Banks introduce fees on large deposits to meet lending targets, avert tax
FBR considers levy on banks if private sector loans drop below 50% of deposits by year-end
Govt moves to Supreme Court over banks’ stay on additional 15% income tax
FBR seeks urgent resolution as Rs197 billion revenue hangs in balance
Finance minister vows equal tax contribution from real estate, agriculture, wholesale sectors
This is not a request; it is something we have to do, says Aurangzeb in his unscheduled television address
Developers decry FBR’s hike in property valuation across 56 cities
Industry warns of capital outflow and economic disruption from new tax measures
FBR falls short of revenue target by Rs99bn in first two months of FY25
Tax body collected Rs1.455 trillion in July-August against a target of Rs1.554 trillion
FBR forms 32-member task force to address tax collection gaps
Working group to identify gaps in tax system and present a report within two weeks
Pakistan has a serious taxation problem. Its answer is in the constitution
A little thing called the 18th Amendment has set out a three tiered democracy in which taxation is a local government subject
PM forms 10-member task force for FBR digitalisation
Task force will present its recommendations and plan to the prime minister within one month
Retailers cry betrayal as FBR’s Tajir “Dost” scheme takes a new turn
Business owners sceptical of indicative incomes under the Taajir dost scheme; how just is their plea?
Provinces to broaden sales tax scope by adding more services
Transition from a positive to a negative list aims to enhance service tax collections starting next fiscal year
PRA achieves record revenue collection of Rs239 billion in FY24
The Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) has collected over Rs239 billion in revenue for the financial year 2023-24, marking a 20% increase compared...
Govt considers blocking bank accounts of non-filers
Proposed changes include fixed sales tax on mobile imports and adjustments to advertising expense deductions
FBR extends deadline for transferring tax cases to appellate tribunal
Tax disputes pending before Commissioner Inland Revenue-Appeal will be moved to the newly established Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue
The govt is punishing filers and non-filers alike. The only difference is the latter might manage to escape
There is an incoherence between the treatment of the formal and informal sectors of the economy. And those documented can’t escape
Our tax Babus keep beating the same dead horse again and again. Here’s how it affects the stock market
The tax authority looks to constantly squeeze the same sources of taxation rather than looking for newer ones