Tue, 21-Oct-2025

FBR tightens noose around big retailers for mandatory POS integration

KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has tightened the noose around retailers for mandatory integration of Point of Sale (POS) with the online tax system for online sharing of sales. In this regard, the apex tax body has continued its drive to link big retailers with the online system and it identified another over … Read more

FBR’s system glitches deny NPO, trust to change status

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KARACHI: Errors in the online system of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) are denying applications for processing the change of status from the association of persons (AOPs) to non-profit organization (NPO) or a trust. To resolve the issue, the Pakistan Tax Bar Association (PTBA) wrote a letter on December 3, 2021 to the FBR … Read more

FBR raises minimum sugar price to Rs72.22/kg

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KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has increased the minimum price of white crystalline sugar to Rs72.22/kg for the purpose of collecting sales tax. In a notification issued on Monday, the revenue board notified the minimum rate of sugar, which has been increased to Rs72.22/kg from Rs60/kg. The FBR issued the notification; following the suspension … Read more

NCCPL publishes capital gains, tax rates

NCCPL

NCCPL (National Clearing Company of Pakistan Limited) has made changes in the Capital Gain Tax (“CGT”) System vide Finance Act, 2021, Per the announcement of the budget.

For the years 2021 and 2022, the capital gain tax has increased for investors that are not appearing in the FBR ATL (Active Taxpayer List), as per the notice of NCCPL. To expand the number of taxpayers the government made the decision.

According to the announcement, no CGT will be charged to investors at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) who purchased securities before July 1, 2013. Investors appearing in ATL will have to pay 12.50 percent CGT on securities acquired on or after July 1, 2013, while investors not appearing in ATL will pay 25.00 percent CGT.

If the security is held for longer than four years, no CGT will be charged for mutual funds investors. Whereas, for people, associations of persons, and corporations trading in stock funds, if the fund’s dividend receipts exceed capital gains, a CGT of 10.00 percent will be imposed on ATL investors, while a CGT of 20.00 percent will be imposed on non-ATL investors.

KE stated, “Bill of over Rs25,000 per month: 7.5pc tax on non-filers effective from July 1”.

Individuals, partnerships, and corporations dealing in stock funds will face a 12.50 percent CGT if dividend receipts are smaller than capital gains, whilst non-taxpayers will face a CGT of 25.00 percent.

Whereas people who are associated with other funds CGT of 10.00% will be applicable on investors that are taxpayers, while who are non-taxpayers CGT of 20.00% will be applied on them. However, for corporate dealing in other funds, on taxpaying investors, 25.00% of CGT will be applicable and 50.00% on non-taxpayers.

According to the notice, a 5.00 percent CGT will be applied to investors appearing in ATL for future commodity contracts put into by members of the Pakistan Mercantile Exchange, while a CGT of 10.00 percent would be applied to investors not appearing in ATL.

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Banks unlawfully deducting withholding tax on IT exports: KTBA

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KARACHI: The Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) on Wednesday said the banks are deducting withholding tax on export of software and IT-enabled services, which is unlawful, as this segment has been granted exemption. In a letter to Asim Ahmed, chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), the association said the banks have misunderstood Section … Read more

Corporate results season seems a bane for sugar mills

Sugar Mills

KARACHI: It seems this year’s corporate result announcement season will not be fortunate for the sugar mills as increased regulation and taxes on the commodity sales would further impact the books of already depressed mill owners. Four sugar mills posted financial results for the nine-month period ended June 30, 2021 on Tuesday, which do not … Read more

FBR brings key retailers in advance tax regime

FBR

KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has brought certain retailers into the ambit of the advance tax for their documentation and improvement in the revenue collection, official sources said on Monday. The sources said the retailers who have been brought into the ambit of the advance tax included pharmaceuticals; poultry and animal feed; edible … Read more

Tax collection from dividend income grows 33%

FBR Announces 15% Holding Tax On Profits Of National Savings Schemes

KARACHI: The tax collection from dividend income has registered a sharp growth of 33 per cent during the fiscal year 2020/21, owing to better earnings of the corporate sector, official sources said on Saturday. The collection of income tax grew to Rs18.46 billion during the fiscal year 2020/21, compared with Rs13.83 billion in the preceding … Read more

Tax committee to formulate rules for imposition of penalty

Tax authorities

KARACHI: The tax authorities have constituted a committee of senior officials of Customs to formulate rules to implement Section 156 (I) of the Customs Act, 1969 that is amended through the Finance Act, 2021. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) said that the provision of law prescribes certain penalties for not placing invoice, packing list … Read more

No WHT on banking transactions: Tax authorities to incur loss of Rs28 billion

banking transactions

KARACHI: The elimination of withholding tax on certain banking transactions would cost the tax authorities around Rs28 billion annually, besides hampering the efforts of compliance through the filing of income tax returns. The Finance Bill, 2021 has proposed to delete around 12 different provisions of withholding taxes, which is aimed at providing relief to the … Read more