Sunday, December 22, 2024

NBR decides to discontinue Carnet facility

The National Board of Revenue has decided to discontinue the facility of importing luxury cars in the country by tourists under the Carnet De Passage as many of the tourists mostly foreign nationals of Bangladeshi origin do not re-export the cars imported under the facility, violating rules, finance ministry officials said.

NBR faces pressure against tax net spread

The National Board of Revenue will focus on expanding tax net in achieving revenue collection target to be fixed for the upcoming national budget for the 2013-2014 financial year instead of imposing new and additional tax, said NBR chairman Ghulam Hussain. He, however, said that the revenue board was facing big

NBR cuts duty on fruit import

The National Board of Revenue has reduced supplementary duty by 10 per cent on import of all kinds of fresh fruit including mango, apple, orange, grapes and some dried fruits to keep their prices within the affordable level of the common people on the local market. The revenue board on Tuesday issued a salutatory

NBR slates sweetmeat, raw material traders for VAT evasion

PRE-BUDGET MEETING FY 2013-14 NBR slates sweetmeat, raw material traders for VAT evasion National Board of Revenue chairman Ghulam Hussain on Thursday came down heavily on the sweetmeat traders and other raw material suppliers for not providing buyers with the value-added tax Challan with the intention of evading VAT. At a pre-budget discussion with representatives ... Read more

Income tax collection up 29pc in July-Jan

But falls short of target The National Board of Revenue failed to achieve its revenue collection target from income tax set for July-January, although the revenue collection from the sector grew by 28.84 per cent in the period compared with the corresponding period of the previous year. According to the provisional data prepared by the ... Read more

NBR to sign deal with Mexico to check tax evasion by traders

The National Board of Revenue will sign a bilateral agreement with Mexico to exchange information on trade and customs related matters in a bid to prevent tax evasion by importers and exporters and smuggling of goods. ‘The revenue board has taken the initiative to check customs related offences and tax evasion in trade between the two countries,’ a ... Read more

20 highest taxpayers get NBR awards

The National Board of Revenue on Monday awarded the 20 highest individual and corporate income taxpayers of the 2009-2010 financial year in recognition of their contributions towards the nation’s economy. Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith handed over the tax cards and certificates to 10 individuals and 10 companies at a programme organised by the NBR ... Read more

Tax return deadline now Oct 31

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday extended the deadline for submission of income tax returns by one month. The deadline is now October 31, MA Quader Sarker, an official of tax administration and monitoring of NBR, said yesterday, adding, “We will in no way extend the time  further.” The announcement of the time extension came ... Read more

Income tax fair kicks off to boost receipts

A weeklong income tax fair kicked off across the country yesterday to provide tax related information and assistance to the existing and potential taxpayers. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) organised the show in seven divisional cities and 11 districts to issue TIN (taxpayer’s identification number) instantly, help file tax returns, submit and

NBR freezes 3 mobile co accounts

The National Board of Revenue on Thursday put a freeze on bank accounts of three mobile operators—Robi, Banglalink and Citycell—for not paying Tk 393.49 crore as supplementary duties and value added tax on SIM and RIM card sales, a senior NBR official said. The large taxpayers unit (LTU-VAT) of NBR sent a letter to all ... Read more