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  • FBR empowered to seize unpaid duty cigarettes and beverages

    Updated law allows confiscation of counterfeit products, untaxed goods and vehicles used for transportation

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  • FBR mandates tax stamps on excisable goods under updated Federal Excise Act

    Updated Federal Excise Act requires manufacturers to use tax stamps and digital tracking before goods enter the market

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  • FBR waives surcharge, penalties on PIA sales tax and FED liabilities

    Relief covers penalties on sales tax and federal excise duty dues while principal liabilities remain payable

    FBR Pakistan Karachi
  • AGP flags FBR’s Rs534.5 million income tax shortfall on imported goods

    Audit says incorrect tax collection at customs clearance caused Rs534.5 million revenue loss

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  • FBR scrutinises foreign income in Pakistan’s real estate investments

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    Tax authority launches examination of REIT management companies to verify foreign investment and strengthen compliance under exchange of information laws.

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  • FBR obtains financial transactions data from banks, EMIs

    Banks and Electronic Money Institutions will electronically share high-value transaction data with the FBR under a new automated compliance and risk assessment framework.

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  • FBR introduces final tax on life insurance payouts to individuals

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    Finance Act, 2026 imposes withholding tax on certain life insurance and family takaful payments while exempting death, disability and long-term policy proceeds.

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  • Taxpayers seek refund of deemed income tax after court ruling

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    Uncertainty remains over refund claims after the Federal Constitutional Court struck down the deemed rental income tax and the Finance Act, 2026 repealed the provision.

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  • FBR exempts PIA from Rs4.29 billion in tax surcharges, penalties

    Tax relief aims to support airline’s privatisation while preserving underlying income tax liabilities

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  • Finance Act 2026 defines authorised shipping agent for tax compliance

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    New legal definition places greater tax responsibilities on local representatives of non-resident shipping companies operating in Pakistan.

    Finance Act 2026