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Need for simple tax laws

In 2001, the General Pervez Musharraf-Shaukat Aziz duo decided to promulgate a new income tax law on the dictates of International Monetary Fund (IMF). The move was opposed by us…

Lacunae In Pakistani Income Tax Laws

Lacunae in Pakistani income tax laws

Since the last decade it has been observed that a lot of improvements have been made in the Income Tax Ordinance 2001 (hereinafter referred to as the "I. T. Ord")…

Reforms In Tax Laws – I

Reforms in tax laws – I

National sovereignty and self-dependence is the foremost requirement of our country. We as a nation have to take such steps which may ensure our sustainable development based on the indigenous…

The truth about the tax ordinance

Since the promulgation of the Tax Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, several commentaries have surfaced in editorial columns, professional circles, and even in government forums. They raise misinformed concerns about the…

Improving national tax culture

The International Monetary Fund has agreed to lower Pakistan’s tax collection target for the ongoing fiscal year from Rs 12.97 trillion to Rs 12.35 trillion, a move that highlights the…

Tobacco taxation

EVERY year, close to 164,000 people die due to tobacco use in Pakistan. This means 450 deaths per day, more than 3,100 deaths per week and over 13,600 deaths per…

‘Unconstitutional’ windfall tax–I

Banks have regular windfall income from dealing in foreign currencies – oxymoronic treatment by SRO. 1588(I)/2023 dated 21.11.2023. In Pakistan, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is de facto legislature (sic)…