The National Board of Revenue is set to revise down the value-added tax (VAT) and supplementary duty (SD) on a number of items including mobile phone usage, internet services, medicine, clothes and restaurants as public outcry became deafening.
The recent VAT hike on clothing in Bangladesh strains businesses, consumers, and designers, especially with Eid approaching. Alternative measures like taxing luxury items or offering subsidies could have balanced revenue generation and economic sustainability more effectively.
NBR issues a notification moments ago
Aiming to encourage e-return filing and reduce hassles, taxpayers will no longer be required to submit hard copies related to value-added tax (VAT) returns to the VAT office if they file an e-return, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) said.
NBR also exempted VAT at production and trading of the highly import-based edible oil
Tour operator services, which include hotels and resorts as well as tour guides, may also no longer enjoy a 15 percent VAT exemption.
Dhaka is one of the most unliveable cities in the world, which does not go hand-in-hand with the progress made by the country, says the road transport and bridges minister
It goes without saying that this whopping 20% increase in import duty for software is a massive one. Not only does it mean an increased price tag for essential software like Word and Windows OS, but it also reduces the accessibility of premium, full versions of such software for local users.
Realtors today said the cost of various raw materials, including rod and lift, will increase in the next fiscal year because of the increase in value added tax and customs tariff.
The National Board of Revenue is set to revise down the value-added tax (VAT) and supplementary duty (SD) on a number of items including mobile phone usage, internet services, medicine, clothes and restaurants as public outcry became deafening.
The recent VAT hike on clothing in Bangladesh strains businesses, consumers, and designers, especially with Eid approaching. Alternative measures like taxing luxury items or offering subsidies could have balanced revenue generation and economic sustainability more effectively.
NBR issues a notification moments ago
Aiming to encourage e-return filing and reduce hassles, taxpayers will no longer be required to submit hard copies related to value-added tax (VAT) returns to the VAT office if they file an e-return, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) said.
NBR also exempted VAT at production and trading of the highly import-based edible oil
Tour operator services, which include hotels and resorts as well as tour guides, may also no longer enjoy a 15 percent VAT exemption.
Dhaka is one of the most unliveable cities in the world, which does not go hand-in-hand with the progress made by the country, says the road transport and bridges minister
It goes without saying that this whopping 20% increase in import duty for software is a massive one. Not only does it mean an increased price tag for essential software like Word and Windows OS, but it also reduces the accessibility of premium, full versions of such software for local users.
Realtors today said the cost of various raw materials, including rod and lift, will increase in the next fiscal year because of the increase in value added tax and customs tariff.
The price of the handsets will go up as the government today proposed 5 percent value-added tax on mobile handset sales.
