Federal Board of Revenue always finds “standards” reasons to justify the low revenue growth. It has been getting away with such effortless...
Efficient and transparent governance is key to make any reforms effective and meaningful. This applies more to the governments. Its dynamic process...
Efficient and transparent governance is key to make any reforms effective and meaningful. This applies more to the governments. Its dynamic process...
Federal Board of Revenue is in the headlines and mostly for the wrong reasons. Its inefficiency and lack of reforms are under discussion. Finance...
“We will bring in equitable taxation system,” had been a consistent line of Asad Umar when he was in the opposition. He would castigate Ishaq...
Trade balance deficit is being considered as the biggest challenge for the current government. This is for simple fact that Imports are roughly...

In the Sunday's published on these pages, we looked into structure of the FBR, its comparison with the tax systems in other countries. During the...
Taxes are required to meet the expenditure that a country needs to serve its people. Pakistan operates through hybrid system whereby Federal Board...
A lot has been written and discussed in media on the way Senate elections were held last month. Neither the reservations have been expressed for the...
A lot has been written and discussed in media on the way Senate elections were held last month. Neither the reservations have been expressed for the...
In our discussion appeared in this paper, we tried to evaluate the performance of speakers and the role of parliament in protecting the constitution...
In our discussion appeared in this paper, we tried to evaluate the performance of speakers and the role of parliament in protecting the constitution...
A lot of debate is focusing on Supreme Court. Whereby it should be held responsible for validating the imposition of martial laws or not is under...
A lot of debate is focusing on Supreme Court. Whereby it should be held responsible for validating the imposition of martial laws or not is under...
Federal Board of Revenue launched “veiled amnesty” for the real estate as it reduced taxable value. This is the fourth change inserted in...

Federal Board of Revenue launched “veiled amnesty” for the real estate as it reduced taxable value. This is the fourth change inserted in...

In the first round of discussion for current year, the IMF has appreciated revenue growth but also showed concern on levy of additional duty on...
Increasing cost of doing business is genuine concern of business community, particularly of exporters. Blocking genuine refunds by the Federal Board...

In the last couple of months, Pakistan taxation system has been under the microscope and has stirred much debate due to its loopholes and limited...
In the last week of June this year, the Punjab government made an amendment in Punjab Financial Rules . The purpose was to make payable the cheques...