Tag: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)

FBR to launch crackdown against tax defaulters

KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Tuesday decided to launch a massive crackdown against tax defaulters in Karachi. In this regard, notices have been...

FBR tightens noose around flight attendants

KARACHI: In an intense effort to widen the tax base, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has started taking steps to make flight attendants a part...

$40bn sent abroad in last 40 years, FBR chairman says

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Shabbar Zaidi on Tuesday told the Senate's Standing Committee on Finance that around $40 billion have been sent abroad...

Shabbar Zaidi’s appointment as FBR chairman challenged in IHC

ISLAMABAD: A petition challenging the appointment of Syed Shabbar Zaidi as chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) was filed in the Islamabad...

FBR officials summoned on May 24 in petroleum price hike case

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday took up the petition challenging the recent hike in prices of petroleum products. Justice Shahid Jameel heard...

97 lawmakers did not file tax returns in 2017

ISLAMABAD: The government has failed to bring all members of parliament into the tax net as 97 legislators did not file their tax returns...

Govt first needs to overcome public sector hospitals shortage in Capital,...

ISLAMABAD: Former central information secretary of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Senator Taj Haider on Friday said that the federal government needs to concentrate on overcoming...

Cigarette firms improved sales, reduced tax by three-tier tax system: NAB...

An initial inquiry undertaken by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) revealed that the three-tier tax system allowed multinational cigarette companies to increase sales and...

FBR data shows optimistic response to tax amnesty scheme

ISLAMABAD: Rs21 billion had been raised till June 21 under the tax amnesty scheme announced by the previous government, a local media outlet reported...

CJP sets the ball rolling in foreign bank accounts case

--Chief Justice Nisar forms 3-member committee to draft TORs after FBR says there's no legal framework to bring back looted wealth --Committee will be headed by SBP...