No surprise in the surprise visit The only surprise in the IMF team’s surprise visit to Pakistan this week was that it took the trouble to jolt the... Updated 14 Nov, 2024 07:15am
Print FBR assures IMF: Rs12.9trn revenue target will stay intact Tax collection target of the FBR would not be revised downward for the current fiscal year, sources say Updated 14 Nov, 2024 02:25pm
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
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
Print FBR acquiesces to changes in ‘Tajir Dost Scheme’ ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has agreed in principle major changes in the “Tajir Dost Scheme” for... Updated 06 Nov, 2024 08:26am
Print Oct 31st deadline: TDS CC issues stern warning to non-filer traders KARACHI: Naeem Mir, Chief Coordinator of the Tajir Dost Scheme at the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), has issued a... Updated 31 Oct, 2024 09:34am
Opinion Structural reforms in IMF programme The Staff Report on the new 37-month Extended Fund Facility by the IMF of $7 billion contains a number of structural... Published 29 Oct, 2024 03:27am
Print TDS undergoes policy shift: FBR now targeting wholesale, posh areas’ markets ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has taken a major policy shift in registration of traders and... Updated 20 Oct, 2024 09:46am
Opinion IMF programme & reform priorities The long-awaited US$ 7 billion 37-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF), finally approved by the Executive Board of the... Updated 04 Oct, 2024 08:28am
Business & Finance SRO 1064 to be amended to make Tajir Dost Scheme effective: Mir LAHORE: Chief Coordinator Tajir Dost Scheme Mohammad Naeem Mir said on Thursday that SRO 1064 is likely to be ... Published 20 Sep, 2024 06:58am
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
Perspectives Mini budget in offing?: increase tax collection by respecting taxpayers With each passing month, the government’s target to collect Rs12.97 trillion as Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR)... Updated 07 Sep, 2024 02:26pm
Business & Finance Tax collection from wholesale, retail sector big challenge: Mir LAHORE: Chief Coordinator Tajir Dost Scheme Naeem Mir has stated that collecting tax from whole sale and retail... Published 05 Sep, 2024 06:19am
Print 9,130 big retailers integrated in POS system ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has integrated 9,130 big retailers into Point of Sales (POS) system up... Updated 05 Sep, 2024 08:53am
Print Fixed tax: Traders ready to pay Rs5,000 per month Sources say traders' demand seems to be unrealistic and impractical to reduce the amount from Rs60,000 per month to Rs5,000 per month, but the FBR will find some way to resolve the issue Updated 05 Sep, 2024 02:11pm
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
Opinion Digitization key to revenue growth Pakistan has been facing the perpetual challenge of expanding its tax base without any tangible results, a situation... Published 30 Aug, 2024 07:19am
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
Business & Finance LCCI chief says two SROs have created ‘significant’ difficulties for traders LAHORE: A seminar on the Tajir Dost Scheme 2024 was held at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry. LCCI... Updated 30 Aug, 2024 08:02am
Pakistan KP traders observe shutter-down strike PESHAWAR: Trading community of Peshawar and other parts of the province observed shutter down against the imposition... Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am
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 Hike in taxes, electricity tariffs: Traders observe shutter-down strike ISLAMABAD: Traders across the country Wednesday observed strike against the government’s economic policies,... Updated 29 Aug, 2024 09:25am
Print Traders stick to guns, go on strike as planned ISLAMABAD: Despite Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) assurance to traders’ community to amend the “Tajir Dost Scheme”... Updated 28 Aug, 2024 05:58pm
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
Business & Finance BMP, PIAF announce support to planned shutter-down strike LAHORE: Warning the government of a countrywide shutter-down strike, the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of ... Published 27 Aug, 2024 07:26am
Editorials Taxing traders – same old story EDITORIAL: The same old story plays out every time FBR (Federal Board of Revenue) gets serious about taxing traders.... Published 27 Aug, 2024 06:44am
Business & Finance KP traders demand withdrawal of 2pc tax on exports PESHAWAR: Traders and exporters asked the provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to immediately withdraw the... Updated 26 Aug, 2024 09:00am
Print Finally, FBR reaches out to traders Meeting to be held on August 27 Updated 26 Aug, 2024 09:28am
Business & Finance Tajir Dost Scheme, heavy energy bills: KCCI supports countrywide strike on 28th KARACHI: President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Iftikhar Ahmed Sheikh has advised all its... Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:23am