Karachi, June 17, 2025 – The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has taken a significant step toward enhancing transparency and efficiency in trade-related audits by deploying 60 third-party auditors across Pakistan Customs.
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FBR issues SOPs for allocation of new cars
Karachi, June 17, 2025 – The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a comprehensive set of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to regulate the allocation, utilization, and management of new operational vehicles across its field formations.
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Sindh embraces UN CPC system for sales tax on services
Karachi, June 17, 2025 – In a significant move towards international standardization, the Sindh government has proposed adopting the Central Product Classification (CPC) coding system Version 2.1, as issued by the United Nations, for the administration of sales tax on services under the Sindh Finance Bill, 2025.
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Sindh abolishes five levies through provincial Finance Bill 2025
Karachi, June 17, 2025 – The Sindh government has proposed a major fiscal reform in its provincial budget for 2025-26 by abolishing five longstanding levies.
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Finance Bill 2025 restricts court stays on customs auctions
Karachi, June 17, 2025 – The Finance Bill 2025 has introduced significant amendments to the Customs Act, 1969, aimed at curbing unnecessary delays in the auction process of goods, particularly through the misuse of court stay orders.
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FBR to issue negative list of exempt services in Islamabad
Islamabad, June 17, 2025 – The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is set to issue a formal negative list identifying exempt services within the Islamabad Capital Territory for the upcoming fiscal year 2025-26.
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PM Shehbaz directs curtailment of FBR arrest powers
Islamabad, June 16, 2025 – Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has issued clear instructions to limit the arrest powers of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), particularly in cases that could lead to harassment of legitimate taxpayers and the business community.
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FBR exposes influential figures involved in tax fraud
Islamabad, June 16, 2025 – The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has revealed that several influential individuals, including a former senator and ex-customs official, were involved in high-value tax fraud, prompting renewed debate over the FBR’s proposed arrest powers in the Finance Bill, 2025.
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STBA condemns FM remarks on tax filing without legal assistance
Sargodha, June 15, 2025 – The Sargodha Tax Bar Association (STBA) has strongly condemned the recent remarks made by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb during his budget speech, in which he suggested that taxpayers would no longer need the services of lawyers or tax practitioners to file their returns.
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Langrial defends FBR’s arrest powers in tax fraud crackdown
ISLAMABAD, June 15, 2025 — In a heated debate over the Finance Bill, 2025, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial came out strongly in defense of the proposed amendments granting FBR sweeping powers to arrest individuals involved in tax fraud.
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