ACCA

ACCA opposes tax amnesty, recommends enforcement on available information

KARACHI: Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Pakistan has opposed tax amnesties and suggested the tax machinery to use available information with proper enforcement. “Tax Amnesties without proper penal clauses had been a failure. With the strengthening of OECD, they should be done away with and focus should instead be shifted on using the organization’s […]

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oil exploration

Around 98pc offshore drilling near Karachi coast completes; nation to get good news in two weeks: Ali Zaidi

KARACHI: The joint venture of foreign and local companies has completed around 98 percent drilling near Karachi coast for the possible discovery of huge reservoirs of oil and gas, Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Syed Ali Haider Zaidi said on Saturday. The joint venture including ExxonMobil, ENI, PPL and OGDC is undertaking offshore drilling near […]

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pakistan customs

Customs recovers Rs450 million illicit currency, arrests 30 percent in anti-money laundering drive

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Customs (Operation) has taken vigorous actions to counter illicit movement of currency, which is the primary tool used for money laundering and moving proceeds of crime in and out of the country, a statement said on Saturday. The current lead taken by Customs Operations FBR, and the effective control measures implemented by enforcement […]

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Karachi Chamber

Karachi Chamber welcomes restricting FBR officers for freezing taxpayers’ bank accounts

KARACHI: Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has warmly welcomed the first order issued by the newly appointed Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Shabbar Zaidi immediately after assuming charge in which all the Commissioners Inland Revenue have been barred from freezing bank accounts which was being demanded by KCCI since long. President KCCI […]

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