British farmers massed in London on Tuesday, calling on the Labour government to scrap plans to change inheritance tax rules for land ownership, which they say threatens the agriculture sector and food production...
MOST businesses coming to find the tax system complex, burdensome and prone to corruption speaks of the sorry state of the system. A Centre for Policy Dialogue study shows that 57.1 per cent of businesses perceive bribery as commonplace in tax-related interactions while 59.4 per cent of them find difficulties in compliance. Most businesses also find the...
National Board of Revenue chairman Abdur Rahman Khan has warned that tougher steps would be taken to address gold smuggling, streamline tax procedures and ensure fair pricing of essential goods...
The National Board of Revenue has extended the deadline for income tax returns submission by all types of taxpayers except companies in both offline and online by one month till December 31, 2024...
Hundreds of farmers, many in tractors, gathered in Wales on Saturday to protest against UK prime minister Keir Starmer and his government鈥檚 decision to change inheritance tax rules for farms...
The National Board of Revenue on Wednesday issued guidelines on determining fees on online income tax payments in Bangladesh...
China on Wednesday announced a raft of tax policies aimed at boosting the country鈥檚 ailing real estate market, state media said, including cuts to property deed taxes and VAT...
The number of online income tax return filings has crossed 2,00,000 amid growing interest among taxpayers to comply with the rules and avoid the hassles of visiting tax offices.
The National Board of Revenue on Tuesday urged all to submit value added tax returns and coefficient declaration online instead of in papers.
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Thursday issued international travel bans on eight people, including Union Bank managing director ABM Mokammel Hoque Chowdhury, former Taxes Appellate Tribunal member Ranjit Kumar Talukder and his wife Jhumur Majumder over allegations of amassing illegal wealth...
Renewable energy producing companies are going to enjoy tax holiday facilities from next year...
Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Monday inspired the countrymen to submit e-return and pay income tax online...
The National Board of Revenue has made it mandatory for certain public and private service holders including bankers and officials of mobile phone operators to file their income tax returns electronically.
The National Board of Revenue is now putting its focus on settling the long pending cases through alternative dispute resolution system to boost the revenue collection...
Microcredit lender Grameen Bank will enjoy income tax exemption until 2029 upon conditions, including submission of annual income tax returns.
The National Board of Revenue has formed a task force to reform the income tax law with the objective of making the rules people- and business-friendly...
All advisers and those holding the rank of adviser to the interim government have been asked to submit wealth statements to the chief adviser in 15 days after the filing of their annual tax returns...
The National Board of Revenue has initiated a plan to digitalise its tax audit selection process, replacing the long-standing manual method, to eliminate human interference and restore taxpayer confidence...
Michal Krejza, head of cooperation, delegation of the European Union on Monday hoped that online tax return submission might increase to 1.5 million from 0.5 million in Bangladesh this year...
The US government said Friday that it has recovered $1.3 billion from wealthy taxpayers since late 2023, as part of efforts to ensure that high-income individuals are paying taxes owed...
The National Board of Revenue has set a six-month target to significantly broaden its tax base, aiming to reduce the disproportionate burden on the country鈥檚 existing taxpayers...
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday urged the National board of Revenue to formulate a tax structure that would be friendly to the cottage, micro, small and medium enterprise businesses...
The United States said Friday that it has requested dispute settlement talks with Canada over a recently introduced digital services tax...
A Dhaka court today gave an order to seize income tax files of Bangladesh Bank's former deputy governor Sitangshu Kumar Sur Chowdhury, his wife Suporna Sur Chowdhury and daughter Nandita Sur Chowdhury...
The country鈥檚 business leaders on Tuesday urged the government to maintain enhanced law and order situation and make reforms in the banking sector and tax administration to restore a favourable business environment...
The National Board of Revenue is contemplating to widen its tax net without making any move that would create forceful and fearful environment for the taxpayers...
National Board of Revenue chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan on Sunday underscored the importance of increasing Bangladesh鈥檚 tax-to-GDP ratio, which he described as critically low compared to neighbouring countries....
Banking giant HSBC said Wednesday that pre-tax profits in the first half of 2024 came in at $21.6 billion, slightly lower than last year鈥檚 record performance...
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Ashraf Ahmed聽urged the government to streamline tax mechanism which will promote better understanding, easier compliance and reduce time, visit and cost...
Denmark will introduce the world鈥檚 first carbon tax on livestock, a unique measure designed to bring the Scandinavian country closer to its goal of carbon neutrality by 2045...