Pakistan’s new rulers grapple with an old problem: How to get people to pay taxes
One of the world’s lowest tax collection rates partly help explain the shoddy state of Pakistan’s hospitals and schools, and why the illiteracy rate hovers above 40 percent in the mainly Muslim nation of 208 million people
PM warns of disbanding FBR, terms performance unsatisfactory
PM expresses displeasure over the tax regulator's performance, states a new institution could be established for this purpose
Govt decides to segregate revenue collection and tax policymaking powers
A separate committee will be set up soon and notified to devise a tax policy and include tax experts on the board
FBR to brief PM about administrative measures to boost revenue collection
The tax regulator has projected Rs37 billion in tax demand from an audit of high net-worth individuals
FBR fails to launch track and trace system for tobacco industry
The board is allegedly delaying the bidding process of the system which is designed specifically to curb tax evasion
ISLAMABAD:Â Despite falling...
FBR collects Rs12.2bn in six months through alternate delivery channels
ISLAMABAD:Â The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has recorded 14,904 transactions and received Rs12,240 million from taxpayers opting to use always-on alternate delivery...
WAPDA employees sensitised on tax filing
LAHORE:Â The Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) on Tuesday organised a seminar in collaboration with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to...
50,000 Pakistanis repatriated from KSA in eight months
ISLAMABAD:Â The Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development on Wednesday revealed that as many as 50,000 Pakistanis have been repatriated from...
FBR launches crackdown against ‘influential’ tax evaders
-- 'In the 1st phase, strict action will be taken against 169 tax evaders with a proven trail of large business transactions and...
FBR extends deadline to file tax returns till Nov 30 Â
KARACHI:Â The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has further extended the deadline to file annual income tax returns and wealth statements to November...
LCCI calls for friendly mechanism to ensure tax expansion
Chamber president says those who paid 20pc extra tax than previous year should be given audit exemption
LAHORE:Â Newly-elected Lahore Chamber of Commerce...
Legal fraternity sensitized on taxation, e-filing
ISLAMABAD:Â The Federal Board of Revenue's broadening of tax base (BTB) conducted an awareness seminar at the Islamabad High Court Bar Association on...
RITBA lauds govt’s amendments in taxation, accountability laws
RAWALPINDI:Â The Rawalpindi Islamabad Tax Bar Association (RITBA) on Sunday welcomed the decision of the government to introduce amendments in the civil law...
FBR officials vow to extend full support to govt
ISLAMABAD:Â The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) officers adopted a resolution on Sunday, vowing to extend full and unconditional support to the new...
Global foreign investment flows tumble on Trump’s tax reform, OECD says
OECD's study revealed global foreign direct investment outflows tumbled 44 percent to $136 billion in the first quarter of this year, from $242 billion in the previous quarter