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Hammad Azhar says planning for long-term tax reforms
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Revenue Muhammad Hammad Azhar has said that he is planning for long-term tax reforms and...
FBR posts average 14.6pc growth during five years
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) recorded average growth of 14.6 percent for five years; however, the tax-GDP ratio of...
Customs I&I DG Zahid Khokhar transfers officers, lower staff
ISLAMABAD: Customs Intelligence & Investigation Director General Muhammad Zahid Khokhar has transferred a number of officers of his directorate with...
IMF wants up to Rs100b increase in FBR tax collection
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked the Pakistani government to increase FBR’s tax collection up to Rs100 billion...
Collector Zulfiqar shows displeasure over not pursuing cases in SC by customs staff
ISLAMABAD: Collector Zulfiqar Ali Chaudhary showed displeasure over carelessness of customs staff for not properly pursuing two cases in the...
FBR recovers Rs6.2b from Pakistanis named in Panama Leaks
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has forwarded requests to the relevant jurisdictions under OECD’s Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative...
Govt taking all possible measures to make Gwadar Port operational: Ali Zaidi
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Port & Shipping Ali Zaidi said that the government is committed to make Gwadar...
Customs seizes goods, vehicle worth Rs30m during first two weeks of Nov
ISLAMABAD: Collectorate of Customs Preventive seized huge quantity of smuggled goods, offending and NDP vehicles worth Rs30 million during first...
11 RTOs yet to provide details of action taken against tax evaders to FBR
ISLAMABAD: Eight Regional Tax Offices (RTOs) have provided details of action taken against those assets holders who didn’t take advantage...
Pakistan, Brazil to strengthen cooperation in trade, corruption
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Brazil have agreed to strengthen cooperation in the areas of trade, fighting corruption and enhance parliamentary linkages...
Cabinet approves revival of FBR policy board
ISLAMABAD: The tax policymaking powers will soon be given to the finance ministry as the federal cabinet has approved the...
FBR employee deprived of Rs202,000 in latest bank fraud case
ISLAMABAD: A latest case of deceitful bank transaction was reported on Tuesday from Okara, in which a peon of Federal...
Parliament Secretariat seeks details of 0.5m zero taxpayers
ISLAMABAD: Parliament Secretariat has asked Federal Board of Revenue to provide details and income tax returns of those 0.5 million...
Govt assures IMF of separating FBR policy, administrative functions in 100 days
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has assured the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of separating policy and administrative functions of the Federal...
FBR notifies rules for textile, leather suppliers
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has notified rules for suppliers of finished fabric, textile, and leather products integrated with...
FBR starts ARMS software to trace tax evaders
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), in collaboration with World Bank, has launched pilot project of Automatic Risk Management System (ARMS) with the...
IMF lauds FBR’s efforts to broaden tax base, asks to ‘do more’
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has emphasised need for Pakistan to broaden its tax base to enhance revenue collection...
Wasif Memon assumes charge as Chief Collector (North)
ISLAMABAD: Wasif Ali Memon, a Pakistan Customs Service officer of BS-21, has assumed the charge as Chief Collector of Customs...
FBR issues Rs8.741b sales tax refunds to export-oriented sectors
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued an advice to the State Bank of Pakistan for making payment of...
FBR unearths Rs522m tax evasion
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has unearthed tax evasion of billions of rupees carried out through the registration...
