FBR activates taxpayer facilitation kiosks/centers
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed all Chief Commissioners to ensure that all tax facilitation KIOSKS and Tax Facilitation Centers are in operation in order to facilitate…
Customs expedites development of database values of importable items
KARACHI: The Ministry of Finance s well as the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) have appreciated ‘Tanveer Plan’ as the development of database values and issuance of reference values of…
Large scale transfers and postings notified in IRS
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) notifies large scale transfers and postings in the Inland Revenue Service (IRS) and reshuffled officers ranging from BS-20 to BS-17. Among BS-20 officers,…
MCC Quetta expands ambit of operation against smuggled vehicles
KARACHI: Chief Collector Enforcement South Mohammad Zahid Khokhar has advised MCC Quetta to expand the ambit of crackdown against smuggled vehicles. Collector Quetta Saeed Jadoon, in view of reports that…
Shaukat Ali’s posting as DG Intelligence & Investigation – FBR, raises eyebrows
KARACHI: In a surprise move, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has posted Shaukat Ali (BS-21/PCS) as Director General Intelligence & Investigation – FBR. Shaukat Ali is transferred from the office…
FBR notifies large-scale transfers and postings in Pakistan Customs Service
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has notified large-scale reshuffling in Pakistan Customs Service (PCS). The BS-18 officers transferred include Mohammd Saeed Watto posted as Deputy Director, Directorate of…
FBR taking policy measures to deal with challenges post-IMF program
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is taking several policy measures from the platform of both Customs and Inland Revenue to deal with challenges in the wake of changing…
SHC allows time to Custom for procuring documents from FBR
KARACHI: Allowing a request made by Principal Appraiser, Law, Pakistan Customs, Ilyas Ahsan for time to procure some material documents from Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), a division bench of…
Large-scale reshuffling of BS-16 Customs officials planned
KARACHI: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has advised all Customs formations to submit disposition list of officials working in the field formations. In a letter signed by Qasim Khan Khattak,…
MCC Gwadar surpasses revenue collection target
KARACHI: MCC Gwadar has exceeded Revenue Collection over the assigned target by massive 78 percent for the first quarter (July- September FY 2016-17. Total revenue collection target of the Collectorate…
Return filing date extended
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced extension in date of filing income tax returns/statements for tax year 2016. The date of filing of Returns of Total Income/Statement…
Central Selection Board meeting soon
KARACHI: Establishment Division has intimidated Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) that the meeting of Central Selection Board (CSB) will be held shortly to consider promotion of Grade-20 officers into Grade-21…
Pakistan Customs not equipped to meet CPEC challenge
KARACHI: Pakistan Customs is not at all equipped to undertake import/export clearance along with anti smuggling operations on China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CEPC) route, and needs enhancement of its administrative,…
Pakistan signs the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters
KARACHI Pakistan, on 14th September 2016, signed the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters at the OECD Headquarters in Paris. Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Minister for Finance…
Pakistan willing to implement WCO Authorized Economic Operator
KARACHI: Government of Pakistan is interested in joining the WCO Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) program, which is widely acknowledged as a key driver for a solid Customs-Business Partnership; secure, transparent…
Income tax return filers surge to 1.08 million
KARACHI: The number of income tax return filers has surged to 1.08 million, suggests the latest Active Taxpayers List (ATL) released by Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). Appearance of taxpayers…
The impressions nation’s leaders making on the nation
KARACHI: The leaders of a nation should be the role models for the nation, but unfortunately in Pakistan, the politicians are using democracy to make money without the discrimination of…
SHC allows SCRA by importer in metallurgical waste case
KARACHI: An appellate bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) comprising Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi and Justice Abdul Malik Gaddi allowed a Special Customs Reference Application filed by Export International…
FBR notifies promotion of BS-17 PCS officers into BS-18
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has notified regular promotion of BS-17 officers of Pakistan Customs Service in Bs-18. These 17 officers were earlier promoted in BS-18 on temporary…
Afghan transit Trade: SHC restrains Customs from coercive action against Nagina Electronics
KARACHI: Admitting a Special Customs Reference Application for regular hearing a divisional bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) comprising Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi and Justice Abdul Malik Gaddi, restrained…