Bilal Hassan
Reducing the cost of compliance is essential to promote female-led businesses.
Published 11 Oct, 2022 07:57am
The government has recently adopted a foreign investment–friendly regime that allows non-residents to invest ...
Published 27 Jan, 2020 07:02am
THE small and medium enterprises (SMEs) sector is considered the backbone of an economy, as it plays a pivotal role...
Updated 16 Jan, 2020 03:54am
Fraudsters declare bogus purchases of hefty amounts in sales tax returns.
Published 09 Dec, 2019 07:22am
Value-added tax appears to be problematic in agro-based economies where prices of agricultural products are usually
Published 07 Oct, 2019 07:15am
Income is taxed on the basis of its source in Pakistan.
Updated 27 Aug, 2019 08:10am
The estimated sales tax gap was nearly 67pc of the total sales tax collection
Published 15 Apr, 2019 07:02am
The law gives enormous powers to tax authorities. Its careful implementation is necessary to prevent any abuse of power.
Updated 25 Mar, 2019 08:40am
Tax authorities must ensure that only legitimate NPOs enjoy tax incentives.
Published 08 Oct, 2018 06:51am
Several provisions in Income Tax Ordinance 2001 are difficult to interpret and not easily implementable.
Updated 24 Sep, 2018 08:33am
Revenue losses caused by special provisions in the tax code in 2017-18 were estimated at Rs541bn, 14pc of total
Published 03 Sep, 2018 06:00am
A benign attitude towards tax evasion may be warranted if it results in greater economic growth
Published 20 Aug, 2018 07:07am
Money laundering diminishes tax revenues resulting in honest taxpayers’ having to bear the burden of additional taxes.
Updated 05 Sep, 2017 09:31am
With more than 45pc share in federal tax receipts, the sales tax is a major source of tax revenue.
Updated 28 Aug, 2017 11:12am
It is difficult for authorities to obtain information regarding such deals.
Updated 07 Aug, 2017 08:11am
Some retailers will have an option to pay sales tax at the rate of 2pc of their total turnover, without the facility
Published 17 Jul, 2017 07:12am
Highlighting the most significant legal reforms introduced in the new Companies Act 2017
Published 10 Jul, 2017 08:19am
The Income Tax Code of Pakistan contains various provisions of presumptive taxes that ultimately become indirect taxes
Updated 26 Dec, 2016 09:03am
The tax amnesty scheme encourages people to evade taxes in the hope to whiten their black money through another tax
Published 12 Dec, 2016 07:08am
Here's a list of tactics used by businesses when it comes to VAT/GST.
Updated 18 Jul, 2016 07:51am
