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FBR sets up Benami zones at Karachi, Lahore & Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has established three Benami zones at Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad for enforcement of Benami...
Govt to start crackdown on non-filers from May: Hammad Azhar
ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Revenue Hammad Azhar has said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government would initiate a crackdown on...
Govt to increase tax on cigarettes in upcoming budget
ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to increase the tax on cigarettes in a bid to generate funds for a health...
FBR to conduct balloting for audit selection today
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to conduct balloting for selection of audit cases on Thursday, April 4, 2019 (today)....
Finance ministry to amend FERA 1947 to regulate foreign exchange regime
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Finance has proposed to amend the Foreign Exchange Regulations Act (FERA) 1947 by introducing a bill “FER...
FBR decides not to extend final date of sales tax refunds
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided not to extend the date of sales tax refund bonds from April...
FIA arrests suspects in biggest money laundering of Rs 7.9b from Quetta
QUETTA: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) launched a crackdown on ‘Hawala’ and ‘Hundi’ operators in Quetta and arrested three suspects...
Asad Umar defends govt’s economic policy, acknowledges painful impact
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Asad Umar on Wednesday addressed a live Question and Answer session on the state of the country's...
Political confrontations put negative impact on national economy: Asad Umar
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Asad Umar said that political confrontations put negative impact on the national economy and decisions...
FBR & World Bank agree to increase tax-to-GDP ratio
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) and Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Monday agreed to increase tax to GDP ratio from...
SC issues detailed verdict in excessive tax collection by cellular companies case
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court of Pakistan has released its written verdict related to excessive tax collection on calls being charged by...
Govt refuses to budge on impasse with FMCG importers
ISLAMABAD: The government has categorically refused to reverse its decision of imposing new labelling requirements on the imported Fast-Moving Consumer...
Tax Amnesty Scheme being introduced on demand of business community: Asad Umar
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has announced to bring Tax Amnesty Scheme, Finance Minister Asad Umar has confirmed. Talking to...
President Alvi appreciates FTO’s role in resolving tax payers’ complaints
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi said the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) was playing an important role in resolving complaints of...
Pakistan Customs surpasses revenue target, collects Rs510.11b till March
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Customs has surpassed the target by collecting Rs510.11 billion as duty and taxes during July – March 2018-19....
Interpol arrests Omni Group CFO Arfi Khan
ISLAMABAD: The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Omni Group Arif Khan has been arrested by Interpol in Dubai, Federal Investigation...
Customs Court orders auction of Ayyan Ali’s property
RAWALPINDI: A customs court ordered on Monday auctioning the property of supermodel Ayyan Ali, a proclaimed offender in the currency...
FBR establishes Benami zones for initiating cases across country
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on has constituted three zones at major cities for initiating cases in Benami transactions...
Govt taking measures to facilitate foreign investors with various incentives: Asad Umar
ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Asad Umar, received the visiting Qatari delegation led by Head of Regional Portfolios, Department of Qatar...
Overall business confidence has improved: Khaqan Najeeb
ISLAMABAD: The overall business confidence in February 2019 improved to green zone, which shows predominance of optimistic views of business...
