VAT
Taxpayers need not submit hard copies to VAT office
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.
VAT on import and trading of edible oil slashed
NBR also exempted VAT at production and trading of the highly import-based edible oil
VAT on amusement parks may increase
Tour operator services, which include hotels and resorts as well as tour guides, may also no longer enjoy a 15 percent VAT exemption.
15pc VAT on Metro Rail: Quader requests PM to reconsider NBR’s decision
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
Why VAT on imported software does not make any sense
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.
‘Rise in tax to fuel prices of construction materials’
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.
Mobile handsets to be costlier
The price of the handsets will go up as the government today proposed 5 percent value-added tax on mobile handset sales.
Accelerate use of EFDs, ramp up monitoring
The National Board of Revenue should accelerate the use of electronic fiscal devices (EFDs) and ramp up monitoring to eliminate non-compliance with a view to raising more value-added taxes using technologies, said former top taxmen and economists.
VAT Intelligence freezes bank accounts of Mr Baker Cake & Pastry Shop
The VAT Intelligence has frozen bank accounts of Mr Baker Cake & Pastry Shop on allegation of evasion of value added tax, said its Director General Moinul Khan.
University students cripple Dhaka with anti-VAT demo
Private university students hit the streets across Dhaka demanding withdrawal of the 7.5 percent VAT imposed on tuition fees - a day after police opened fire on East West University students demonstrating on the same demand.
Cops fire on anti-VAT student demo: 15 hurt
East West University students clash with police during demonstration protesting VAT on tuition fees. Badda-Rampura road blockaded for half-an-hour.
Education should be equally accessible
Education is both a human right in itself and an indispensable means of realising other human rights.
COMMENTS
Education is not the right area to impose VAT.
VAT from private universities
Some eminent citizens over a BBC programme have urged the government to lift VAT from private universities. The private universities, according to the relevant Act, are supposed to be run on a non-profit basis.
Why it Hurts
The 7.5 percent VAT on the tuition fees of private universities was based on the hypothesis that rich and well-off parents send their wards to private universities.
Greece misses IMF payment deadline
Greece misses deadline for a €1.6bn (£1.1bn) payment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), hours after eurozone ministers refused to extend its bailout.
VAT exemption for local industries
The government proposes to withdraw value added tax (VAT) on a number of products and services to encourage local industries grow further.
4pc VAT for online trading: Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith today floats the proposal to impose VAT at the rate of 4 percent on the online trading sector.
VAT pushing up prices, says AL
Awami League has criticised the imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT) saying it will not generate more revenue but aggravate people's sufferings by pushing prices higher.