FBR accelerates tax recovery drive to plug Rs661 billion revenue deficit

During the first eleven months (July-May) of FY18, the tax regulator collected Rs3.274 trillion

FBR to propose SC for scrapping 12.5 percent WHT on Rs1,000 balance recharge

In case of this tax remaining suspended in its entirety for the next financial year 2018-19, the overall accumulated losses in terms of revenue across Pakistan would jump to Rs123 billion

Cellular providers to give 100 percent credit on credit recharge for 15 days

As per the SC directives, this relief will last for 15 days after which the FBR and cellular companies would submit a mechanism to the apex court for collecting taxes via mobile phone top-up cards

SC informed defective laws are hindering tracing of foreign bank accounts

The DG FIA informed the court Pakistani citizens had invested 4,240 billion UAE dirham in the Gulf nation

Mobile phone card tax suspension could cause Rs123 billion loss to national exchequer

Before the apex court decision, provinces were collecting around 19.5 percent tax on a prepaid phone card, so their revenue collection losses would touch Rs75 billion annually

Amnesty scheme attracts 1000 tax returns since being unveiled

The success of the tax amnesty scheme is contingent on the Supreme Court’s decision and it was expected the hearing of the case would commence in its Lahore registry on Monday

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ICCI demands exemption from tax inquiry of selected cases

Muhammad Naveed Malik said that in the Budget 2018-19, the outgoing government had extended the threshold for income tax up to Rs.1.2 million due to which almost 80 per cent of small taxpayers would go below the tax level in the next financial year.

Property tax collection plunged 20 percent in July-April FY18

Punjab’s property tax collection fell 31.62 percent, to touch Rs2.66 billion in first ten months of FY18, compared to Rs3.88 billion in the same period of FY17

FBR seeks clearance of SC regarding tax amnesty scheme

The top brass of the FBR said no move would be initiated regarding the tax amnesty scheme till the Supreme Court (SC) would provide them clear directives on the subject

Remittances could be dented due to investment restrictions

As per market players, this stipulation announced in the budget for FY19 and set to apply from the 1st of July has hampered the flow of billions of dollars in investments in the realty sector

Automatic sharing of information with OECD to commence from September

Fifty-six countries have expressed willingness and officially issued a requisite requirement for automatic exchange of information with Pakistan

FBR collected Rs3.274 trillion in taxes during July-May FY18

During the five-year tenure of PML-N, the revenue collection almost doubled from Rs1.946 trillion when it took power in June 2013

Govt approves removal of Neelum-Jhelum surcharge from COD date

The outgoing government gave go-ahead to exemption from income tax on profits and gains of prevailing businesses carried out by people in Fata and Pata for next five years

Tax revenues rose 106 percent during PML-N’s five-year tenure

Corporate tax rates decreased from 35 percent to 30 percent in last five years and it is slated to fall further to 25 percent by the tax year 2023