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Flouting rules: FTO rejects Transparency International plea against FBR officials
ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman Abdur Rauf Chaudhry rejected the Transparency International Pakistan allegations levelled against FBR officials, alleging that these...
10,000 retailers to be brought into tax net, Senate body told
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Tariq Bajwa has informed the Senate Standing Committee on Finance that top 10,000...
Rs104b short fall: Dar hopeful of achieving revenue target
ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar Informed the Senate Standing Committee on Finance that revenue collection in the country during...
Massive ST evasion scam unearthed
ISLAMABAD: The Computerised Risk-Based Evaluation of Sales Tax has detected around 250 to 300 Sales Tax persons involved in a...
1pc WHT to be collected on property purchase
ISLAMABAD: The government will charge one percent withholding tax on purchase of immovable property of all sizes, including plots, flats,...
FTO seeks action against non-filer officials
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has asked the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to take action against its officers...
FBR shows 150 PRAL employees the door
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has terminated from service 150 employees of its subsidiary Pakistan Revenue and Automation...
Zero rating on potatoes, tomatoes & pulses to be continued: FBR
ISLAMABAD: FBR has clarified that no new taxes have been proposed to be levied on potatoes, tomatoes and medical syringes....
FBR Chairman seeks data of all cases, appeals from regional offices
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue Chairman Tariq Bajwa has directed all the regional offices to forward data of all kinds...
PAC acts as watchdog to check corruption: Mian Abdul Mannan
ISLAMABAD: The all-powerful Public Accounts Committee of the National Assembly acts as a watchdog to keep an eye on government...
Fresh initiatives to be taken to boost economy: Khurram Dastgir
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will undertake fresh trade initiatives with its regional and international trading partners to promote trade and boost economic...
FBR cautions its officials for bringing any influence
ISLAMABAD: FBR has caution its officials to refrain from bringing any superfluous influence, including political pressure, in respect of service...
Achieving revenue target in doldrums, FBR collects Rs1967b till June 6
ISLAMABAD: Even after revising the revenue target twice, it has become apparently an impossible task for Federal Board of Revenue...
Duty structure for import of 888 items changed
ISLAMABAD: The government has changed the duty structure on import of over 888 items besides imposing 5 percent sales tax...
FED withdrawal from locally produced vehicles raises eyebrows
KARACHI: In a surprise move the government has offered relief to the rich by reducing the 10 percent federal excise...
Govt slaps CGT on debt instruments
KARACHI: The government has imposed Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on debt instruments like Pakistan Investment Bonds, Treasury Bills, Foreign Currency...
FBR clarifies its stance on issuance of SROs
ISLAMABAD: Certain quarters have raised doubts about the authority of the Federal Government regarding the issuance of notifications SROs 420(I)/2014,...
Budget spells steps to check miscalculation of income, generate revenue
ISLAMABAD: The pragmatic measures envisaged in the budget to curb misclassification of income earned by taxpayers will generate Rs17 billion...
Dar hopes budgetary measures to flourish tax culture
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar categorically declared that the government was committed to ending the culture of non-filing of income...
FBR discontinues performance allowances of 12 PCS officers
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue has discontinued the performance allowance of twelve officers of Pakistan Customs Service due to their...
