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FBR to Penalise Taxpayers for False Information in Tax Returns
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to impose penalties on taxpayers who provide incorrect information, conceal assets or tamper with records in their…
FBR Retailer Tax Scheme to Continue Beyond 2026
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has announced that the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) retailer tax scheme will continue beyond 2026, confirming that the initiative is…
FBR Proposes Expanding Income Tax Rules to All Social Platforms
Pakistan’s Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has proposed expanding its income tax rules beyond YouTube to cover all social media platforms. The draft notifications replace…
FBR Clarifies YouTube Tax Rules After Backlash From Pakistani Creators
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) just officially addressed growing financial concerns within the Pakistani creator economy. FBR clarified its recent tax rules targeting YouTube…
FBR to Monitor Five Major Industries With Cameras
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has authorized four vendors to install and operate electronic production monitoring systems at manufacturing facilities across five major sectors,…
Salaried Class Pays Rs90 Billion More Tax Than Retail and Real Estate Together
Salaried individuals paid Rs144 billion in income tax in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, Rs90 billion more than the retail and real…
Late Tax Filers May Join ATL Without Surcharge Under FBR Plan
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has proposed allowing individuals who file income tax returns after the due date or extended deadline to join the…
FBR to Flag Tax Return Errors Through Automated Scrutiny System
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has proposed rules allowing an automated system to scrutinise individual income tax returns and flag factual and legal errors…
National CERT Flags Fake NADRA, FBR and FIA Websites Stealing User Data
The National Computer Emergency Response Team (National CERT) has detected a phishing campaign in which fake websites, set up in the names of key government…
Pakistani Content Creators Seek Tax Relief on Social Media Income
Pakistani content creators and influencers called on the Federal Board of Revenue to review the withholding tax on social media earnings. Creators want a more…
IMF Hands Pakistan Its First Draft Deal: Will Islamabad Sign Off This Week?
Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will begin negotiations on key economic targets after the visiting IMF review mission shared its first draft of…
FBR to Use AI to Detect Tax Fraud and Discrepancies
Pakistan’s Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is set to use artificial intelligence (AI) to identify tax fraud, discrepancies, and potential cases of tax evasion as…
FBR Moves Against 1 Million Retailers After Tax Amnesty Offer Flops
The federal government will launch a crackdown on one million non-filer retailers, after a one percent fixed tax scheme failed to draw them into the…
