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Income Tax Ordinance 2001

Rental income from immovable properties situated outside Pakistan

The undesired event: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) through a letter dated October 31, 2022 has clarified that...

Published 14 Jan, 2025 03:12am

Business & Finance

FBR decides to activate ICTE

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to activate the International Centre of Tax Excellence...

Published 14 Jan, 2025 03:12am

Unrecognised educational institutions: FTO to file report to president on tax affairs

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) will file a comprehensive report to President of Pakistan on a reference...

Updated 06 Jan, 2025 03:17pm

Coercive interpretation of fiscal laws: IHC slaps heavy penalties on FBR officers

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) in a major decision has set a precedent by imposing significant costs on...

Updated 02 Jan, 2025 08:53am

Business & Finance

Tax violations: Crackdown against marriage halls launched

KARACHI: Regional Tax Office-I (RTO-I) has launched crackdown against marriage halls in Karachi for alleged tax...

Published 28 Dec, 2024 05:59am

Investments in real estate: Overseas Pakistanis now eligible for exemption from higher tax rates

KARACHI: In a significant move to attract foreign investments in the real estate sector, overseas Pakistanis are now...

Updated 27 Dec, 2024 03:15pm

Purchase of property thru non-banking transactions: Buyers and sellers will face penalty

ISLAMABAD: After heavy taxation on buying/selling of immovable properties and increase in Federal Board of Revenue’s...

Updated 26 Dec, 2024 03:14pm

FBR directed to provide copies of ADRC orders to applicant

ISLAMABAD: Lahore High Court (LHC) has directed Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to provide orders passed by the FBR...

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 04:08pm

Income Tax Ordinance 2001: Commissioner does not fall under definition of ‘person’: ATIR Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: The Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR) Islamabad has ruled that commissioner does not fall under...

Updated 14 Dec, 2024 01:07pm

Opinion

FBR: Messing up a messy law

Actus legis nemini facit injurium (A party should not suffer on account of an act or omission by the Court or State...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 07:39am

34 banks declared withholding agents

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has declared 34 banks as withholding agents for the purpose of...

Updated 11 Dec, 2024 09:11am

Business & Finance

Tax Laws (Amendment) Act 2024: Dysfunctional ATIR: PTBA urges Law minister to form oversight body

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tax Bar Association (PTBA) has expressed serious concern that Tax Laws (Amendment) Act 2024...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 06:20am

56 cities: Values of immovable properties revised upward by FBR

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Tuesday substantially raised values of immovable properties up to 75...

Updated 30 Oct, 2024 03:45pm

Business & Finance

Probe into burdening taxpayers: FBR fails to timely submit comments before FTO

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has failed to timely submit comments before the Federal Tax Ombudsman...

Updated 17 Oct, 2024 07:33am

10pc tax credit allowed by SC to persons who imported, installed machinery till June 2019

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) has allowed 10 percent tax credit to the persons who have imported and...

Updated 19 Sep, 2024 09:25am

Business & Finance

Explaining alternative dispute resolution (ADR)

General, 1. Dispute resolution is a preferred vehicle to settle cases where questions of facts or a composite...

Published 13 Sep, 2024 07:08am

FTO concerned about not allowing tax credit to salaried class

ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has expressed serious concern that the current withholding procedure of tax...

Updated 14 Aug, 2024 10:12am

FBR tells banks: Only bad debts classified as loss are expense

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of revenue (FBR) has conveyed to banks that only bad debts classified as loss...

Updated 31 Jul, 2024 09:29am

Sale of govt-allotted immovable properties: Scope of WHT exemption expanded

ISLAMABAD: The government has expanded the scope of withholding tax exemption on the sale of government-allotted...

Updated 03 Jul, 2024 08:32am

Editorials

Missed revenue targets

EDITORIAL: The Federal Board of Revenue’s contention that it will fall short of its revenue target of Rs9.42...

Published 20 Jun, 2024 06:10am

Super tax cannot be imposed retrospectively: LHC

ISLAMABAD: Lahore High Court (LHC) Tuesday held that super tax under Section 4C (Super tax on high-earning persons)...

Updated 05 Jun, 2024 02:11pm

Immovable properties: BHC declares Section 7E of ITO as ultra vires to constitution

ISLAMABAD: Balochistan High Court (BHC) has declared Section 7E (tax on deemed income basis) of the Income Tax...

Updated 01 Jun, 2024 03:51pm

Liquidation of appeals before IR, ATIR: Tax Laws Act to be effective from May 6

ISLAMABAD: The government has enforced the Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 2024 from May 6, 2024, in an attempt to...

Updated 08 May, 2024 08:48am

Business & Finance

Super tax: SC to resume hearing on Tuesday

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will resume hearing the case regarding super tax on high earning persons imposed vide...

Published 21 Apr, 2024 04:10am

Opinion

Deemed income tax on ownership of vacant plot incorrect–I

The Finance Act, 2022 introduced a novel tax under Section (7E) of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001. This is deemed...

Updated 13 Apr, 2024 04:11am

FBR finalises draft Tax Law (First Amendment) Ord

ISLAMABAD: The Tax Law (First Amendment) Ordinance 2024 has proposed that the appeals filed before the Appellate...

Updated 08 Apr, 2024 08:38am

Cases falling under LHC jurisdiction: Section 7E of tax law will now be applicable

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Wednesday directed field formations of Punjab that the section 7E (tax...

Updated 29 Feb, 2024 08:51am

‘Misuse’ of Sec 122(5A) of IT Ord: PTBA urges FBR to stop field forces from issuing notices

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 20	278.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 20	278.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 20	156.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 20	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 20	1.22
Euro to USD / Jan 20	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 17	5,996.66
Nasdaq / Jan 17	19,630.20
Dow Jones / Jan 17	43,487.83
India Sensex / Jan 20	77,231.09
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 20	38,932.72
Hang Seng / Jan 20	19,990.17
FTSE 100 / Jan 20	8,532.51
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 20	20,903.07

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 17	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 17	242,283
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 20	77.94
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 20	2,707.81
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 20	67.60
Petrol/Litre / Jan 21	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Bank Makramah / Jan 20 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	3.61 ▲ 0.91 (33.70%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jan 20 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.60 ▲ 1.00 (13.16%)
Apna Microfin. / Jan 20 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.50 ▲ 0.97 (10.18%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Jan 20 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	11.61 ▲ 1.06 (10.05%)
Loads Limited / Jan 20 Loads Limited(LOADS)	17 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
AKD Securities / Jan 20 AKD Securities Limited(AKDSL)	24.93 ▲ 2.27 (10.02%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 20 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	18.24 ▲ 1.66 (10.01%)
Attock Cement / Jan 20 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	254.47 ▲ 23.13 (10.00%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jan 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	53.44 ▲ 4.86 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Hussain Industries / Jan 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	31.09 ▼ -3.45 (-9.99%)
Faisal Sp. / Jan 20 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	334.01 ▼ -35.89 (-9.70%)
Parmount Sp. / Jan 20 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4.61 ▼ -0.44 (-8.71%)
Sindh Abadgar / Jan 20 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	38.04 ▼ -3.46 (-8.34%)
MithchellsFruit / Jan 20 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	279 ▼ -24.10 (-7.95%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Jan 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	19.26 ▼ -1.62 (-7.76%)
AN Textile Mill / Jan 20 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	11.80 ▼ -0.99 (-7.74%)
Service Textile / Jan 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	13.82 ▼ -1.16 (-7.74%)
Masood Textile / Jan 20 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	52.02 ▼ -4.22 (-7.50%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	101,934,297 ▼ -0.01
Lotte Chemical / Jan 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	59,408,954 ▲ 1.94
Bank Makramah / Jan 20 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	57,604,421 ▲ 0.91
Hub Power Co. / Jan 20 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	36,888,747 ▲ 0.70
Hascol Petrol / Jan 20 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	32,496,536 ▲ 0.17
Dewan Motors / Jan 20 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	28,438,701 ▲ 1.02
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 20 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	24,244,731 ▲ 7.71
Maple Leaf Cement / Jan 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	19,741,577 ▲ 2.08
The Searle Co. / Jan 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	17,062,686 ▲ 4.29

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