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Senior bureaucrats undergoing the 96th National Management Course visited FBR headquarters here today. The 61 officers and 11 faculty member group was led by Rector of National School of Public Policy (NSPP) Mr. Ismail Qureshi. FBR’s Member (SP&S) Ms. Azra Mujtaba briefed the visiting officers on the history, structure, significance and working of FBR. The…

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The Honorable Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mr. Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, while addressing the concluding session of the International Judicial Conference, held a few days ago, said that “To streamline the expeditious disposal of cases pertaining to assessment or collection of public revenues, it is desirable that sufficient courts are established.” The Honorable CJP said,…

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Chairman FBR Mr. Mumtaz Haider Rizvi today held a meeting in Karachi with FPCCI / KCCI committee for Recovery of unlawful / illegal Sales Tax Input Adjustment. Extensive discussion was held between the Committee and the FBR team to resolve the pending tax related issues. The Chairman on this occasion said that unlawful / illegal…

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Chairman FBR Mr. Mumtaz Haider Rizvi held a meeting with the Tax Reforms Core Group (TRCG) in Karachi today to discuss budget proposals for FY 2012-13. Different budget proposals received from various stakeholders, as well as the budget proposals drafted by FBR, were discussed during the meeting. The Chairman said that FBR is utilizing all…

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Chairman FBR Mr. Mumtaz Haider Rizvi held a meeting with Mr. Farrukh Junaidi and the management of Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) in Karachi today. The meeting was held to discuss and resolve the issue of recovery of default surcharge from KESC for which notices were issued by LTU Karachi, and other tax related matters…

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The employees of FBR who were at strike for the last 10 days have called off their strike today after the assurances of Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Sayed Khurshid Shah. All officers and staff of RTOs and LTUs across the country will be working normally from tomorrow. The Minister visited FBR Headquarters on his…

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The proposals submitted by the “All Pakistan Tax Employees Association FBR” have been considered by the Federal Board of Revenue at length. The issues have also been discussed with the Central and Lahore Office Bearer of the “APTEA”, namely Mr. Aslam Pervaiz, Mr. Asghar Ali Waryah and Mr. Akbar Hussain and the following decisions have…

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The proposals submitted by the “All Pakistan Tax Employees Association FBR” has been considered by the Federal Board of Revenue at length. The issues have also been discussed with the Central and Lahore Office Bearer of the “APTEA” Mr. Aslam Pervaiz, Mr. Asghar Ali Waryah and Mr. Akbar Hussain and the following decisions have been…

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Chairman FBR Mr. Mumtaz Haider Rizvi visited the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP), Karachi today on a special invitation to meet ICAP’s President, officials and the Institute’s Committee on Taxation. President ICAP, Mr. Rashid Rahman Mir, welcomed the Chairman. The Chairman Committee on Taxation, Mr. Saqib Masood, gave a presentation on the tax…

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FBR keeps a busy schedule these past weeks in meeting stakeholders, the Finance Minister and pressure groups in preparation of annual fiscal budget. The Chairman FBR Mr. Mumtaz Haider Rizvi visited Karachi today to meet business and commerce entities. The Chairman also met with tax collection authorities to review progress of revenue collection, thus balancing…

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