FBR

Agreement signed between FDE, FBR

he FBR would educate and train 220,000 students and 7,500 teachers through taxation syllabus

NA panel sees lack of substance in revenue authority’s reforms agenda

Collection drops 2% during the month, highlights challenge to revenue board

Measures taken in compliance with PM’s order to overcome shortage of essential commodities

Authority will probe whether refund payment order of Re1 is scam or glitch

CM visits rain-hit areas, vows to construct stormwater drain in Thatta

Chairman tells parliamentary panel details of Pakistanis who made large transactions to China being acquired

Manufacturers say otherwise they may have to raise cement prices by around 10%

Federal Board of Revenue says sales tax, income tax refunds will help address financial crunch

Federal Board of Revenue raises the issue of multiple stakeholders with PM Imran Khan

Orders customs department to return duty-exempted vehicle, not take action against ambassador till further hearing

Asks the court to dub illegal the actions of the customs department

Official says Pakistan responded to crisis better than other Asian countries

Apologises to ambassador whom it earlier summoned for misusing duty-exemption

Move comes after ombudsman’s directive to initiate proceedings

Asks Palestine ambassador to appear on Tuesday to explain illegal sale of duty-exempted vehicle

Writes letters to FBR chief, cabinet secretary

Authority has yet to clear income tax refunds of up to Rs50m as per Hafeez Shaikh’s directive

Outgoing WB country director says Pakistan not a hard country but a challenging one

PM aide informs cabinet about restructuring of institutions to improve governance

Orders FBR to file compliance report in 45 days; notes system's failure reflects officials inefficiency

Revenue authority also initiates action against tainted employees

Seeks investigation reports from FIA, SECP, CCP, FBR, SBP within 90 days

Income tax refunds of the business community had been pending with the FBR since 2014-15

Revenue board issues transfer and posting orders for 12 officers

Finance adviser asks for adopting clear strategy for release of remaining refunds

'Forcing companies to submit data again and again will add to bureaucratic hurdles'

Persistent deficit can lead to more indirect taxes, higher petroleum levies

The committee stressed the need for holding frequent meetings of the policy board

Tells NA committee about Rs220b worth of administrative measures taken in budget

Sarina Isa briefed authorities about mode of transaction used to send £700,000 from Pakistan to UK

Issue of paying Rs16b in refunds in return for kickbacks lands in NA

Acting chief presents shield to outgoing chairperson

Both bodies strongly criticise ‘ill-motivated’ move of the government of not replacing Amjad by permanent appointment

Javed Ghani given acting charge after Nausheen Amjad removed

Concerned officers have been empowered to initiate legal action based on sugar commission findings

Notice was pasted in compliance with the Supreme Court June 19 order

Ghani will serve at new appointment until the appointment of a regular chairperson

Regret zero-rating was not restored in budget for FY21

Govt shows document to legislators which offers tax concessions to all

All provinces will have to avoid deficit this year, with Punjab to account for more than half of Rs242b surplus target

Budget made on assumption economy will recover from Oct 1, Senate panel told

Authorities can't probe Justice Isa's wife especially if she is not dependent on her husband

Aims to deploy 8,500 electronic devices like POS at retail outlets by end of Dec 2020

Vice Chairman Saqi says state institutions might influence FBR proceedings

Sends initial list of 38 exporters to US e-commerce giant for registration

Maritime affairs secretary admits original concession deal offers 20-year tax relief

Tax exemptions made in favour of charitable organisations

Pakistan has been on the trajectory of fiscal unsustainability for quite some time