FBR sets May 1 deadline for electronic invoicing integration for businesses

Corporate entities must comply by May 1, 2025, while non-corporates have until June 1, 2025, to integrate their systems with FBR's digital invoicing.

FBR expands criteria for suspension of sales tax registration

Tax body empowered to suspend businesses if they refuse access to premises for inspection, fail to provide records  

FBR’s IRS system wrongly marks taxpayers as “non-active” despite extended filing deadlines

Taxpayers face confusion due to incorrect labeling as "inactive" and new sales tax return requirements; experts urge changes for smoother compliance

FBR low-grade employees stage pen-down strike for equal share in performance scheme, common pool fund

Employees demand equal treatment, performance rewards, and de-freezing of special allowances pending since 2013

FBR field formations empowered for aggressive tax enforcement to meet FY25 targets

Instructs tax offices to work Saturdays and take proactive action for achieving revenue goals in April and May 2025

FBR extends deadline for Sales Tax, Federal Excise Return submissions until April 25

Taxpayers granted extension for March 2025 returns, with due liabilities to be paid by the original due date

Tax Bar Association flags red tape as hindrance to FBR reforms, taxpayer relief

PTBA urges FBR to streamline processes, address inefficiencies in sales tax registrations and appeals system

Govt considers raising taxable income threshold, taxing high pensions

FBR sources indicate relief proposals for salaried class are under review; pensions above Rs800,000 annually could face 5% tax

Govt to abolish 3% federal excise duty on property sales

PM’s task force on housing backs decision to reverse controversial tax, boosting the real estate sector ahead of IMF review

FTO stops FBR from penalising businesses for delayed sales tax returns due to tax department’s inaction

Federal Tax Ombudsman directs FBR to allow filing of returns and warns against penalties in cases caused by departmental delays

Salaried Class Alliance calls for tax relief, revision of slabs in FY26 budget

Alliance urges govt to raise exemption threshold to Rs 1,200,000 and introduce deductions to ease burden on salaried individuals

Number of registered businesses surpasses 12.5 million, FBR informs NA 

Punjab leads with 8.2 million businesses; figures show a significant increase of 5.3 million registered business taxpayers over the past three years

FBR to use geo-tagging for surveys in major cities to bring retailers, wholesalers into tax net

Tax body plans to connect 50,000 to 100,000 shops to POS systems in efforts to meet IMF's Rs50bn target for retailers

Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue exempts foreign assets from capital value tax

ATIR Lahore annuls Rs37.38 million CVT demand, ruling FADRA takes precedence over CVT Act 2022 for foreign assets

FTO orders investigation into FBR’s forceful online integration of businesses

Taxpayer complaint leads to inquiry over privacy concerns and implementation of online integration by FBR