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Input tax claim and credit: SC defines applicability of Section 8 of Sales Tax Act

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court observed that Section 8 of the Sales Tax Act, 1990, only prohibits the claim, credit or...

Updated 17 Nov, 2024 09:38am

Pakistan

Cut wood from trees declared exempted from sales tax

LAHORE: In a significant setback to the sales tax department, a recent tribunal ruling has declared that cut wood...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 07:50am

Opinion

Countering sales tax frauds

Globally, tax crimes have always been a significant threat to economic stability and governance. These offences that...

Updated 15 Nov, 2024 08:11am

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

Pakistan

Review plea against apex court verdict: SC rules on Section 45B(2) of ST Act provisos

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court by majority declared that first and second provisos to Section 45B(2) of the Act are...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 08:16am

Business & Finance

Delay in sales tax refunds: Textile industry facing financial crunch

LAHORE: The value-added export-oriented textile industry is facing an extreme financial crunch as its major portion...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 06:38am

Business & Finance

FTO directs FBR to address discriminatory sales tax registration

LAHORE: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Dr Asif Mahmood Jah has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 06:38am

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

Business & Finance

Sales tax returns: KCCI demands suspension of affidavit requirement

KARACHI: President Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Muhammad Jawed Bilwani, while vehemently...

Published 11 Nov, 2024 06:03am

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

Editorials

Tajir Dost Scheme has trouble making dost

EDITORIAL: A Business Recorder exclusive report has revealed that the traders have completely prevailed in their...

Published 08 Nov, 2024 06:41am

PRAL & FBR staff found involved: A dormant account used for Rs1.625trn fake supplies?

ISLAMABAD: A gang of cybercriminals illegally used the dormant account of a retired armed forces personnel and made...

Updated 07 Nov, 2024 03:27pm

Business & Finance

KPRA collects Rs14.84bn in four months, showing 40pc growth

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority (KPRA) has successfully collected Rs14.84 billion in the first...

Published 02 Nov, 2024 07:15am

Business & Finance

Sales tax evasion: Tribunal overturns order against taxpayer

LAHORE: In a significant ruling, the Customs, Excise and Sales Tax appellate tribunal has annulled orders passed by...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 08:25am

Registered persons’ data, profiles: Taxmen granted real-time access for assessment

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has granted tax officers real-time/in-depth access to registered...

Updated 01 Nov, 2024 09:23am

Rs103bn shortfall: FBR collects Rs877bn in October

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has collected Rs 877 billion during October 2024 against assigned...

Updated 01 Nov, 2024 09:34am

Rs91bn short of target: Q1 tax collection stands at Rs2.563trn

ISLAMABAD: Following change in macroeconomic figures, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has faced a shortfall of...

Updated 31 Oct, 2024 03:05pm

Corporate sector: Only 5,000 big cos are practically compliant taxpayers

ISLAMABAD: Only 5,000 big companies are practically compliant taxpayers within the corporate sector and paying 90...

Updated 28 Oct, 2024 02:43pm

Incidence of GST to go down: Minimum value of 4 steel goods drastically cut

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has drastically cut the minimum value of supply of four...

Updated 25 Oct, 2024 09:25am

Markets

PM Shehbaz urges FBR to use technology to improve revenue collection

Premier seeks roadmap for reconstruction of Pakistan Revenue Automation Limited

Updated 24 Oct, 2024 11:47pm

Business & Finance

Sales tax on tractors hiked to 14pc from 10pc

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Wednesday increased sales tax from 10 to 14 percent on import and...

Updated 24 Oct, 2024 08:59am

Business & Finance

Most of super stores linked with POS discharging tax liabilities: FCCI

FAISALABAD: Most of the Super Stores are linked with Point of Sale (POS) and are discharging their tax liabilities...

Published 23 Oct, 2024 07:50am

Pacts deadline looms: Refineries’ upgrade plans hit snags

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is grappling with a major hurdle in its plans to upgrade domestic refineries as...

Updated 22 Oct, 2024 09:33am

Business & Finance

FBR lists cases pending implementation of FTO rulings

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has compiled a list of important cases where decisions of the Federal...

Updated 22 Oct, 2024 08:50am

Business & Finance

Steel sector assails delay in the implementation of budgetary steps

LAHORE: The inexplicable delay in the implementation of budgetary measures modifying tax regime for the steel...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am

Illegal housing schemes: PRA Tribunal takes judicial notice

ISLAMABAD: Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) Tribunal has taken judicial notice of illegal housing schemes being...

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 09:18am

Buyers, sellers: APTMA assails FBR’s affidavit demand

LAHORE: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Chairman Kaan Arshad has condemned the Federal Board of...

Updated 19 Oct, 2024 02:56pm

GST fraud allegations: Leading cos’ CFOs go into hiding

ISLAMABAD: The chief financial officers (CFOs) of companies allegedly involved in sales tax fraud have apparently...

Updated 18 Oct, 2024 02:53pm

Business & Finance

Key challenges: APTMA seeks Finance Minister’s help

ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has sought Finance Minister’s support in resolution of...

Published 18 Oct, 2024 06:10am

Sales tax fraud: Five senior companies’ officials held

ISLAMABAD: The Directorate General of Intelligence & Investigation-Inland Revenue has arrested five senior...

Updated 15 Oct, 2024 09:15am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 20	278.13
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 20	277.93
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 20	154.96
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 20	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 20	1.27
Euro to USD / Nov 20	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
India Sensex / Nov 20	77,578.38
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 20	38,072.42
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Hang Seng / Nov 20	19,668.80
FTSE 100 / Nov 20	8,085.07
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 20	19,004.78

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 20	68.87
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 20	17,885
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 20	238,940
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 20	2,655.46
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 20	70.41
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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