Use of software/programme: Payment is business income, not royalty: SC ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan, while exercising its review jurisdiction, has held that the... Published 13 Dec, 2024 06:29am
Business & Finance CS underscores need for introducing advance MVT payment option KARACHI: Chief Secretary Sindh Asif Hyder Shah has proposed introducing an option for taxpayers to pay motor vehicle... Published 07 Dec, 2024 06:51am
Pakistan President confirms FTO’s order against FBR’s ‘coercive measures’ ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has confirmed a landmark order issued by Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO), who has... Published 02 Sep, 2024 06:40am
Pakistan Taxpayers to be provided justice in 4 to 6 weeks: FTO KARACHI: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Dr. Asif Mahmood Jah (HI, SI) has announced quick action on the complaints of... Published 10 Aug, 2024 06:51am
Business & Finance LTO fails to deduct tax on transfer from CWIP to fixed assets LAHORE: The Lahore Tax Office (LTO) failed to deduct tax on transfer from construction work in progress (CWIP) to... Published 03 Aug, 2024 06:46am
Pakistan FIA summons FBR Member Operations ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency has summoned the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Member Operations Mir... Published 27 Jul, 2024 07:16am
Business & Finance Since transactions done thru banking channel the same cannot be termed ‘fictitious’: appellate forum LAHORE: A tax officer has failed to prove advance against shares as fictitious transactions transacted through... Published 09 Jul, 2024 06:39am
Business & Finance Going after taxpayers without sound legal footing constitutes harassment: FTO ISLAMABAD: The Inland Revenue tax officials are allegedly committing the worst kind of harassment by issuing illegal... Published 08 Jun, 2024 07:00am
Business & Finance Immovable property between spouses: Commissioner IR fails to charge capital gains tax LAHORE: The Commissioner Inland Revenue, RTO-lI Lahore, has failed to establish chargeability of capital gain on... Published 04 Jun, 2024 06:28am
Pakistan Violation of SC orders: FTO orders probe against CTO Islamabad officials ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Dr Asif Mahmood Jah has ordered an investigation against the Federal ... Published 18 May, 2024 05:45am
Pakistan Widow challenges advance tax against cellular phone services LAHORE: A widow has challenged advance tax against cellular phone services, being not liable to pay income tax or... Published 01 May, 2024 04:14am
Business & Finance Tax department fails to recover tax from bank accounts of taxpayer LAHORE: The Tax department has failed to recover the tax assessed from bank accounts of taxpayer without issuance of... Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am
Business & Finance Delay in sales tax payments: Fibres’ manufacturer fails to furnish explanation LAHORE: A fibres manufacturer has failed to furnish plausible explanation for sales tax payments while agitating ... Published 16 Apr, 2024 03:38am
Editorials FBR overstepping the line EDITORIAL: About time the Islamabad High Court (IHC) gave honest taxpayers, swindled by the FBR (Federal Board of... Published 05 Apr, 2024 04:50am
Business & Finance Transaction against a taxpayer: Authorities fail to establish re-characterization LAHORE: Tax authorities fail to establish re-characterization of a transaction against a taxpayer in the absence of... Published 05 Apr, 2024 04:50am
Business & Finance Tax officer passes assessment order beyond show-cause notice LAHORE: A tax officer passed an assessment order beyond the show-cause notice without confronting the same to the... Published 27 Mar, 2024 04:38am
Business & Finance Capricious tax officer rectifies order after settlement by relevant forums LAHORE: A capricious tax officer has proceeded to rectify the very order-in-original despite the matter having been... Published 20 Mar, 2024 03:00am
Business & Finance FBR notice issued within 6 years: ‘Taxpayer bound to maintain tax record till...’ ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Friday declared that once Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) notice is issued... Published 16 Mar, 2024 06:26am
Business & Finance Cotton processor secures input tax refund LAHORE: A cotton processor has secured input tax refund, which was rejected by the sales tax department after the... Published 05 Mar, 2024 03:09am
Business & Finance Deduction of WHT: Pipe maker fails to shift onus on tax dept LAHORE: A pipe manufacturer failed to shift onus on the tax department against deduction of withholding tax without... Published 02 Mar, 2024 04:16am
Business & Finance Taxpayer claims audit proceedings conducted under repealed provisions LAHORE: A taxpayer has alleged the income tax department to have used repealed provisions of the law to carry out... Published 28 Feb, 2024 06:10am
Markets Yarn trader succeeds availing concessional rate after legal fight LAHORE: A yarn trader has succeeded in availing the facility of concessional rate despite a hot pursuit of the tax... Published 18 Feb, 2024 03:01am
Business & Finance RMG chain store remains unable to prove misuse of authority LAHORE: A Readymade Garment (RMG) chain store could not prove misuse of authority by Commissioner Inland Revenue... Published 17 Feb, 2024 05:51am
Business & Finance FTO orders probe into bank account attachments without recovery notice ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has ordered to conduct an investigation against Secretary Revenue Division ... Published 26 Jan, 2024 04:58am
Business & Finance E-processing, e-issuance of refund: FBR still requires order by court or FTO’s recommendation ISLAMABAD: In spite of insertion of section 170A in the Income Tax Ordinance 2001 through Finance Act 2021, the... Published 18 Jan, 2024 05:54am
Business & Finance Sales: tax practitioners point out major anomaly LAHORE: Treating sales alone as income without considering purchases in order to establish suppression of sales is... Published 18 Jan, 2024 05:54am
Business & Finance ATIR Lahore explains how foreign companies should approach ISLAMABAD: The Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR) Lahore has unanimously held that the foreign companies have... Published 31 Dec, 2023 03:04am
Business & Finance Gujrat Tax Bar Association demands streamlining of services for taxpayers GUJRAT: The Gujrat Tax Bar Association, led by President Khurram Taufiq Malik and General Secretary Tahir Hassan... Published 19 Dec, 2023 05:20am
Business & Finance Ship-breaking firm recovers damages against tax dept LAHORE: A private firm involved in the business of ship breaking has recovered damages against the Income Tax... Published 29 Nov, 2023 05:09am
Pakistan Plea against harassment: FTO summons FBR member, commissioner tomorrow ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has summoned Member Operations-IR, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and... Published 23 Nov, 2023 03:19am