Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Tax return a double-edged sword

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KARACHI: A recent incident of an old pensioner’s maltreatment by the tax officials sent shockwaves among the people. Terming it a shameful act, they said, it caused embarrassment for the entire nation. Taking cognizance of the severity of the issue, President Dr Arif Ali apologised to the senior citizen, an 82-year-old Abdul Hamid Khan, who … Read more

National sales tax returns fails to synchronise provincial data: PTBA

National sales

KARACHI: The national sales tax return is not transmitting the data relating to supplies and goods to the taxpayers registered with provincial authorities, the Pakistan Tax Bar Association (PTBA) said in a letter. “The National Sales Tax Return is not transmitting data relating to supplies of goods to the taxpayers registered for sales tax on … Read more

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

FBR

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

PTBA demands immediate removal of FTO

KARACHI: The Pakistan Tax Bar Association (PTBA), the apex tax bar of the country, has demanded removal of Asif Jah from the office of the Federal Tax Ombudsman. In an emergent meeting held on November 29, 2021, the PTBA resolved that Asif Mehmood Jah is not capable of holding the office of the FTO and … Read more

FBR requested to extend deadline for filing tax returns till January 2021

FBR

Pakistan Tax Bar Association (PTBA) on Monday appealed the Chairman of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to prolong the deadline for filing tax returns by 60 days. According to the details, PTBA President Aftab Hussain Nagra in his letter to the FBR chairman, said that the last date should be extended till January 31st 2021, … Read more