Pakistan Revenue
Islamabad, July 3, 2025 — Pakistan’s tax enforcement regime just entered a whole new territory, and the business community is on edge. With the implementation of Sections 37A and 37B of the Sales Tax Act, 1990 — introduced via the Finance Act, 2025 — the government has signaled zero tolerance for tax fraud.
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Karachi, June 29, 2025 – The Finance Act, 2025 has introduced a comprehensive and structured procedure for the arrest and prosecution of individuals and entities involved in tax fraud under Section 37A of the Sales Tax Act, 1990.
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Karachi, June 26, 2025 – In a bold and sweeping move aimed at clamping down on tax evasion, the federal government has proposed a major amendment to the Finance Bill 2025, redefining the scope of tax fraud to include any supply of goods made without the issuance of a valid tax invoice.
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Karachi, September 12, 2023 – The Regional Tax Office (RTO) Karachi has taken a significant step in the fight against tax fraud by registering a First Information Report (FIR) to initiate formal legal proceedings against individuals involved in a massive fake sales tax invoice scam, which has led to a staggering loss of approximately Rs […]
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ISLAMABAD: The Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation (Inland Revenue) has unearthed a sales tax fraud to the tune of Rs4.27 billion by M/s. Innovative Biscuits (Pvt). A statement issued by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Monday said that the Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation (IR), Lahore on receipt of credible information related […]
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Sales Tax Act, 1990 has defined ‘tax fraud’ as doing of any act knowingly without lawful excuse. The Sales Tax Act, 1990 [updated up to June 30, 2020 issued by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)] explained ‘tax fraud’ as: “Tax fraud” means knowingly, dishonestly or fraudulently and without any lawful excuse (burden of proof […]
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