Pakistan Revenue
Karachi, July 16, 2025 – The Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) has drawn urgent attention to persistent operational difficulties being faced by taxpayers and consultants in accessing the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) IRIS portal, particularly related to login authentication.
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Karachi, June 30, 2025 – The Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) has formally appealed to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for an urgent extension in the deadline for mandatory electronic integration under the sales tax invoicing system.
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Karachi, June 17, 2025 – In a hard-hitting critique of prolonged economic dependency of Pakistan, President of the Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA), Ali A. Rahim, issued a powerful warning regarding the country’s dangerous over-reliance on the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Karachi, June 6, 2025 – The Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) has called on the federal government to lower Pakistan’s corporate tax rate, highlighting that it is currently the highest in Asia.
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Karachi, May 29, 2025 – In a major policy recommendation ahead of the upcoming federal budget, the Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) has called on the government to introduce zero-rated sales tax for all Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs), particularly those engaged in critical public welfare services like healthcare and education.
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Karachi, May 24, 2025 — The Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) has sounded the alarm over the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) sweeping changes to sales tax return filing, warning that the system overhaul under SRO 578 has pushed the entire business community into chaos.
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Karachi, May 18, 2025 – The Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) has called for the restoration of a 40% tax credit on income earned by qualified teachers and researchers in its detailed budget proposals for the fiscal year 2025-26.
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Karachi, May 14, 2025 – The Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) has put forth a significant recommendation as part of its tax proposals for the upcoming budget 2025-26: a ban on all property transactions undertaken by individuals who are not active filers of income tax returns.
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Karachi, May 12, 2025 – The Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) has called on the government to abolish the tax on surplus funds of Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs) in the upcoming federal budget for 2025–26.
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Karachi, May 6, 2025 – The Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) has formally recommended that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) reorient its tax policy strategy by prioritizing the enforcement of tax return filing rather than relying heavily on collecting higher taxes from non-filers.
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