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September 10, 2008 FBR reshuffles 19 officials
(Daily Dawn Islamabad)

September 10, 2008 Mahassal to be launched next week
(Business Recorder)

September 10, 2008 FBR asked to settle proceedings against firms
(Business Recorder)

September 10, 2008 Commerce Ministry enumerates higher benefits of duty exemptions
(Business Recorder)

September 10, 2008
(Jang Rawalpindi)

September 10, 2008
(Pakistan Islamabad)

September 10, 2008
(Jang Rawalpindi)

September 09, 2008

(Daily Express)

September 09, 2008

(Daily Express)

September 09, 2008

(Nawa-e-Waqt Islamabad)

September 09, 2008
(Daily Jang)

September 09, 2008 NAB refers RS 760m taxe fraud cases to DG intelligence
(Business Recorder)

September 09, 2008 WB Team to visit RTO,LTU karachi on 15th
(Business Recorder)

September 09, 2008 FBR planning to collect WHT
(Business Recorder)

September 09, 2008 IMF, WB Team to review FBR's TARP
(Daily Times Lahore)

September 09, 2008 Govt. earns RS 70bn from Oil, gas taxes
(Dawn Islamabad)

September 09, 2008 Collectors told to curb misdeclarations
 

September 09, 2008 Return Filing date extended third time
(The News)

September 09, 2008 Business leaders express confidence in new president
(The News)

September 08, 2008 Online Return Date Extended
 

September 08, 2008
(Nawa-e-Waqt)

September 08, 2008
(Daily Jang)

September 08, 2008 Taxing the DHAs
(Business Recorder)

September 08, 2008 FBR maintains authentic 2.749m NTN holders Database
(Business Recorder)

September 08, 2008 Over 60pc taxpayers for e-filing registered
(Business Recorder)

September 08, 2008 FBR rejects charges of violating ATTA
(Business Recorder)

September 08, 2008 Duty Exemption Cost RS 9bn to exchequer during July-August
(Business Recorder)

September 08, 2008 New steps to reduce Oil consumptions
(Daily Dawn)

September 08, 2008

(Nawa-e-Waqt)

September 07, 2008 FBR hasn't block the POL supplies to NATO
(Business Recorder)

September 06, 2008 FBR made no mention of RS 1 bn loss
(Dawn Islamabad)

September 06, 2008 FBR may use utility bills data to net taxpayers
(The News)

September 06, 2008 FBR approaches MoC to figure out revenue impact of FTA's
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

September 06, 2008 FBR tells collectors to curb smuggling of cell phones
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

September 04, 2008 $32 million whitened
(The News)

September 04, 2008 FPCCI concerns over campaign against PACCS
(The Nation)

September 04, 2008 DG Intelligence finds serious ST law violations
(Business Recorder)

September 04, 2008 Investment Tax scheme unlikely to give desired results.
(Business Recorder)

September 04, 2008 FBR further clarifies Investment Tax Scheme
(Business Recorder)

September 04, 2008 Incividuals, AOPs may also file IT returns manually.
(Business Recorder)

September 04, 2008
(Daily Jang)

September 04, 2008
(Daily Jang)

September 04, 2008
(Daily Jang)

September 03, 2008 Date for Tax statements extended
(Dawn Islamabad)

September 03, 2008 Zardari can turn around economy
 

September 03, 2008 Development authorities liable to pay tax from July
(Business Recorder)

September 03, 2008 FBR to issues new parameters for combined audit
(Business Recorder)

September 03, 2008 Collectors to map out anti smuggling strategy tomorrow
(Business Recorder)

September 03, 2008 Transfers, Postings in FBR
(Business Recorder)

September 03, 2008
(Daily Jang)

September 03, 2008
(Daily Jang)

September 03, 2008
(Daily Express Islamabad)

September 01, 2008 Restructuring Tax Administration
(Daily Dawn Islamabad)

September 01, 2008

(Khabrain Islamabad)

August 31,2008 FBR Fetches RS139.6 bn in July-August
(Dawn Islamabad)

August 31,2008 50,000 Taxpayers obtain e-enrollment From FBR
(Business Recorder)

August 31,2008 FBR Surpasses Revenue Target For July-august
(The Post)

August 31,2008 July-August Revenue stands at 139.6 bn
(Business Recorder)

August 31,2008 FBR exceeds July-August Target
(Daily Times Lahore)

August 31,2008 FBR Collects RS 139.7 bn in july-August
(The Nation)

August 31,2008 RTO Karachi launch campaign from September
(The News)

August 31,2008 FBR Collects RS 139 bn in two months
(The News)

August 31,2008 Golden opportunities for the Taxpayers
(Business Recorder)

August 31,2008 Restructuring tax administration
(Dawn Islamabad)

August 31,2008
(Khabrain Islamabad)

August 28,2008 Import bill may fall by $500 million
(The News)

August 28,2008 Prices of 379 items go sky high
(The News)

August 28,2008 5-50 percent regulatory duty imposed on luxury imports
(Daily Times Lahore)

August 28,2008 Cabinet decided to post 50 pc additional duty on luxury items
(Business Recorder)

August 28,2008 15-50pc RD on imports of luxury items
(Business Recorder)

August 28,2008 FBR to provide list to WAPDA and KESC
(Business Recorder)

August 28,2008 12 KG Heroin seized
(Business Recorder)

August 28,2008 FBR Issues new Income Tax return Forms
(Business Recorder)

August 28,2008 Additional Import duty imposed on 350 luxury items
(Daily Dawn)

August 28,2008
(Daily Jang)

August 28,2008
(Daily Express)

August 28,2008
(Nawa-e-Waqt)

August 27,2008 32,296  taxpayers e-filing ST-return
(The News)

August 27,2008 High Powered body formed to monitor cases
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 27,2008 Income Tax return's hard copy unacceptable
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 27,2008
(Daily Express Islamabad)

August 26,2008 Date for e-filing of returns extended
(Dawn Islamabad)

August 26,2008 Response to e-filing of ST-returns excellent: FBR
(The Post)

August 26,2008 FBR gets positive response from business community (E-filing of tax returns)
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 26,2008 121 FBR employees of various Cadres promoted
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 26,2008
(Daily Express Islamabad)

August 26,2008
(Daily Express Islamabad)

August 25,2008
(Khabrain Islamabad)

August 24,2008 New draft rule for electronic rules for electronic tax register
(Dawn Islamabad)

August 23,2008 Commercial Importers relieved from ST return
(Daily Times Lahore)

August 23,2008 Manufacturers of 42 goods must file special ST return: FBR
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 22,2008 FBR may restore section 113 for revenue boost
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 22,2008 Import trade price of two major steel products reduced
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 22,2008 Imported cargo pilling up at port
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 22,2008 FBR helpdesk finalized at LCCI
(The News)

August 22,2008 Satellite channels to brought into tax net
 

August 22,2008 Mineral Oil imports exempted from sales tax
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 22,2008 LTU's, RTO's told to curb misuse of desk audit
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 21,2008 Provinces asked to revise rates
(Daily Dawn Islamabad)

August 21,2008 Website problem prevents e-filing of ST returns
(Daily Dawn Islamabad)

August 21,2008 Provinces yet to review property valuation rates
(The News)

August 21,2008 Provinces asked to revise immoveable property rates
(Daily Times Lahore)

August 21,2008 No response received from provinces
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 21,2008 The state of economy under musharaf
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 21,2008 FBR seeks response on property valuation rates
(The Post)

August 21,2008 46 officials reshuffled in Federal Board of revenue
(Daily Dawn Islamabad)

August 21,2008
(Daily Jang)

August 21,2008

 

August 21,2008
(Mashriq Peshawar)

August 21,2008

(Khabrain Islamabad)

August 21,2008
(Daily Express Islamabad)

August 21,2008 FBR announces detail of Tax Investment Scheme
(Newsmart Rawalpindi)

August 21,2008 Immoveable property valuation
(The Nation)

August 21,2008 New TCP Chief
(Daily Dawn Islamabad)

August 20,2008 FBR transfers and postings
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 20,2008 Commissioners directed to improve direct taxes collection
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 20,2008

(Daily Express Islamabad)

August 20,2008

(Mashriq Peshawar)

August 19,2008

(Nawa-e-Waqt Rawalpindi)

August 19,2008 NOT enough
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

 
August 19,2008 RS 1.25 trn revenue collection target fixed
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 19,2008 New committees formed to review PRAL high-ups performance
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 18,2008

(Nawa-e-Waqt Rawalpindi)

August 18,2008

(Nawa-e-Waqt Rawalpindi)

August 18,2008

(Nawa-e-Waqt Rawalpindi)

August 18,2008
(Daily Jang)

August 18,2008

(Daily Jang)

August 18,2008
(Daily Express)

August 18,2008
(Daily Express)

August 17,2008 FBR clarifies WHT levy on cash withdrawals
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 17,2008 Transfers and postings in FBR
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 17,2008 Tax collections, remittances and policy measures to raise reserves
(The Nation)

August 17,2008 Govt. working to cut down trade deficits: Chairman FBR
(The News)

August 17,2008 Senior Income Tax officials, gang busted
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 17,2008
(Daily Jang)

August 17,2008
(Daily Express)

August 17,2008
(Nawa-e-Waqt Rawalpindi)

August 17,2008
(Daily Jang)

August 16,2008 DG Intelligence busts gang involved in big tax scam
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 16,2008 Sales Tax registration may be decentralized
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 16,2008 FBR starts to assess its achievement for financial, operational autonomy
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 16,2008 FBR Issues draft of new Income Tax return forms
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 16,2008 FBR boss wants clean slate of sale tax refunds
The Nation

August 16,2008

 

August 16,2008


 
August 15,2008

FBR concerned about growing number of non-filers

(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 15,2008 FBR to seek 188.81 m for 20 PSDP projects
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 14,2008 FBR Chief calls for clearance of refund claims
(Dawn Islamabad)

August 14,2008 FBR Chairman directs staff to clear pending refund cases
(Pakistan Observer)

August 14,2008 FBR Chairman directs managers to clear refund payment
(The Post)

August 14,2008 Sikander Ahmed  Rai new DG Intelligence FBR
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 14,2008 Govt. efforts to facilitate taxpayers lauded
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 14,2008 FPCCI unhappy about possible scrapping of  CARE system, suggest changes
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 14,2008 Income Tax recovery of RS 9bn raised against PTA ordered
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 13,2008 Returns Date extended.
(Daily Dawn Islamabad)

August 13,2008 FBR Cancels multiple sales tax registration numbers
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 13,2008 PRAL board to approve budget 2008-09 on 16th
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 13,2008
(Daily Express Islamabad)

August 13,2008

(Nawa-e-Waqt Rawalpindi)

August 13,2008

(Daily Express Islamabad)

August 13,2008
(Daily Jang Islamabad)

August 12,2008 Some export-related decisions yet to implemented by FBR
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 12,2008 Seminars on e-filing of returns being held.
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 12,2008 Investment Tax Scheme to be extended to money transferred abroad.
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 12,2008 FBR to unveil procedure for input tax refund (Registered persons in AJK)
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 12,2008 Tax amnesty for Pakistanis holding assets abroad.
 

August 12,2008 Workshop on e-filing of tax returns in Gujrat.
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 12,2008

(Daily Ausaf)

August 11,2008

(Mashriq Peshawar)

August 11,2008
(Khabrain Islamabad)

August 11,2008
(Daily Express Islamabad)

August 11,2008
 

August 09,2008

(Daily Jang Rawalpindi)

August 09,2008 Hidden Foreign currency can also be legalised: FBR
(Daily Times Lahore)

August 09,2008 New System to trace rebate claims
(Dawn Islamabad)

August 08,2008 Waqar rejects proposal to extend deadline (Vehicles amnesty scheme)
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 08,2008 Commissioners told to select cases for audit under Ord 2001.
(Business Recorder Islamabad)

August 08,2008
(Daily Jinnah)

August 7,2008 FBR changes private Members hiring policy
(The News Islamabad)

August 5,2008

(Daily Jang Islamabad)

August 1,2008

(Daily Jang Islamabad)

August 1,2008 Finance Division's farewell dinner for Abdullah Yousaf
 
ISLAMABAD (August 01, 2008): Finance Division hosted a farewell dinner in the honour of outgoing Chairman of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Abdullah Yousaf, which was also attended by Minister of Finance Naveed Qamar. Ahmed Waqar Chairman FBR, senior officers of Ministry of Finance attended the dinner and lauded the services of Abdullah Yousaf. Minister of Finance, while speaking on the occasion commended the valuable contributions of Abdullah Yousaf.
 

Business Recorder
August 1,2008


July 11,2008 Member (FATE)/Spokesman FBR Mr. Khawar Khurshid Butt Addressing the mediamen in Islamabad on July 10,2008
(The News Islamabad)
(Daily Times Islamabad)

19 April, 2008 FC, Rangers Tasked to curb wheat, rice, pulse smuggling at borders
(Daily Times Lahore)

19 April, 2008 Tax base needs to be raised by 30 to 40%
(Daily Times Lahore)

19 April, 2008 Need to widen tax base stressed by Abdullah Yousaf (Chairman FBR)
(Pakistan Observer)

19 April, 2008
(Daily Jang Rawalpindi)

16 April, 2008 FBR to Simplify Taxation System
(Daily Dawn)

15 April, 2008 FBR Expects to collect RS 990 bn Revenue
(The News)

16 April, 2008
(Daily Ebrat Hyderabad)

15 April, 2008
(Daily Ebrat Hyderabad)

15 April, 2008
(Daily Express)

11 April, 2008 FBR announces measures to improve WHT collection
(The News Islamabad)

11 April, 2008 Non-filers of 'Invoice Summary Statement' to face penalty: FBR
(Business Recorder, Islamabad)

11 April, 2008 Filing of monthly WHT statement date changed
(Business Recorder, Islamabad)

09 April, 2008 Customs Values on air-conditioners import revised
(Business Recorder, Islamabad)

09 April, 2008 RTO Karachi collects RS 61bn during 9 months
(Business Recorder, Islamabad)

09 April, 2008 FBR starts exercise to ascertain cumulative value of wealth.
(Business Recorder, Islamabad)

09 April, 2008 RTO Karachi posts 36% growth in March
(Daily Times Lahore)

08 April, 2008 FBR works on progressive taxation.
(The News Islamabad)

08 April, 2008 FBR told to take steps for improving WT collection from bourses.
(Business Recorder)

08 April, 2008 FBR approves 19 development schemes worth RS 626.4 m