Taxpayers unable to e-file withholding tax statements
KARACHI: FBR’s IT wing, Pakistan Revenue Automation Limited (PRAL) has not been able to fix the bugs in the system due to which a large number of taxpayers are unable…
Smuggling of mobile phones; Customs ASO folds raid on resistance
KARACHI: Customs Intelligence & Investigation (ASO) faced severe resistance during a raid on Star Mobile market Friday evening and had to fold the operation. According to the details, the authorities…
Classification Committee determines PCT 8507.2090 appropriate for lead acid batteries
KARACHI: The Customs Classification Committee has determined PCT 8507.2090 as the appropriate heading for lead acid (VRLA) batteries. The Committed is headed by Additional Collector Haris Ansari and comprises of…
Establishment Division approves additional nominations for 19th SMC
KARACHI: The Establishment Division has notified additional nominations of BS-19 or equivalent officers for 19th senior management course (SMC) from February 15, 2016 to July 01, 2016. The Inland Revenue…
MCC Quetta keeps strict check on movement of smuggled goods
KARACHI: MCC Quetta has seized huge quantity of smuggled goods including auto parts, auto engines etc worth Rs19.005 million. In pursuance of credible information received by the Collector of Customs…
SHC dispose of petition by accused, customs in Afghan transit trade missing containers case
Karachi: A divisional bench of High Court of Sindh disposed of a constitution petition filed by an importer Rector International on a joint request by petitioner as well as Pakistan…
SHC orders framing of legal issues in Income tax evasion case against hospital
KARACHI: Justice Muhammad Junaid Ghaffar of High Court of Sindh ordered framing of legal issues in a suit filed by Hill Park General Hospital pertaining to alleged income tax evasion…
MCC Gwadar foils bid to smuggle 800 liquor bottles, 774 beer tins worth Rs 3.26million
KARACHI: Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) Gwadar has foiled a bid to smuggle 800 bottles of liquor worth Rs 28 million and 774 tins of beer worth Rs 464,400. On a…
Chief Collector Appraisement South transfers 5 Principal Appraisers
KARACHI: The Chief Collector Appraisement South Abdul Rasheed Sheikh has transferred five Principal Appraisers within his jurisdiction with immediate effect. The officials transferred included Khalid Umar who has been transferred…
M/s Kingcrete Builders served notice to pay duty and taxes
KARACHI: As the Islamabad High Court has dismissed their petition, MCC Appraisement West has served a notice on M/s Kingcrete Builders to pay Rs8.85 million into the national exchequer. On…
Oil tankers catches fire at Kemari oil terminal
KARACHI: A fire broke out at a tanker during the oil filling at oil terminal Kemari, but any major mishap was averted and fire was controlled in a very short…
Tribunal dismisses PSO’s appeal
KARACHI: The Customs Appellate Tribunal (Bench II) comprising Adnan Ahmed Member (Judicial II) Karachi and Khalid Mahmood Member (Technical-I) Islamabad dismissed an appeal of Pakistan State Oil Company Limited (PSO)…
Adjudication orders confiscation of ATT consignment
KARACHI: Chaudhry Muhammad Javed Collector of Customs Adjudication has ordered confiscation of a consignment imported by M/s Almas Khalis Limited an Afghanistan based importer for misdeclaration. However, the importer is…
FPCCI to organise PITF in Aug, 2016
KARACHI: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) will organise Pakistan International Trade Fair (PITF) in August, 2016 for which it has called meeting of Committee on February…
SHC dismisses petition by clearing agent against forfeiture of security deposit
KARACHI: A constitution petition filed by a Custom Clearing agent Alam Khan against forfeiture of Security Deposit (SD) was dismissed here Thursday by a divisional bench of High Court of…
Labour Appellate Tribunal dismisses 7 applications of Model Customs Collectorate (Appraisement)
KARACHI: The Ali Sian Dino Metlo Labour Appellate Tribunal Sindh dismissed the seven identical applications of Customs House Common Pool Trust Model Customs Collectorate (Appraisement) Karachi to exercise its suo…
PCA Karachi serves Audit Observations on several importers
KARACHI: The Directorate of Post Clearance Audit (PCA) Karachi has served Audit Observations on eight different importers for evading significant amount of duty and taxes through mis-declaration and claiming inadmissible…
I&I Karachi recovers evaded amount
KARACHI: The Directorate of Customs Intelligence & Investigation (enforcement) has recovered significant amount of government revenue, which was evaded through mis-declaration. In pursuance of a credible information regarding clearance of…
Misuse of concessionary SRO; Customs Intelligence lodges FIR
KARACHI: Customs Intelligence & Investigation (Enforcement) has lodged an FIR against an importer for evading government’s legitimate revenue through misuse of SRO 492(I)/2009. Brief facts of the case are that…
Directorate General (I&I)-FBR lodges FIR against evasion of duty, tax, misuse of SRO terms
KARACHI: Directorate General Intelligence and Investigation (I&I) Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Customs Enforcement has lodged First Investigation Report (FIR) booking M/s Arif Overseas Traders Karachi, pertaining to the import…