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Customs Appellate Tribunal reserves verdict on plea filed by M/s Wahid Hamid

ISLAMABAD: A single bench of the Customs Appellate Tribunal dated in office the hearing of cases involving Collectorate of Customs...

Show cause notice to M/s Friends Traders on Sales Tax evasion

ISLAMABAD: Collector Customs Adjudication Ihsan Ali Shah has issued a show cause notice to M/s Friends Traders Rawalpindi on the...

Govt reduces customs duty on import of poultry products

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decreased customs duty for value added products used by poultry sector considering more investment and...

Govt imposes 1% tax on five export-oriented sectors

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has imposed one percent further sales tax on five export-oriented sectors, which will be implemented from...

Reimbursement of tax refunds top priority under PM package: Khurram

byM Arshad

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan on Wednesday said that reimbursement of tax refunds to the exporters...

Bangladesh frozen food exporters seek tax cut in upcoming budget

Govt reduces advance income tax on import of plastic raw material

ISLAMABAD: The government has reduced advance income tax on import of raw plastic to 4.5 percent for commercial importers and...

Islamabad ASO impounds seven vehicles & items valued Rs12.44m during six days

byTariq Derya

ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) impounded five offending vehicles (vehicles used for carrying smuggled goods), two Non-Duty-Paid (NDP) vehicles and...

Appraising Officer Muhammad Idrees exonerated from allegations

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has exonerated Muhammad Idrees from the charges levelled against him. The Board issued exoneration...

ATIR adjourns hearing of case filed by M/s Aftab Traders

ISLAMABAD: Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR) on Wednesday dated in office the hearing on a tax matter challenging issuance of...

Income tax on mutual fund dividend reduced to 10 percent: Ishaq Dar

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to withdraw the tax rate on dividend received from mutual funds from proposed rate of...

IDP needs to generate Rs320m of CD to meet June’s allocated target

byTariq Derya

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Dry Port (IDP) has been on distance during initial 14 days of June’s Financial Year FY2016-17 against...

IHC postpones hearing of case filed by M/s Saudi Pak Industrial & Agricultural Investment Company

ISLAMABAD: A single bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday dated in office the hearing of a case...

Customs GPO foils bid to smuggle 2 kg heroin worth Rs20m from carton

byTariq Derya

ISLAMABAD: Customs International Mail Office (IMO)at GPO Islamabad seized 2 kilogram of fine quality heroin from parcel concealed in layers...

Rawalpindi Directorate performs brilliantly under guidance of Shukat & Irfan: Afzal

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Director Directorate General of Customs Intelligence and Investigation, Federal Board of Revenue Rawalpindi, Afzal Watto, has said the...

Haroon, Irshad to visit Karachi to review revenue collection measures

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Federal Board of Revenue Dr Muhammad Irshad will leave for Karachi on Thursday evening (15th June) for two...

IHC seeks more record from parties on petition filed by M/s Wateen Telecom Limited

ISLAMABAD: A division bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday directed parties to submit more record in order...

NA approves Federal Budget of FY2017-18 amounting to Rs4.75 trillion

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly has approved the Federal Budget for financial year 2017-18 Rs. 4.75 trillion on Tuesday in the absence...

Customs Appellate Tribunal issues directives to parties on petitions filed against FBR

ISLAMABAD: The Customs Appellate Tribunal has dated in office the hearing of a couple of customs matters involving field offices...

Agreement on Electronic Data Interchange with Chinese customs soon to be finalized: FBR

13/06/2017

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has expressed concerns over the slow progress of agreement between Pakistan and China...

Suggestions sought for improvement in WeBOC system