Director General Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control Punjab, Umar Sher Chatha, has stated that acknowledging top taxpayers is central to the Punjab Government’s policy of encouraging voluntary compliance, strengthening transparency, and building public confidence in the taxation system. He emphasized that sustained revenue growth is achievable only through mutual trust between taxpayers and tax authorities. […]
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FBR extends income tax return deadline to October 31
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended the deadline for filing income tax returns for 2025. Taxpayers now have until October 31 to submit their returns. This extension gives an additional 16 days beyond the previous deadline. Earlier, the deadline had already been extended from the original date to October 15. The decision came […]
Tax reforms to ease pressure on common people: PM Shehbaz
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that expanding the tax net and updating old tax laws will reduce the burden on the common man. He stated that the changes aim to remove hurdles in tax collection and make the system more fair and simple. The focus is to bring more people and sectors into the […]
FBR chairman stops official raids against taxpayers
Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Shabbar Zaidi on Tuesday placed restrictions on official raids against taxpayers. According to an FBR notification, prior approval of the IR-Operations member and the chairman would be required to conduct any raid. “If there is evidence of economic transaction(s) which are chargeable to tax and the organisation/entity is not […]
Delayed tax refunds remain biggest issue facing Pakistani taxpayers: FTO
The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) office says that refund related complaints are the main issue of taxpayers in Pakistan as 59 percent of total complaints received by FTO in 2018 were related to income tax refund claims, which is more than all other categories of taxes put together. According to the FTO Annual Report – […]