Print Notices issued by FBR’s Directorate I&I set aside by court ISLAMABAD: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has observed that the business community has agitated that the Directorate of... Updated 11 Sep, 2022 10:52am
Opinion Determining an individual’s residency status: some taxation anomalies The Finance Act, 2022 has virtually decided that a Pakistani citizen can be taxed in Pakistan even if he never comes... Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am
Business & Finance Inordinate delays in dispute resolution impair overall tax governance: SC ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court held and declared that Rule 22(1) of Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue Rules, 2010 to... Published 07 Aug, 2022 05:44am
Business & Finance Broadening tax base: FBR negligence tantamount to misrule: FTO Investigation concludes field formations are not vigilant in procuring information related to unregistered buyers of sugar Updated 30 Jul, 2022 11:59am
Business & Finance Tax incentives granted to film industry by FBR ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has granted a number of tax incentives to the film industry from July... Published 27 Jul, 2022 05:23am
Business & Finance Immovable property deals: Boards of revenue told to collect enhanced WHT under Sec 236C New rates of advance tax on sale/transfer and purchase of immovable properties will be applicable from July 1, 2022 Updated 26 Jul, 2022 11:59am
Opinion Taxing nation’s savings – but at what cost? The budget 2022-23 is continuation of a series of budgets for the last several years that have been increasing tax... Updated 25 Jun, 2022 05:16pm
Business & Finance FBR extends deadline ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended the deadline by June 15, 2022, for the filing of... Published 02 Jun, 2022 06:19am
Opinion Digital mode of payment An amendment was introduced to the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 (ITO) in September 2021, vide presidential ordinance ... Published 01 Jun, 2022 05:53am
Print FBR asked to disclose all amnesty scheme-related details ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Information Commission (PIC) has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to disclose... Updated 23 May, 2022 09:53am
Print Rectification of tax credit : FTO seeks clarification from FBR ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to issue a clarification... Updated 14 May, 2022 09:48am
Business & Finance KTBA takes strong exception to FBR’s show-cause notices KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has started issuing notices, asking the taxpayers to show why the tax... Published 26 Apr, 2022 05:20am
Print FBR to present draft IR Code to minister for approval ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will present the draft of the Inland Revenue Code to Finance Minister... Updated 24 Apr, 2022 09:12am
Print FBR yet to implement some major reforms ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has yet to implement some major reform initiatives of the former PTI... Updated 18 Apr, 2022 10:28am
Pakistan Representations of FBR rejected: President upholds three redressal orders of FTO ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi has rejected three representations filed by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) ... Published 25 Feb, 2022 06:19am
Pakistan NGOs, trusts & entities: FBR urged to issue instructions to PRAL to change status LAHORE: The Pakistan Tax Bar Association (PTBA) has urged Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to issue... Published 05 Dec, 2021 04:26am
Business & Finance Tax Year 2020: LTO Lahore verifies 118 refund claims of Rs100m, below LAHORE: The Large Tax Office (LTO) Lahore has verified 118 income tax refund claims of Rs 100 million and below for... Published 01 Dec, 2021 03:52am
Print Digital mode: Corporate taxpayers allowed to switch over by Nov 1 ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Thursday, issued an income tax circular to clarify that the corporate... Updated 24 Sep, 2021 10:02am
Business & Finance Non-filers: Expert delineates 3 major changes in penalty regime ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has tightened the penalty regime for the non-filers of the income tax... Published 21 Sep, 2021 04:10am
Print WHT collection: Decline from cash withdrawals from banks witnessed ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has witnessed a negative 0.2 percent growth in withholding tax... Updated 17 Sep, 2021 09:51am
Business FTO’s directives: FBR issues notices to 3,574 unregistered WHT agents ISLAMABAD: On the directives of the Federal Tax Ombudsman, the Federal Board Revenue (FBR) has issued notices to the... Published 05 Sep, 2021 04:26am
Print Adjustment of WWF liability: SHC grants interim relief to taxpayers ISLAMABAD: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has granted interim relief to the taxpayers against the Federal Board of... Published 27 Aug, 2021 03:09am
Print Willful tax defaulters, non-filers: New policy to lay down third-party audit mechanism ISLAMABAD: The new Audit Policy 2021 of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will lay down a mechanism for third-party... Updated 28 Jul, 2021 10:07am
Opinion Concealment of income and unexplained assets This is the third part of a multi-part series of articles on the subject of concealment of income, anti-money... Published 20 Jul, 2021 04:14am
Print Concealment of income declared cognizable offence ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has declared concealment of income as a cognizable offence and the... Updated 02 Jul, 2021 08:34am
Business & Finance FBR introduces fixed tax scheme for manufacturing SMEs ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Thursday announced a special tax regime for manufacturing sector's... Published 02 Jul, 2021 04:19am
Business Audit proceedings: Taxpayer or rep not required to appear before IR officers: FBR ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced that the taxpayer or his authorised representative would... Published 01 Jul, 2021 04:09am
Business & Finance Willful defaults: Amended Finance Bill specifies tax arrest body ISLAMABAD: A committee comprising the finance minister, the chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and the FBR's... Published 30 Jun, 2021 03:54am
Business & Finance Appeal against assessment: Taxpayers shocked over ‘harsh’ tax amendment proposal ISLAMABAD: Taxpayers are shocked over a harsh and unjustified income tax amendment to the Finance Bill 2021, under... Published 18 Jun, 2021 04:16am
Pakistan LCCI urges govt to withdraw Section 203 (A) from IT Ordinance LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry has urged the government to withdraw recently added Section ... Published 16 Jun, 2021 03:40am