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FBR holds taxpayers facilitation workshop in Bahawalpur
BAHAWALPUR: Facilitation and Taxpayer Education Wing of FBR held a workshop on e-portal services and role & responsibilities of withholding...
Tax exemptions: Govt balking at stripping VIPs of privilege
ISLAMABAD: The federal government is balking at the possibility of withdrawing income tax exemptions from VIPs holding public offices on...
Raise in WHT on power, gas bills on the anvil
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is seriously contemplating increasing the withholding tax rates on electricity and gas bills...
FBR may miss twice-revised revenue target
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is most likely to miss the twice-revised revenue collection target of Rs2,275 billion...
FBR vows to raise business cost for non-taxpayers
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has made a firm decision to make business extremely difficult for non-taxpayers from...
Law to curb undervaluation of property discussed
ISLAMABAD: The government is planning introducing a new law in budget (2014-15) to empower the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)...
APCMA for cement industry exclusion from 3rd schedule of ST Act
ISLAMABAD: The Cement industry has vehemently advocated for the exclusion of cement from the third schedule Sales Tax Act which...
GB Business community in agony due to widening of lake
GILGIT: Gilgit-Urumqi Business Forum President Nazir Ahmad has urged the government to introduce tax concessions for the business community of...
FBR weighs up phase-wise hike in CGT rate
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is evaluating a proposal to phase in increase in the rate of capital...
Budget 2014-15: Rs255b new taxes to reduce deficit
ISLAMABAD: In order to bring down the budget deficit the government is expected to introduce new taxes in the upcoming...
Rs8 to 10b revenue expected: FBR proposes revival of SED
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has sent a proposal to the Finance Ministry, seeking restoration of special excise...
Pak-Afghan trade volume to be enhanced to $5bn
KABUL: Pakistan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan Syed Abrar Hussain and Afghan Deputy Minister for Trade Mozammil Shinwari have agreed that practical...
No exemptions on incomes of President, ministers, generals: FBR
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue has clarified that the incomes of the President of Pakistan, Federal Ministers, Chief of Staff...
Checking misuse: FBR mulls restricting ST registration to ‘manufacturers’
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue will restrict sales tax registration to the category of ‘manufacturers’ in different sectors specifically...
Industry warns tax hike to flourish illicit cigarette business
ISLAMABAD: The tobacco industry has urged the Ministry of Industries and Production against raising tax rate as it will help...
Tax-to-GDP declined: Dar presents 3yrs budget strategy paper to cabinet
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar presented budget strategy paper for 2014-17 to the federal cabinet, setting ambitious targets for reduction...
FBR vets PCT ‘Others’ category to withdraw concession
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is reviewing entire Pakistan Customs Tariff (PCT) to withdraw concessionary rate of customs...
Despite GSP+, exports down by 10pc in April
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports trend started looking down after a gap of four months, witnessing a double-digit decline in April despite...
SRO 351(I)/2014: Dar stops implementation, business community jubilant
ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has suspended the implementation of the SRO 351 of 2014 and formed a committee...
Dastgir’s quest for US grant of GSP shows positive signs
WASHINGTON DC: In a briefing to US media Pakistan’s Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir has said that Pakistan qualified for EU’s...
