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ACCA backs green budgeting for public sector

KARACHI: ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) backs green budgeting for the public sector everywhere to implement climate commitments and achieve their environmental goals, according to a statement received here on Thursday. In Green budgeting: a toolkit for public sector finance professionals published today, ACCA sets out the reasons for considering green budgeting and […]

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ACCA hosts conference for Pakistan sustainable growth

KARACHI: The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) hosted a large-scale corporate conference in Peshawar, themed ‘Rethinking a better world – Sustainable Growth for Pakistan,’ featuring representation from the country’s top businesses, thought leadership and policymakers. The conference provided a platform for the region’s key stakeholders and brightest minds to engage in interdisciplinary, forward-thinking conversations […]

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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 […]

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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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