Tax fair raked in a total of Tk 1,417 crore in taxes in the first five days, as visitors flocked to the venue over the weekend to complete

As soon as he learnt that the tax authority was issuing user ID and password for access to the online tax return filing portal at tax fair,

The Central Intelligence Cell under the National Board of Revenue is set to investigate money laundering cases involving tax.

No matter what the amount is, everyone with an income should pay tax, Finance Minister AMA Muhith proposes. “Whatever the amount is, Tk 5 or 10, a person having an income should pay tax on a compulsory basis,” Muhith said at a seminar at Officers' Club, Dhaka.

The National Board of Revenue has drafted a new income tax law that seeks to keep corporate tax rates identical for all companies and

The first edition of the winter tax fair kicked off yesterday to a huge response from taxpayers, much to the delight of the National

The number of tax return submissions is gradually increasing but the tally continues to remain very low considering the size and growth of the economy, analysts said.

Ashis Biswas, a retired official of the Chittagong Port Authority, has been filing his tax returns for the past three years at the annual

The National Board of Revenue may soon reinstate a tax concession for fish farming, which was withdrawn 10 months ago.

Only 60,000 firms pay VAT regularly out of nearly 700,000 companies that signed up to pay the tax -- a number that disappoints

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) will honour top nine VAT payers at national level and 110 at district level for their contribution to

People registering for online taxpayer identification numbers (e-TINs) yesterday faced problems due to a technical glitch in the system.

Bangladesh will come out of the 6 percent GDP growth trap next fiscal year as the prevailing political stability looks set to continue,

Businesses with annual turnover of up to Tk 30 lakh are likely to be excused from paying value-added tax, after the government caved

The government has decided not to impose a 4 percent value-added tax on e-commerce as proposed in the budget for the next fiscal

Tax collection growth slowed in April on the back of a decline in income tax receipts for the first time since fiscal 2007-08.

The government is likely to reduce the corporate tax for financial institutions, even though the move would lead to revenue losses of about Tk 1,000 crore.

The government is likely to offer a tax break to the automobile, tyre and bicycle industries to promote growth and investment in the sectors, an official said yesterday.

Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday criticised Bangladesh's high tax rates, saying it prevents government from earning more revenue for the country.

Tax collection improved in March with economic activities regaining pace as the violent political situation gradually subsided.