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4,641 out of 7,444 registered companies not paying tax: FBR, SECP

ISLAMABAD: As many as 4,641 out of 7,444 registered companies are not filing income tax returns, revealed by Federal Board...

FBR urges taxpayers to accept tax cards

ISLAMABAD: FBR Spokesperson and Member Inland Revenue Policy Shahid Hussain Asad has asked the taxpayers and filers to accept the...

Nawaz-led govt faces Herculean task of overcoming petrol shortage

Petroleum Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi says shortage is due to unprecedented increase in petroleum usage in January as compared...

Finance Ministry releases Rs 1.706 billion to provinces for federal-funded projects

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has released Rs 1.706 billion to provinces out of total allocation of Rs 9.43 billion made...

MNA Pervaiz Malik decides to remove differences between FBR, CBA union

ISLAMABAD: Member National Assembly Pervaiz Malik has decided to play role to remove differences between the Federal Board of Revenue...

FBR collects Rs 87 billion in first 15 days of 2015

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has collected Rs 87 billion in the first 15 days of 2015 whereas...

Bajwa briefs interior minister on National Action Plan

ISLAMABAD: Tariq Bajwa, the chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) , has attended a meeting presided by the...

FBR puzzled on PM’s orders about terrorist funding

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Pakistan Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has instructed FBR to stop funding of terrorists. Chairman FBR along with other...

AC Headquarter orders to redouble the security measures of Custom House

ISLAMABAD: Assistant Collector Model Custom Collectorate Head Quarter Yawar Nawaz has ordered to strengthen the security systems of Customs House...

Gwadar to be declared as Special Economic Zone for 20-30 years

ISLAMABAD: Gwadar will soon be declared a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) for a period of 20 to 30 years in...

Collectors’ conference rescheduled for January 20

ISLAMABAD: The collectors’ conference that was scheduled on January 15 has been postponed due to meeting of Departmental Audit Committee...

British High Commission celebrates British food festival

ISLAMABAD: The British High Commission celebrated the British Food Festival, at Marriott Islamabad on Thursday. The two-day festival was held...

Amendments in Anti-Money Laundering Act 2010 to be passed thru extensive lobbying: Nasreen

ISLAMABAD: The government will have to get the proposed amendments in the Anti-Money Laundering Act 2010 passed by the...

Businessmen wary of report by World Bank on Pakistan’s economy

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has predicted deceleration in the GDP growth of Pakistan in fiscal year 2015 due to political...

UK’s DFID head Montgomery to meet FBR Chairman Bajwa on 20th

ISLAMABAD: England’s Department for International Development is financing the tax awareness campaign launched by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)....

Commerce Ministry conscious of possible ban on Pakistani seafood by EU

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) is cognizant of a possible ban on the Pakistani seafood by the European Union....

0.3 million taxpayers refuse to accept tax cards from FBR

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued tax cards for the filers and taxpayers so that they can...

FBR asks government to get NGOs registered with tax authorities.

15/01/2015

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue has asked the government to ensure the registration of all International Non Governmental Organizations with...

Additional Commissioner-IR compulsory retired over misconduct

15/01/2015

ISLAMABAD: Banda Ali Memon (Inland Revenue Service officer of BS-19) Additional Commissioner-IR, Regional Tax Office, Karachi has been compulsory retired...

Customs intelligence seizes 27kg charas