FBR advised making declaration of fund source mandatory for foreign remittances

KARACHI: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has been advised to make it mandatory the declaration of source of funds for foreign remittances. Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in its tax proposals for budget 2019/2020 recommended changes to Section 111(4) of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 regarding foreign exchange remitted from outside Pakistan. The association recommended […]

by Faisal Shahnawaz

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 […]

by Faisal Shahnawaz

ACCA suggests making FBR immovable property values in line with fair market value to stop asset undervaluation

KARACHI: Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Pakistan has urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to bring the immovable property values in line with fair market values to discourage under-valued asset declarations. In its tax proposals for budget 2019/2020, the association said that there is a general tendency to undervalue assets leading to tax […]

by Faisal Shahnawaz