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FBR Cuts Sales Tax on Locally Manufactured Hybrid Vehicles
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has reduced the sales tax on locally manufactured hybrid electric vehicles with engine capacity of up to 2,000cc from…
FBR Allows Instalment Payments for Sales Tax on Imported Mobile Phones
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has allowed individuals to pay sales tax on imported mobile phones in instalments, more than two months after the…
FBR Imposes Rs. 80/Litre FED on 3 Petroleum Products
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has taken strict action against fuel fraud. Effective July 1, 2026, FBR imposed a Federal Excise Duty (FED) on…
Tax Lawyers Ask FBR to Extend Return Deadline
The Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) has urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to extend the income tax return filing deadline, saying taxpayers need…
NA IT Committee Confronts FBR & PTA Over Mobile Phone Tax Installment Plans
The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunications recently discussed the delayed mobile phone tax installment plans. The NA IT Committee meeting…
FBR Mandates 5% Tax on Social Media Influencers & Content Creators
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is officially taxing digital income. Consequently, the FBR will enforce a 5% Withholding Tax on all revenue generated from…
FBR Redraws Enforcement Map to Crack Down on Illicit Money Flows
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has overhauled how it monitors non-financial businesses and professions for money laundering and terrorism financing risks, amending its 2020…
FBR Sets Deadlines to Clear Backlog of Deferred Sales Tax Refunds
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has introduced stage-wise timelines for processing deferred sales tax refund claims under the FASTER system, directing field formations to…
FBR Amends 2026 Income Tax Return Form Again
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has once again amended the income tax return form for Tax Year 2026, introducing changes just weeks before the…
20 FBR-Supplied Computers Disappear from Karachi Customs House
Twenty brand-new computers allotted to Customs Appraisement East have gone missing from the Customs House Karachi store room, prompting a formal inquiry referred to the…
FBR Sets Rs. 1 Million Fine for Tax System Violation
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has introduced a Rs. 1 million penalty for the first violation involving the failure to install or use the…
Good News for Taxpayers: FBR Rolls Out Complaint Portal
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is setting up a new online complaint portal to give taxpayers a direct channel for resolving issues with the…
Senate Demands Immediate Tax Cuts on Imported Mobile Phones as 40M Crypto Accounts Surface
Today, the Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat raised serious alarms over Pakistan’s digital taxation policies. Chaired by Senator Rana Mahmood-ul-Hassan, the panel demanded an…
