons and entities: Conditional exemption of FED available on imports ISLAMABAD: The exemption of federal excise duty would be available on the imports made by diplomats, diplomatic... Updated 26 Jul, 2024 08:51am
Print SC bench rules: Respondents not entitled to claim refund of special excise duty ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court held that the courts are not empowered to strike down a law or its provision on higher... Updated 26 Jul, 2024 08:50am
Print KP to earn receipts of Rs90bn from oil and gas sectors PESHAWAR: The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will earn revenue amounting to Rs.89.8 billion in the... Updated 22 Jul, 2024 09:05am
Print Briefing to NA panel: New revenue measures won’t be withdrawn: FBR chief ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Amjed Zubair Tiwana Friday said new revenue measures taken in the... Updated 13 Jul, 2024 10:19am
Opinion FED on transfer of immoveable property “Accordingly CVT was abolished through the Finance Act 2010 as charge and levy of CVT became a provincial subject.... Updated 12 Jul, 2024 08:55am
Print FBR, PRAs at loggerheads over harmonization of tax collection KARACHI: A deepening rift between federal and provincial tax authorities is threatening to undermine efforts to... Updated 03 Jul, 2024 09:19am
Print Additional taxation steps taken thru amendments to Finance Bill Surcharge shall be payable by every individual and association of persons at the rate of 10 percent of the income tax imposed under Division-I of Part-I of the First Schedule where the taxable income exceeds Rs10 million Updated 29 Jun, 2024 07:43pm
Pakistan Cigarette consumption: Pakistan witnesses significant dip: survey ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has witnessed a significant dip in cigarette consumption due to its high prices, according to a... Published 06 Jun, 2024 03:09am
Pakistan Business operations to become infeasible if higher FED rates continue: LUMS ISLAMABAD: A new study by the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) cautioned that the business operations... Published 05 Jun, 2024 07:08am
Business & Finance High tobacco taxes strengthen illegal market: study ISLAMABAD: The government’s dramatic increase in cigarette taxes has unexpectedly catalyzed a booming illegal... Published 24 May, 2024 06:25am
Business & Finance Hike in FED, GST on tobacco in budget: Shehla urges MPs, stakeholders to join efforts ISLAMABAD: Member National Assembly Shehla Raza Friday asked the parliamentarians and stakeholders to join efforts... Published 18 May, 2024 05:45am
Print Juices, cigarettes prime focus: Govt plans to rationalise FED regime in budget ISLAMABAD: The government is planning to rationalise Federal Excise Duty (FED) regime in the coming budget with... Updated 16 May, 2024 09:26am
Business & Finance Call to raise tobacco taxes up to 70pc to minimise consumption ISLAMABAD: Malik Imran Ahmed, country head of “The Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids” (CTFK) has urged the... Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am
Print Attachment of bank accounts of taxpayers: FBR orders sales tax/FED recovery only after approval by field committees ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed Inland Revenue (IR) field formations to recover sales... Updated 08 May, 2024 08:51am
Opinion The quest for recovery of Rs2.7 trillion revenue That the tax litigation system in Pakistan has long been afflicted by inordinate delays, bureaucratic hurdles, and a... Published 06 May, 2024 05:30am
Editorials Hurting growth of formal economy EDITORIAL: At a time when the federal government and finance minister are all talking about documenting the economy... Published 06 May, 2024 05:30am