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FBR assesses legal provisions of budget 2014-15
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has started discussions on impacts of legal provisions presented in the budget for...
Red card: No more tax exemptions to NGOs/NPOs
ISLAMABAD: Federal Government has withdrawn the tax exemptions provided to education institutions running under NGOs, NPOs and welfare trusts. Instead...
Bajwa’s absence: Race for FBR chairman post hots up
ISLAMABAD: The race for the Chairman post of the Federal Board of Revenue has been taking curious turns with the...
Tight inspection: FBR to launch electronic monitoring system
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue has decided to introduce electronic monitoring system SEMP to void the tax theft at manufacturing...
ANF recovers 17kg drugs, arrests 4
ISLAMABAD: Anti Narcotics Force seized 17 kg of drugs and arrested 4 culprits during its raids at airport, highways and...
Shahid Hussain Asad given look-after charge of FBR Chairman
ISLAMABAD: Member Inland Revenue Policy and FBR Official Spokesperson Shahid Hussain Asad has been given look-after charge of FBR Chairman...
I-Checks over promotion vexes FBR officers
ISLAMABAD: The Officers of Federal Board of Revenue have been under immense stress over recent shift of promotion policy of...
Govt decides to appoint Tariq Bajwa as Finance Secretary
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to appoint FBR Chairman Tariq Bajwa as Finance Secretary, sources told Customs Today. Sources said...
Trade deficit eased to $19.98b in FY14
ISLAMABAD: The trade deficit remained at $19.98 billion during outgoing financial year 2013-14, as compared to $20.49 billion of a...
TCS finds scapegoat for smuggling scandal
ISLAMABAD: The Courier Service (TCS) administration dismissed its Chief Executive Saqib Hamdani and Islamabad Regional Manager Logistics Ghazanfar Gul amid...
FBR transfers Grade 19-20 Customs bigwigs
ISLAMABAD: FBR has announced transfers/postings of 15 Grade 19-20 Customs Officers with immediate effect. As per notification, Juneid Akram has...
New post of former secretary FTO frets many
ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Abdul Rauf Chaudhry has appointed secretary FTO Abdul Khaliq as senior adviser and chief coordinator...
Dar chairs ECC meeting, allows duty-free import of 100,000 tons of potatoes
ISLAMABAD: Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet chaired by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar allowed duty-free import of an additional...
FBR makes tax registration mandatory for Peshawar retailers
PESHAWAR: FBR has made tax registration mandatory for retailers in Pershawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa through amendments in the Sales Tax Special...
FBR takes back notices issued to Misbah, Hafiz, Akmal, Azhar
LAHORE: FBR has taken back notices issued to national cricket players including Captain Misbah-ul Haq as an outcome of their...
50 percent increase in FED rates irks air passengers
PESHAWAR: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has enhanced Federal Excise Duty (FED) rates by 50% replacing the fixed FED rates...
Chaman customs house allegedly involved in “Paper export”
Quetta: Directorate Customs Intelligence Quetta raided MCC Customs House Chaman and registered case against Customs Staff for being allegedly involved...
FTO sets up new advisory committee
ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Abdul Rauf Chaudhry issued notification of new ten members’ advisory committee with specified jurisdiction to...
Ishaq Dar refuses to cut FBR revenue target of Rs 2810b
Islamabad: Federal Minister of Finance Ishaq Dar has made it clear to Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) that revenue target...
Govt. will revive sick units to stablize economy: Khurram Dastgir
ISLAMABAD: The Commerce Minister Eng. Khurram Dastgir asked the members of the delegation of Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry...
