Author: Mrs. Anjum Shahnawaz

  • FBR constitutes refund resolution committee for KPK taxpayers

    FBR constitutes refund resolution committee for KPK taxpayers

    ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Friday constituted a provincial complaint resolution committee for settlement of issues relating of sales tax refund matters for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK).

    The FBR constituted the complaint resolution committee Khyber Pakhtunkhwa comprising following members for settlement of sales tax refund issues for taxpayers falling under the jurisdiction of field formations of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa:

    01. Senator Nauman Wazir Khattak: Convenor

    02. Chief Commissioner Inland Revenue, Regional Tax Office (RTO), Peshawar: Member

    03. Chief Commissioner-IR, RTO, Abbotabad: Member

    04. Adeel Rauf, CEO, Khyber Match and AYS Electronics, Peshawar: Member

    05. Saad Zahid, Director Rakaposhi Pharmaceuticals: Member

    06. Additional Commissioner (HQ), RTO, Peshawar: Member/Secretary

    Terms of Reference (TORs) of the complaint resolution committee shall be as under:

    i. Review the nature of complaints/issues possible solution and take immediate actions for resolution;

    ii. Follow up with concerned field formation till issue is resolved;

    iii. Maintain complete record of complaints/issues, mechanism adopted for resolution and post resolution action required, if any; and

    iv. share data with the Board on monthly basis including issues received, issues resolved and issues pending for resolution and reasons for pendency.

  • Tax amnesty on money invested by builders, developers available till December 31

    Tax amnesty on money invested by builders, developers available till December 31

    ISLAMABAD – A tax amnesty providing relief on undeclared money to builders and developers for new housing projects is set to expire on December 31, 2020.

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  • Weekly foreign exchange reserves ease by $22 million

    Weekly foreign exchange reserves ease by $22 million

    KARACHI: Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves eased by $22 million to $20.38 billion by week ended December 11, 2020, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Thursday.

    The foreign exchange reserves of the country were at $20.402 billion by week ended December 04, 2020.

    The foreign exchange reserves of the SBP were remained flat at $13.299 billion by week ended December 11, 2020 as compared with $13.298 billion a week ago.

    The foreign exchange reserves held by commercial banks fell by $23 million to $7.081 billion by week ended December 11, 2020 as compared with $7.104 billion a week ago.

  • Stock market gains 407 points on global oil price increase

    Stock market gains 407 points on global oil price increase

    KARACHI: The stock market gained 407 points on Thursday owing to uptick in prices of international crude oil which helped energy scrips at the local bours.

    The benchmark KSE-100 index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed at 43,767 points as against 43,360 points showing an increase of 407 points.

    Analysts at Arif Habib Limited said that another day, another uptick in KSE100 index, which was attributed to a consistent and gradual increase in international crude oil prices that has seen an overnight jump of 2 percent in Brent and WTI prices.

    Resultantly, OGDC and PPL ramped up with significant trading volumes. Among banks, HBL performed well especially in the last hour of trading that ensured decent closing above LDCP and recent past.

    Other sectors that contributed to today’s performance were Fertilizer (on the back of input tax adjustment) and Cement. Among scrips, PRL led the table with 45.1 million shares, followed by PAEL (41.6 million) and KEL (28.8 million).

    Sectors contributing to the performance include Banks (+90 points), E&P (+67 points), Fertilizer (+62 points), Cement (+30 points) and O&GMCs (+26 points).

    Volumes increased further from 433 million shares to 497.5 million shares (+15 percent DoD). Average traded value also increased by 5 percent to reach US$ 140.8 million as against US$ 133.5 million.

    Stocks that contributed significantly to the volumes include PRL, PAEL, KEL, ANL and FFL, which formed 32 percent of total volumes.

    Stocks that contributed positively to the index include HBL (+46 points), PPL (+33 points), ENGRO (+28 points), OGDC (+26 points) and EFERT (+18 points). Stocks that contributed negatively include HUBC (-14 points), BAHL (-4 points), NML (-4 points), PAKT (-2 points) and KTML (-2 points).

  • Rupee strengthens by 28 paisas against dollar

    Rupee strengthens by 28 paisas against dollar

    KARACHI: The Pak Rupee strengthened by 28 paisas against the dollar on Thursday owing to improved foreign inflows of workers’ remittances and export receipts.

    The rupee ended Rs160.11 against the dollar from previous day’s closing of Rs160.39 in the interbank foreign exchange market.

    Currency dealers said that improved inflows of workers remittances and export receipts helped the rupee to make gain.

    Besides, the lower demand for import and corporate payments due to rising coronavirus cases around the world also helped the rupee to appreciate.

  • Customs invites OMCs for auction of POL products on December 22

    Customs invites OMCs for auction of POL products on December 22

    ISLAMABAD: Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation. Customs, Multan has announced auction of huge quantity of POL products on December 22, 2020 at the directorate office.

    The directorate will auction POL products, included: High Speed Diesel (HSD) 295,200 liters; Kerosene Oil 111,630 liters; and base oil 94,200 liters.

    The directorate said that the quotations for the auction had been invited only from Oil Market Companies (OMCs) to purchase the same on as is where is basis.

    The successful bidder shall pay 10 percent withholding tax of the accepted bid amount of the auctioned subject POL products.

    It said that the sealed tenders/offers must be received up to 1:00PM on December 22, 2020. The tenders/offers shall be opened at 2:00PM on the same day by the competent authority in the presence of all the participants.

    The highest tender/offer shall be considered for processing of the case and submit to the competent authority in terms of Rule 73 of Customs Rules. In case of acceptance of the offer by the competent authority under aforementioned rules, rest of the amount shall be paid by the successful bidder within a period of seven days under Rule 68 of the Customs Rules.

    In case of rejection of the bid earnest money shall be refunded to the bidder under Rule 74 of Customs Rules.

  • Cash back to customers: FBR issues list of integrated retailers

    Cash back to customers: FBR issues list of integrated retailers

    ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued updated list of Tier-1 retailers, who have integrated their Point of Sales (POS) with the online system of the tax authorities.

    Only a customer of Tier-1 retailer is eligible to get cash back of five percent sales tax out of total amount of sales tax paid at the time of purchase from such retailers.

    All tier-1 retailers are required to integrate all their POSs with FBR’s computerized system. ‘Tier-1 retailer’ is defined in section 2(43A) of the Sales Tax Act, 1990, to be a person who falls in any of the following categories:

    (a) a retailer operating as a unit of a national or international chain of stores;

    (b) a retailer operating in an air-conditioned shopping mall, plaza or centre, excluding kiosks;

    (c) a retailer whose cumulative electricity bill during the immediately preceding twelve consecutive months exceeds Rupees twelve hundred thousand;

    (d) a wholesaler-cum-retailer, engaged in bulk import and supply of consumer goods on wholesale basis to the retailers as well as on retail basis to the general body of the consumers”; and

    (e) a retailer, whose shop measures one thousand square feet in area or more.

    Following is the list of Tier-1 retailers who integrated their POS with the FBR:

    001. RANA TRADING COMPANY (RTC)

    002. HI GOLD INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISES

    003. IFFI ELECTRONICS

    004. M/S:- TAYYAB SUPER STORE & BUILDERS

    005. AFZAL ELECTRONICS

    006. AL HAFEEZ ELECTRONICS

    007. M/S SEASONS FOODS PRIVATE LIMITED

    008. MUNAWAR ASSOCIATES

    009. TEAM-A VENTURE (PRIVATE) LIMITED

    010. TAFRAL NIAZI TRADERS

    011. MS ZUBAIDA ASSOCIATES

    012. M/S SUPER ASIA ELECTRONICS,

    013. M/S 3-STAR TRADING COMPANY,

    014. REWAYAT

    015. SEATS

    016. TAZ & CO.

    017. BIZTECH INTERNATIONAL

    018. RETAIL 21

    019. WOW SOLUTION (PVT.) LIMITED

    020. PAKISTAN ELECTRONICS.

    021. AL FALAH SWEETS & BAKERS

    022. HAQ’S INTERNATIONAL

    023. HOUSE OF CHARIZMA

    024. RETAIL CONCEPTS.

    025. TILE SELECT (PRIVATE) LIMITED

    026. SAVE’N SAVE (PVT) LIMITED

    027. SULAFAH

    028. WORLD EELCTRONICS

    029. KAHF INTERNATIONAL.

    030. SAVE MART I-8

    031. SAUDA SULF.

    032. SHAHEEN CHEMIST

    033. KHADIJA ENTERPRISES

    034. SPEED (PRIVATE) LIMITED

    035. M/S UNITED RETAIL (SMC-PRIVATE) LIMITED

    036. H KARIM BUKSH ENTERPRISES

    037. M/S PENSY GARMENTS (PVT) LTD

    038. M/S PUNJAB CASH AND CARRY  BAHRIA TOWN PHASE 4

    039. BRAND MERCHANTS

    040. JADE E-SERVICES PAKISTAN (PRIVATE) LIMITED

    041. THE LEGEND

    042. M/S OXFORD KNITTING MILLS (PVT) LTD,

    043. NEAMAT KHANA BAKERS AND SWEETS

    044. M/S. AM/PM

    045. R&Y ENTERPRISES (PRIVATE) LIMITED

    046. KIT AND KABOODLE

    047. AL MERAJ BAKERS

    048. SPRINGS STORES (PVT.) LIMITED

    049. JS ENTERPRISES

    050. THREADS AND MOTIFS

    051. FOCUS

    052. AR ASSOCIATES

    053. THAL LIMITED

    054. COTTON & SILK

    055. NEEDLE IMPRESSIONS

    056. CITY SMART ELECTRONICS

    057. B & B ENTERPRISES

    058. MANDAHAR MILLS (PRIVATE)LIMITED

    059. M/S SARWAT ASSOCIATES

    060. LIGHT SHOES

    061. NEAMAT KHANA STORES (PRIVATE) LIMITED

    062. BEHBUD CAFE

    063. MSM SUPPER STORE

    064. M/S MANOLO GELATO.

    065. M STORE

    066. HM SUPER MARKET

    067. SANOOR (PVT.) LIMITED

    068. SHALIMAR ELECTRONICS

    069. MASTER OFFISYS (PVT) LTD

    070. ABDULLAH ENTERPRISES

    071. RIZWAN BEYG DESIGN

    072. PAKITEX BOARDS (PRIVATE) LIMITED

    073. MAF HYPERMARKETS PAKISTAN PVT. LTD.

    074. AL BARAKA APPAREL

    075. MINISO LIFESTYLE PAKISTAN (SMC-PRIVATE) LIMITED

    076. USMAN TRADERS

    077. PCC EXPRESS.

    078. M/S WALK EAZE

    079. EBRAHIM TEXTILE MILLS (PRIVATE) LIMITED

    080. MASTER ENTERPRISES (PRIVATE) LIMITED

    081. ABUZAR TRADING COMPANY

    082. ONELIFE APPAREL (PVT.) LIMITED

    083. HMZ SOURCING

    084. MEMON BROTHERS

    085. M/S. KARACHI TILE MART

    086. DAAMAN

    087. WALKEAZE EXCLUSIVE

    088. NAHEED SUPER MARKET

    089. M/S TEEPU TRADERS

    090. MCC MALL

    091. M/S MARIA B. DESIGNS (PVT) LTD

    092. FAZAL DIN’S PHARMA PLUS

    093. KHAS HOLDINGS.

    094. WALK EAZE BRIDAL

    095. AGHA NOOR

    096. NOVA CARE (PRIVATE) LIMITED

    097. NISAR AHMED & SONS KARYANA DEALER

    098. M/S RAHIM MEDICAL AND PROVISIONAL STORE

    099. ESAJEES

    100. LVM (PVT.) LIMITED

    101. SIBGHATALLAH ENTERPRISES

    102. N-M ENTERPRISES

    103. STYLE & COMFORT

    104. PUNJAB CASH & CARRY..

    105. AKHLAQ FURNITURE

    106. MIAN SHAFIQ BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL

    107. M/S BATIK

    108. EBCO

    109. MUHAMMAD YOUSAF TRADERS

    110. CENTURY STEEL (PRIVATE) LIMITED

    111. ROCK MARS INDUSTRIES PVT LIMITED

    112. M/S. HAWA SOLUTION

    113. MEER SWEETS & BAKERS

    114. M/S RAZIKI (PVT.) LIMITED

    115. EHAD HEALTHCARE

    116. PREMIUM VENTURES

    117. UMER ENTERPRISES

    118. RENAISSANCE

    119. THE LEATHER POINT

    120. FABRICA

    121. FISH COTTAGE

    122. JINGGONG CONSTRUCTIONS (SMC-PRIVATE) LIMITED

    123. MOHID PHARMACY

    124. BEAN CORPORATION

    125. AAK TRADING COMPANY

    126. BIN RIAZ TRADERS

    127. MOHSIN TRADERS

    128. BS ENTERPRISES

    129. AA FOODS

    130. MASSAB ENTERPRISES

    131. ABDULLAH ASSOCIATES

    132. KHUSHI DIGITAL

    133. ILYAS & SONS

    134. M/S.M JAFFERJEES

    135. M/S BUSINESS CORE.

    136. VICTORIA RETAILERS

    137. A.MOOSAJEE SONS

    138. M/S FAIRDEAL TEXTILES (PVT.) LTD

    139. MUSHTAQ SONS

    140. MADINA CASH & CARRY (PVT) LIMITED

    141. M/S ENGLISH BOOT HOUSE PVT LTD

    142. DANIYAL KHAN TRADERS

    143. HM ENTERPRISES

    144. CROSS CONNECTION RETAIL (PRIVATE) LIMITED

    145. WALK EAZE CLASSIC

    146. SAMRIN (PVT.) LIMITED

    147. G. N. STORE

    148. J.A COLLECTIONS

    149. ETIHAD ENERGY (PVT) LIMITED

    150. PARAMOUNT LACE

    151. MAYPOLE (PRIVATE) LIMITED

    152. UMER TRADERS

    153. COSMETICS TRADING COMPANY (PVT) LTD.,

    154. ROLLOVER KIDS COMPANY

    155. M/S MIAN GROUP OF CHAKWAL

    156. RAJA SAHIB.

    157. RESHAM ENTERPRISES

    158. INTERNATIONAL INTERIOR (PVT) LIMITED

    159. BIG BIRD FOODS (PRIVATE) LIMITED

    160. MAISON DE LACE

    161. ELAN FACON (SMC-PRIVATE) LIMITED

    162. HILAL SILK

    163. PUNJAB BAKERY

    164. ACME ASSOCIATES

    165. NAQSHBANDI STORE

    166. MINISO

    167. HOME KRAFT STYLE ARTS

    168. SAVE MART

    169. GOURMET FOOD

    170. M/S . ZM

    171. HEMANI HERBAL

    172. ELECTRONICS MARKETING COMPANY (PVT.) LIMITED

    173. THE CLOSET

    174. HUSSAIN ENTERPRISES

    175. PRIME TEXTILE

    176. M/S UC FASHION

    177. ENEM PAKISTAN.

    178. ARUJ INDUSTRIES LIMITED

    179. E-MART

    180. LAIBA CORPORATION

    181. SHAFIQUE SONS

    182. TILE SELECT

    183. SNZR ENTERPRISES (PRIVATE) LIMITED

    184. COLLECTIBLES

    185. BLESS CORPORATION

    186. GATEWAY

    187. SAVE MART (PVT) LIMITED

    188. M/S SUPER ASIA HOUSE,

    189. AL RAHIM RETAIL LIMITED

    190. M/S ZEIT GEIST

    191. ENEM ENTERPRISES.

    192. LIFE STYLE COLLECTION

    193. M/S INTELLIGENT SOLUTIONS

    194. AL RAYAN BROTHERS

    195. STYLO JALALPUR JATTAN

    196. M/S STYLE WALK

    197. PUNJAB CASH AND CARRY ASKARI VII

    198. MAKKAH TILES

    199. M/S. SAVE MART-BAHRIA TOWN

    200. VEGAS COSMETICS

    201. FATIMA ENTERPRISES

    202. ADIDAS

    203. PEOPLECONNECT (PRIVATE) LIMITED

    204. AL-SAEED BAKERS

    205. LEGENDS BY INZAMAMUL HAQ

    206. INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF LUGGAGE (SMC-PRIVATE) LIMITED

    207. M/S ASGHAR ALI (PVT) LTD

    208. PUNJAB CASH & CARRY – PARK ROAD

    209. BEAUTE COLLECTION

    210. M/S TOKYO TRADING INC,

    211. MALIK AUTO CORPORATION

    212. WALK EAZE CASUAL

    213. PLATINUM AFFILIATES

    214. CREDO STAR PAKISTAN (PRIVATE) LIMITED

    215. AMANAH ESTATE (PRIVATE) LIMITED

    216. MINE SAVE MART-TRAMRI

    217. THEMES FURNITURE & HOMESTORE

    218. M/S K & N’S FOODS (PVT) LTD

    219. PUNJAB CASH & CARRY

    220. ESAJEE’S

    221. AL JAHAN

    222. READYGO (PVT.) LIMITED

    223. NOOR-E-YOUSAF FOODS (PRIVATE) LIMITED

    224. M/S FAISHON VILLAZ

    225. UNIFY SOLUTIONS

    226. MAKKAH MARBLES

    227. UNBEATABLE

    228. SERVAID PHARMACY (PVT.) LTD

    229. FDPP CONSUMER

    230. TEE-EMM (PRIVATE) LIMITED

    231. WARDA DESIGNER COLLECTION (PRIVATE) LIMITED

    232. SHABBIR TILES & CERAMICS LIMITED

    233. BED & BLANKET (PRIVATE) LIMITED

    234. DAR CERAMICS TRADING COMPANY

    235. M/S SANAULLA CORPORATION (PRIVATE) LIMITED

    236. SONICA ELECTRONICS

    237. FRENCH GALLERIA

    238. M/S DEEPAK PARWANI

    239. BRANDS JUST PRET

    240. SHOE PLANET (PRIVATE) LIMITED

    241. PUNJAB CASH & CARRY BHARRA KAHU

    242. RAFUM INDUSTRIES (PVT.) LIMITED

    243. M/S BAJWA CO. (PVT) LTD.

    244. HAMZA FOODS (PVT.) LIMITED

    245. SHAHZAD ZARI HOUSE

    246. GHOURI’S DEPARTMENT STORE

    247. VANGUARD TEXTILES (PRIVATE) LIMITED

    248. M/S HILAL SILK PALACE

    249. SHAHEEN CHEMISTS

    250. AL HAFIZ ENTERPRISER

    251. PARIS SUPER MART

    252. AL-MAHMUD ELECTRONICS

    253. METRO SHOES.

    254. MAFCO (PRIVATE) LIMITED

    255. INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING CO.

    256. METRO PAKISTAN (PRIVATE) LIMITED

    257. NAEEM ELECTRONICS

    258. CHEVRON PAKISTAN LUBRICANTS PRIVATE LIMITED

    259. AKRAM & SONS

    260. URGE PRET (PRIVATE) LIMITED

    261. M/S CIZANO ENTERPRISES

    262. RANGE ENTERPRISES

    263. IBRAHIM ELECTRONIC

    264. MOHSAN TRADERS

    265. AMI’S PAN SHOP COLD DRINK STORE

    266. AL-NAFEH TRADING COMPANY

    267. ATA BAKERY SOLUTIONS (PVT.) LIMITED

    268. SOURCECO (PRIVATE) LIMITED

    269. BRAGGS KIDS

    270. M/S G.B. TRADING COMPANY

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