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PTCL license expired

PTCL informed to Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), that the integrated license was issued for 25 years. License to PTCL was effective from January 01, 1996 and it was valid under December 31,…

FBR issued no of tax returns submitted up to year end 2020

It is to remind here that the last date for submission / filing of income tax returns by salaried, business individuals, AOPs and companies with special financial year, was December 08, 2020.…

FBR's datewise activities in year 2020

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Tax measures & reliefs in response to COVID-19 in 2020 by Pakistan

23 August 2020: FBR exempted taxes on import of oxygen gas, oxygen cylinders and cryogenic tanks. This exemption was available for a period of 3 months starting from 23 June 2020. This…

Prices of all petroleum products increased: A New Year gift

According to a press release issued by the Finance Division, the prices of petroleum products enhanced and will effect from January 01, 2020 for the next fortnight. The price of petrol increased…

Retailers registered with FBR started obtaining CNIC of consumers on sales above than Rs100,000

Retailers with Sales Tax Registration Number (STR) were providing details of ordinary consumers on sale of goods worth more than Rs 100,000 through monthly sales tax returns. Through the Finance Act 2020,…

Cash paid for immovable property required to be reported under anti money laundering and counter terrorism financing : FBR

Every cash transaction for sale or purchase of housing units worth more than Rs. 2 million must be reported under Anti Money Laundering (AML) / Counter Terrorism Financing (CFT). To comply with…

Field formations directed to pay all income tax refunds submitted by January 31, 2021: FBR

The FBR has directed the field formations to immediately pay all income tax refunds. Filed under section 170 of the Income Tax Ordinance 2001 by January 31, 2021 for the tax year…

40 percent of registered taxpayers do not file sales tax forms

Forty percent (40%) of the taxpayers registered with the Sales Tax Directorate do not submit their sales tax forms. They cheat the government revenue and honest taxpayers by engaging in the activities…

Annual Income tax return filing last date December 31 2020 for companies

With the end of the last month of the year 2020, you have only few days left to file annual income tax return (ITR) of Companies' for the tax year 2020. For…

Further extension in time for filing income tax return

Extension of time for furnishing returns and other documents. Section 119 of the Income Tax Ordinance 2001 deals with the extension in time for filing annual income tax returns. According to the…

State bank issued list of chartered accountants firms for audit of banks

SBP's panel of chartered accountants Auditors Maintained Under Section 35 (1) of Banking Companies Ordinance, 1962. State Bank of Pakistan updated the list up to December 21, 2020. Following is the list…

Income Tax on Foreign Remittance in Pakistan 2022

Through the study of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 in general and the provisions of Section 80 of the Ordinance in particular, reveal the three types of persons to be treated under…

State bank never declared cryptocurrency illegal: SHC

A two-judge bench headed by Justice Muhammad Karim Khan Agha. He had sought the opinion of the SBP till January 13. On whether there was any law in place to curb cryptocurrency…

Tax amnesty scheme for builders and developers ending at December 31 2020

Complete procedure to get registration under the said tax amnesty scheme is available under Section 100D of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001. Salient Features of Scheme for Builders and Developers Under Section 100D…

Exemption from sales tax on medical and testing equipment regarding covid-19

This Notification shall take effect from the 1st day of October, 2020 and shall remain in force up to the 30 th day of June, 2021.

FBR announced Regional interview committees for appointment of advocates on the panel of FBR

FBR issued list of Tier-1 integrated retailers with FBR

Tier-1 retailers allowed only to get cash back of 5% five percent sales tax paid at the time of purchases. (a) a unit of a national or international chain of stores; (b)…

Withholding tax on Pakistan-made mobile phones abolished

The Cabinet's Economic Co-ordination Committee approved the Mobile Device Manufacturing Policy and Electric Vehicle Policy. The meeting approved the abolition of 4% withholding tax on locally manufactured mobile phones. The framework for…

FBR issues procedure for cash back refunds of sales tax to customers of Tier-1 retailers

(1) All customers of Tier-1 retailers are entitled to refund @5 percent of the sales tax paid as cash back on purchases made from Teir-1 retailers. (2) Under sub-rule (1) the cash…