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Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024: comments

Concept of an eligible person introduced [Section 114C(5)(B)]

Updated 21 Dec, 2024 07:09am

Business & Finance

Federal tax laws: Taxpayers’ rights fully protected: FTO

LAHORE: Federal Tax Ombudsman Dr Asif Mahmood Jah said on Wednesday that taxpayers’ rights are fully protected...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 08:23am

Tax laws bill tabled in NA: Govt steps up pressure on non-filers

Non-filers will be prohibited from purchasing, booking, registration of vehicles over 800cc, acquiring property beyond a specified limit, and making stock purchases beyond a certain threshold

Updated 19 Dec, 2024 03:03pm

FBR will now share income tax returns data with banks

According to Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill 2024 introduced in NA, exchange of banking and tax information related to high-risk persons has been allowed between banks and FBR

Updated 19 Dec, 2024 11:49am

Taxmen likely to seal unregistered people’s co’s premises

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will empower Inland Revenue officials to seal unregistered people’s...

Updated 19 Dec, 2024 03:03pm

Business & Finance

What is Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 introduced in National Assembly?

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb introduced the Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in the National Assembly (NA) on...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 09:06pm

Editorials

The case for dedicated tax benches

EDITORIAL: The Chief Justice of Pakistan’s proposal to establish dedicated benches for tax-related cases is a...

Updated 03 Dec, 2024 06:43am

Prosecution of non-filers: Tax expert supports upcoming tax law

ISLAMABAD: Leading tax experts and chartered accountants have strongly supported the upcoming Tax Laws (First)...

Updated 25 Nov, 2024 02:45pm

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

Income Tax Ordinance: FBR drafting new law to end categories of ‘late-filers’, ‘non-filers’

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is drafting a new law to end the categories of “late-filers” and...

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 03:24pm

Pakistan

PM stands firm on tax laws: Adviser

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs, Rana Sanaullah, on Monday said that the prime ...

Published 16 Jul, 2024 06:53am

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

Senate panel informed: Upto Rs6trn tax leakage taking place annually

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb says massive tax leakage can be effectively checked through enforcement of tax laws

Updated 14 Jun, 2024 09:26am

Business & Finance

Finance Bill to amend Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 2024

ISLAMABAD: Finance Bill 2024 would amend Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 2024 to deal with emerging legal issues being...

Published 04 Jun, 2024 06:28am

Business & Finance

Enactment of Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 2024: ATIR members raise serious questions over benches’ legitimacy

ISLAMABAD: Judicial members of the Appellate Tribunal (Inland Revenue) have apprehended that Tax Laws (Amendment)...

Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am

Business & Finance

Seeking stay from court against recovery: 30pc of disputed tax will be deposited with FBR under new Act

ISLAMABAD: Taxpayers have to deposit 30 percent of the determined tax with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in...

Published 09 May, 2024 03:11am

Business & Finance

Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill: Treasury Senator assails federal govt

ISLAMABAD: The federal government, Monday, came under sharp criticism in Senate from a treasury senator for...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 03:43am

Liquidation of certain appellate fora: Cabinet approves amendments to tax laws

Cabinet informed that FBR had been constantly trying to ensure prompt disposal of litigation cases

Updated 25 Apr, 2024 09:42am

Reducing financial burden: SNGPL proposes amendments to tax laws

ISLAMABAD: Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Company Limited (SNGPL) has proposed amendments to tax laws to reduce financial...

Updated 13 Mar, 2024 09:36am

Opinion

Improving tax compliance

The caretaker government has set up a tax reforms taskforce to come up with recommendations to close the ‘tax...

Published 03 Oct, 2023 06:02am

Documentation requirements: Paperless environment not possible: FBR

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has said that a completely paperless environment for taxpayers is not...

Updated 13 Sep, 2023 08:55am

Pakistan

Sect 223 of Customs Act confers broad, general power on FBR: SC

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court noted that Section 223 of the Customs Act, 1969, confers a broad and general power, of...

Published 07 Sep, 2023 06:21am

Business & Finance

Toll manufacturing: FBR suggests new definition

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has proposed a new definition of the toll manufacturing in the Income...

Published 22 Aug, 2023 06:03am

Income tax law: FBR proposes new definition of word ‘banking’

Proposed draft amendments in the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 issued for simplification and harmonization through the next Finance Bill, 2024

Updated 14 Aug, 2023 05:32pm

Pakistan

Private medical colleges violating tax laws

ISLAMABAD: Private medical colleges are involved in serious violations of income tax laws including non-deduction of...

Published 25 Jul, 2023 06:20am

Business & Finance

Tax under Section 7E on immoveable properties: Inland revenue chief commissioners issued instructions

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Monday issued draft of proposed amendments in the Inland Revenue...

Published 25 Jul, 2023 06:20am

FBR to ‘sell’ excise rules, general orders, departmental rulings to public

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will “sell” federal excise rules, general orders and departmental...

Updated 06 Jul, 2023 08:39am

Business & Finance

FBR proposes changes in tax laws to check profit shifting by MNCs

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has proposed changes in tax laws to check the “profit shifting” by...

Published 13 Jun, 2023 06:00am

KE seeks amendments to tax laws

ISLAMABAD: K-Electric (KE) has sought amendments in tax laws including income tax, minimum turnover, payment of...

Updated 30 May, 2023 09:22am

Business & Finance

Experts urge govt to avoid frequent changes in tax laws

LAHORE: Tax experts have urged the government to strike a balance between the need to update tax laws and the need ...

Published 12 May, 2023 05:59am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Petrol/Litre / Dec 21	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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