No changes in liabilities of Tootle and Pathao in final tax assessments: Officials say the government has to recover dues because  VAT is applicable to their business, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 09/05/2019)

Ncell tax issue prolongs as court upholds order not to collect dues, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 08/05/2019)

MoF under pressure to achieve revenue target: Government’s policies to tighten import also to be blamed for tepid collection, say officials (ht 02/05/2019)

Legal experts doubt success of Ncell and Axiata’s international arbitration move: They say Nepal-UK investment treaty does not  allow international arbitration on taxation, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 01/05/2019)

Fake VAT bill scam, which is under probe, estimated to be worth over Rs 7 billion: Failure to take timely measures and non-implementation of laws encouraged  fraudsters to continue practice, experts and officials say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 29/04/2019)

Finance Minister hints at expanding tax base, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 24/04/2019)

Ncell challenges tax determined by authority at Supreme Court: Mobile company says tax liability from capital gains stands at Rs 14 billion—not Rs 39 billion, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 23/04/2019), Court tells authorities not to ask Ncell to pay dues for now: The order comes days after Large Taxpayers Office determined tax for mobile firm at  Rs 39.06 billion, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 26/04/2019)

Time to consider an inheritance tax: People are free to earn and spend, but for opulence and activities that hinder productivity, the state can push measures, by Sukeev Shakya (kp 23/04/2019)

Pashmina export revenues falling despite government incentives, by Rajesh Khanal(kp 20/04/2019)

IRD asks Tootle to pay Rs 33.9 million tax, by Umesh Poudel (ht 18/04/2019), VAT for Pathao set at Rs3 million: The move comes  a week after similar action was taken against Tootle, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 22/04/2019)

Tax office says Ncell dues will make up for around half of the revenue target shortfall: The mobile firm, authorities say, has not responded to the seven-day deadline to pay capital gains tax, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 18/04/2019), The judges have spoken: The future course of action depends on how Axiata reacts to the court order, by Narayan Manandhar (kp 18/04/2019), As Ncell mulls tax decision, experts say it has no option but to pay its dues: Ncell could, however, seek a review on the amount or file a dispute with an international body, officials say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (22/04/2019)

Tax authorities give Ncell seven days to pay Rs 39 billion in dues: The total capital gains tax for private telecom company Ncell and its parent company Axiata has been set at Rs 62.63 billion, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 17/04/2019)

Govt working towards dynamic taxation system, says Khatiwada (ht 16/04/2019)

Govt gets three months to recover tax from Ncell, Axiata, by Sujan Dhungana (ht 10/04/2019), Supreme Court sets three-month deadline for Ncell, Axiata to clear dues: The mobile company has been barred from repatriating profit and distributing dividend until it pays capital gains tax, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 10/04/2019)

Issue bills, not ‘challans’: Taxman to Fire And Ice: VAT spat: Unrepentant even after being penalised (ht 01/04/2019)

Tax department takes step to find fake VAT bill purchasers, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 28/03/2019)

Businesses fleecing consumers: Sellers, restaurateurs in capital illegally adding value added tax to retail, menu prices of products, food items, by Sujan Dhungana (ht 27/03/2019)

More businesses and firms found involved in fake VAT bill scam: Tax evasion racket burdens a government that is struggling to meet its revenue target, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 25/03/2019)

Drawing parallels: The Ncell case is reminiscent of the Vodafone scam in India, by Narayan Manandhar (kp 11/03/2019)

Case filed against firms issuing fake VAT bills: Despite earlier scandal, racketeers continue to issue counterfeit bills evading billions of rupees in taxes, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 06/03/2019)

Revenue body takes on big cases after coming under PM’s office, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 02/03/2019)

Taxation and misconception: Conflict on concurrent powers on revenue generation might remain. Government should harmonize taxes in different tiers and across horizontal units, by Dila Datt Pant and Shailendra Uprety (rep 26/02/2019)

Revenue collection at Birgunj Customs hit due to protests: Only Rs7.58 billion has been collected so far out of a target of Rs13.72 billion, by Shankar Acharya (kp 09/02/2019)

Top court orders Ncell and Axiata to pay capital gains tax: Order paves the way for government to recover billions, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 07/02/2019), Supreme Court weighs in on Ncell tax dispute, by Sharad Ojha (nt 08/02/2019), Ncell, Axiata need to pay Rs75 billion in capital gains tax: Liability of two  companies is related to 2016 purchase deal, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 11/02/2019), Tax authority sets Rs 87 billion in capital gains tax on Ncell deal, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 11/02/2019), House panel asks govt to collect CGT from Ncell at the earliest (ht 11/02/2019)

Tax exploitation in Nepal: High taxation policy pursued by Nepal has worked as a powerful drag on the economy by hurting private sector incentive and discouraging foreign investment, by Sukhdev Shah (rep 06/02/2019)

Rasuwagadhi revenue crosses Rs 15b post-quake, by Himnath Devkota (rep 27/01/2019)

Misleading figures: The Finance Ministry must make a public statement as to how erroneous figures on revenue collection came to the fore (ht 22/01/2019), Why is government hiding revenue information for two weeks? An estimated Rs 100 billion was duplicated in the account (rep 31/01/2019)

Revenues from exports of designated products up 7pc: According to TEPC, the country earned Rs15.76 billion from exports of nine NTIS products between mid-July and mid-December, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 09/01/2019)

Legal contradictions put local levels in a fix (ht 07/01/2019)

Bill to scrap controversial Tax Settlement Act, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 25/12/2018)

DoT collects Rs 460 million revenue in four months (rep 16/12/2018), Tourism dept collects Rs 451m revenue in first 4 months of FY18/19 (rep 23/12/2018)

Locals of Nagarkot protest against local units for double taxation on tourists, by Krishna KC (rep 15/11/2018)

Ministry for repealing tax settlement Act: Move follows  controversy over exemption of taxes totalling Rs21 billion granted by the Tax Settlement Commission: Move follows  controversy over exemption of taxes totalling Rs21 billion granted by the Tax Settlement Commission, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 28/10/2018)

Tax beyond people's capacity at local levels: Study Report (rep 26/10/2018)

Traders ignore IRD’s directive (ht 26/10/2018)

Rasuwagadhi customs mobilizes Rs 2.32 billion in revenue in Q1, by Himnath Devkota (rep 25/10/2018)

Revenue growth of 41.7pc seen in Q1 (ht 24/10/2018)

Customs revenue jumps on soaring Dashain imports, by Balram Ghimire (kp 17/10/2018)

Import financing, revenue positively correlated (ht 15/10/2018)

In Dang, Double taxation continues unabated, by Devendra Basnet (rep 25/09/2018)

Revenue probe comes under PM’s office (kp 25/09/2018)

Govt forms committee to sign tax treaty with various countries, by Sagar Ghimire (rep 23/09/2018)

Panel submits report to FinMin: Three major aspects on dispute of tax enforcement by the local and provincial governments  highlighted (ht 21/09/2018)

Rasuwagadhi Customs Point misses revenue targets, by Himnath Devkota (rep 19/09/2018)

Revenue collection  surges 36.7 per cent (ht 19/09/2018)

Medium level taxpayers’ office established (ht 18/09/2018)

Tax row due to ‘increased rates’: Probe member says most local units have not imposed taxes besides those authorised by the laws, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 16/09/2018)

Review Flawed Property Tax, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn 02/09/2018)

Kathmandu, local level spar over wealth tax: Municipal Association of Nepal says the Finance Act for this fiscal year will hit their revenue collection; The federal government claims tax on house and the area covered by it, asking local level to collect land tax elsewhere, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 02/09/2018)

Even poor farmers, vendors forced to pay taxes, by Bishan Chettri (rep 01/09/2018)

Traders in humla Want tax office in district, by Jaya Bahadur Rokaya (kp 31/08/2018)

Government panel begins study on tax dispute (ht 31/08/2018)

Government defends taxes (kp 29/08/2018)

Land revenue data goes digital: Asian Development Bank supports 14 of 29 Land Revenue Offices (kp 28/08/2018)

Govt collects Rs 62.97 billion in revenue in the 1st month of FY2018/19: Finance ministry officials term collection encouraging (rep 28/08/2018)

DoT sees revenues rise by 26% (rep 27/08/2018)

Revenue collection hit (kp 24/08/2018)

Smuggling of peppers thrive after betel nuts, by Parbat Portel (kp 23/08/2018)

'Local taxes are not the consequence of federalism', by Mahabir Paudyal and Rudra Pangeni (rep 22/08/2018) [No, the current tax chaos is a consequence of the total inactivity of the government with regard to a legal regulation of the federal state! Such a regulation should have been introduced for all three levels of the new system before the local elections!]

Fruits and vegetables trade still out of tax net (rep 22/08/2018)

Water suppliers warn of service closure (kp 21/08/2018) [Because of local taxes]

Local government imposes Rs 50 per kg ‘export tax’ on apples, by LP Devkota (kp 20/08/2018) [Those responsible should be brought to justice!]

Federal Tax Regime Under Attack, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 18/08/2018)

Khatiwada says current tax system is more just (kp 18/08/2018)

Himalayan Cargo operator ‘evaded tax’: Department of Revenue Investigation seeks three-year jail, Rs 2.72 billion in penalty for husband-and-wife team, by Sujan Dhungana (ht 18/08/2018)

Public vents ire against tax hikes, by Prashasthy Karki (rep 17/08/2018)

Gaushala revises controversial tax rates following public uproar (kp 16/08/2018)

Rising Taxes: A Pain In The Neck, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 15/08/2018), Trials and tribulations: Nepalis have become disheartened because of arbitrary taxation (kp 16/08/2018), No taxation without service delivery (rep 16/08/2018)

New taxes galore: Local units are on a tax collection spree prompting the federal government to step in, by Binay Kumar Mishra (kp 13/08/2018), ‘People are paying taxes for chickens and ducks’, by Binod Ghimire (kp 14/08/2018)

Metros trim house rent tax by 2pc: Kathmandu Metropolis expects to collect Rs 2 billion in tax revenue (kp 10/08/2018)

Ilam Municipality imposes 50 paisa tax on petroleum products (rep 01/08/2018)

Provinces refuse to pullback taxes (kp 31/07/2018)

Birgunj traders take to streets against tax hike: Industrialists claim that the decision to hike tax rates was made hastily without getting input from them and would cause economic mayhem, by Shankar Acharya and Bhusan Yadav (kp 30/07/2018)

Achieving VAT target: New budget’s revenue target of VAT hinges on how effectively Inland Revenue Department controls evasion up to retail sales, by Naryan Silwal (rep 26/07/2018)

Income tax sees shortfall of 7.33% against target: Experts say slow growth in income tax indicates deteriorating health of the economy (rep 25/07/2018)

Provinces and Centre in tax row: Federal government says District Export Tax unconstitutional, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 24/07/2018)

DRI seeks Rs990m bail from tax evaders: Customs agent Nawaraj Upadhyaya at Bhairahawa customs office and his son were arrested on the charge of helping an individual evade tax worth Rs 180 million (kp 22/07/2018)

Bhairahawa Customs misses revenue target, by Madhav Dhungana (kp 21/07/2018)

Rasuwa Customs beats revenue collection target, by Balram Ghimire (kp 20/07/2018)

Think outside the box: With a benign tax system, Nepal will emerge as an attractive investment destination, by Madhukar SJB Rana and Atul K. Thakur (kp 18/07/2018)

Birgunj customs mobilizes Rs 161 billion in revenue: Achieves only 98 percent of revenue target set by government, by Ritesh Tripathi (rep 18/07/2018)

ICP and Dry Port collect revenue worth Rs158 billion, by Shankar Acharya (kp 18/07/2018)

Mandatory VAT puts small enterprises like beauty parlors and tailors at risk (rep 16/07/2018)

Birgunj meets revenue target in 10 months, by Shankar Acharya (kp 10/07/2018)

VAT rebate cancellation worries textile makers (ht 10/07/2018)

Decision to upgrade Satti small customs into main customs elates locals, by Yogesh Rawal (rep 08/07/2018)

CGT calculation row: Govt taskforce yet to come up with recommendation (rep 28/06/2018)

Taxman to apply VAT regardless of turnover (kp 22/06/2018)

Budget fails to usher reforms in tax system (ht 21/06/2019)

VAT registered taxpayers in LTO connected to IRD’s central server (ht 21/06/2018)

VAT vs GST: India adopted goods and service tax, but that does not mean Nepal has to follow suit, by Deepak Sharma (kp 20/06/2018)

Brick factories in Dhading openly evading tax, by Harihar Singh Rathore (kp 18/06/2018)

CGT concerns weigh on investors’ sentiment (ht 17/06/2018)

Rasuwa Customs exceeds revenue collection target, by Balram Ghimire (kp 16/06/2018)

FinMin for tax system revisit (ht 12/06/2018)

Scrapping of integrated property tax leaves local units in confusion, by Rohit Rai (rep 11/06/2018)

Govt rolls back decision to hike CGT threshold: NEPSE jumps 13.91 points following the move (kp 07/06/2018), Share trading resumes: Revision of CGT calculation method suspended for two weeks (ht 07/06/2018)

VAT on brokerage service charge scrapped (rep 01/06/2018)

Citizens to pay more tax on luxury goods, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 30/05/2018), New income tax slab introduced: Excise duty raised on tobacco, liquor and automobile, by Sujan Dhungana (ht 30/05/2018), Lower taxes for low- and middle-income earners, by Sagar Ghimirea (rep (30/05/2018), High taxes will deter investors: Congress (kp 31/05/2018)

VAT rebate on mobile phone imports not benefiting consumers (ht 29/05/2018)

Budget to change tax rates massively (ht 27/05/2018)

Taxman targets payment from foreign missions: The IRD said the move was designed to widen the tax net and thereby increase government revenue (kp 26/05/2018)

Import duty on rice may be hiked to 15pc (ht 16/05/2018)

SC show cause over customs duty on sugar (kp 15/05/2018), SC stays govt’s decision to raise import duty on sugar (ht 15/05/2018), Finance ministry files petition at Supreme Court to vacate stay order (ht 18/05/2018), SC upholds govt decision (kp 05/06/2018)

No improvement in customs revenue collection, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 04/05/2018)

MoH recommends hiking excise duty on tobacco products (ht 01/05/2018)

Taxmen clamp down on fake excise duty stickers, by Shanker Acharya (kp 27/04/2018)

Officials worry over drop in customs revenue from RMG, tobacco, by Rudra Pangeni (kp 25/04/2018)

Evaluating VAT: Unwanted exemptions and unnecessary revision have been made in VAT Act to overcome internal weakness. This needs to be corrected, by Narayan Silwal (rep 24/04/2018)

Public transport operators not yet in tax net: Registration as companies is expected to widen net (rep 19/04/2018)

Mahakali Custom Office sees revenue fall, by Bira Gadal (rep 19/04/2018)

OAG concerned about unpaid VAT worth Rs166m (kp 17/04/2018)

Revenue exemption: Reviewing areas of revenue exemption will certainly give the government a better picture of the impact the facility has made (ht 11/04/2018)

MoF to review revenue exemption facility (ht 10/04/2018)

Tax officials raid Tiger Palace Casino Resort (kp 09/04/2018)

Govt issues property tax management procedure (ht 08/04/2018)

DRI loses additional authority delegated by former finance ministers, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 05/04/2018)

Tax-related verdicts may be scrutinized: Law Minister Tamang; ‘This will not undermine judicial independence’, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep 04/04/2018)

Taxmen crack down on fake excise stickers (kp 31/03/2018)

Tax collection jurisdiction of local govts clarified (ht 27/03/2018)

SEBON, FinMin in talks to cut taxes on shares (kp 23/03/2018)

Ex-king evades Rs 38 million tax: Municipality official, by Yuwaraj Biwas (rep 20/03/2018)

Importers hesitant to clear goods at customs as govt tightens valuation, by Ritesh Tripathi (rep 15/03/2018)

Online management system installed at 11 customs points (kp 12/03/2018)

Pay royalty or face rap, regulator tells casinos: Casino Royale, Casino Rad and eight others owe Tourism Department millions in royalties (kp 11/03/2018)

Govt serves ultimatum on tax-defaulting casinos, by Sangam Prasain (kp 06/03/2018)

New FinMin instructs DoC to mitigate revenue risks (ht 02/03/2018)

Taxes can be paid electronically soon (kp 01/03/2018)

Govt revenue collection jumps 20.5 percent (kp 23/02/2018)

Govt apathy affects VAT collection (ht 01/02/2018)

Pashupatinagar customs office: Border checkpoint sees revenue dry up, by Biplav Bhattarai (kp 29/01/2018)

Bhairahawa Customs misses H1 revenue target, by Rekha Bhusal (rep 29/01/2018)

Stakeholders seek improvement in customs administration (ht 27/01/2018)

Reduce customs tariff on intermediate goods: Pvt sector (ht 26/01/2018)

Revenue collection under major tax headings in H1 below target (ht 25/01/2018)

Revenue collection by Biratnagar customs coming back on track, by Ajit Tiwari (rep 18/01/2018)

Govt close to achieving H1 revenue targets (rep 15/01/2018)

Capital gains tax: LTO serves notice to former Ncell owner (kp 04/01/2018)

Cash shrinks to Rs 114 billion in government vault (rep 02/01/2018)

MoF unable to meet revenue target (ht 25/12/2017)

Govt revenue growth likely to fall to 3.7pc next year (kp 20/12/2017)

Brokers willing to pay VAT if old dues waived (kp 20/12/2017)

VAT collection row in share transaction surfaces again (ht 15/12/2017)

Revenue from land and house registration tax increases (ht 11/12/2017)

Beer producers asked to paste excise duty sticker on bottles (ht 04/12/2017)

Weak VAT realisation hits revenue collection: The below par performance under VAT alone is Rs 1.81 billion (ht 01/12/2017)

Govt mulls slashing corporate tax to attract investment (ht 23/11/2017)

IRD fetes country’s largest taxpayers (kp 18/11/2017)

Taxman to track sales at outlets in real time (kp 17/11/2017)

Well-known firms on tax defaulters’ list (kp 16/11/2017)

Q1 revenue collection up 24pc year-on-year (kp 28/10/2017), IRD manages to meet revenue collection target in third month (ht 28/10/2017)

Inland Revenue ups monitoring, 615 stores booked (kp 17/10/2017)

Sale of NCELL shares: SC seeks details on cap gains on sale of shares, by Bibek Subedi (kp 10/10/2017)

‘Tax administration needs to worry about increasing credit filers' (ht 10/10/2017)

Govt imposes VAT on tractor imports, by Binod Bhandari (kp 09/10/2017)

90.47pc of revenue target met (ht 08/10/2017)

Nepal’s revenue-to-GDP ratio highest among SAsian countries (ht 05/10/2017)

IRD slightly misses revenue collection target (ht 27/09/2017), IRD misses revenue target in first 2 mths (kp 28/09/2017)

Tax evasion: Packaged food imports to be strictly monitored (kp 23/09/2017)

Taxman to link its system with billing machines of retailers (kp 18/09/2017)

Revenue mobilization below target in first two months of 2017/18 (rep 18/09/2017)

Govt faces revenue shortfall of Rs 5.67bn: Customs tariff collection declined compared to last year despite increase in trade volume (ht 15/09/2017)

‘Adjustment in customs tariff must to control under-invoicing’ (ht 14/09/2017)

IRD unveils 21-point Kathmandu Declaration: Aims to settle 80pc of arrears within current fiscal year (ht 08/09/2017)

Customs offices in Tarai resume operations (ht 16/08/2017)

Truckers upset by multiple taxation: A dispute arose in the district after local bodies declared their right to tax the export of sand and aggregates extracted from various rivers in Dhading, by Harihar Singh Rathore (kp 08/08/2017)

Revenue collection from vehicle tax surged 47 per cent last fiscal (ht 02/08/2017)

Private sector tried to prolong life of controversial tax settlement body, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 01/08/2017)

Tax Settlement Commission followed no clear guidelines (rep 28/07/2017)

Excise duty stickers: New machine readable tags launched, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 26/07/2017)

Revenue Tribunal settles 69pc of pending cases (kp 25/07/2017)

Bhaktapur’s tourism revenue up two fold (kp 24/07/2017)

Tax exemption scam: SC orders submission of docs related to TSC members (kp 24/07/2017), Tax disputes of over 30 firms settled by sidelining Revenue Tribunal (rep 24/07/2017)

Govt estimates multiplied revenue rise at local level, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 23/07/2017)

"Tax Settlement Commission itself was against law", interview with Sukadev Bhattarai Khatri (rep 23/07/2017)

TIA customs system digitalised (ht 21/07/2017)

KMC’s vehicle tax revision upsets NCC (kp 20/07/2017)

Revenue collection up 27 pc (kp 19/07/2017), Exponential import growth backs revenue collection (ht 19/07/2017), Tax revenue growth jumps by impressive 31 percent (rep 19/07/2017)

House panel tells govt to repeal TSC Act, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 18/07/2017)

Permanent tax settlement commission in offing, by Sabin Mishra (ht 18/07/2017)

Liquor companies, breweries given highest tax exemption, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 18/07/2017)

House panel to govt: Recover taxes from Ncell immediately, by Bibek Subedi (kp 14/07/2017)

Central bank bars Axiata from repatriating dividend, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 11/07/2017)

Collection of 15 taxes, fees proposed for local bodies, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp 06/07/2017)

Taxing thoughts: Our officials should start learning about opportunities that India’s General Services Tax can create for Nepal, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 04/07/2017)

LTO determines Rs60.71b as capital gains tax, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 28/06/2017)

Revenue from land transactions soars (kp 24/06/2017)

Plug the loophole: Govt should remove controversial provision from the Tax Settlement Commission Act (kp 20/06/2017)

Govt collects Rs 37 billion revenue from petroleum products, by Dilip Poudel (rep 20/06/2017)

KMC’s tax collection surpasses target (ht 17/06/2017)

House panel tells govt to amend ITSC Act: ITSC officials had been given carte blanche to grant tax reductions to large companies (kp 16/06/2017)

Revenue misappropriation: CIAA summons TSC chairman, member; Asked to appear before anti-graft body tomorrow, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 13/06/2017)

Ncell deposits Rs13.6 b in due capital gains tax, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 05/06/2017), Telia served 15-day notice to assess Ncell tax, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 07/06/2017), Telia says it has no tax liability on Ncell deal, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 09/06/2017)

Tax rates remain unchanged (rep 30/05/2017)

Revenue collection up by 20 percent (rep 24/05/2017)

Govt’s revenue collection jumps over 40 percent (kp 18/05/2017)

Vehicle tax collections jump 72 percent in Q3 (kp 03/05/2017)

House panel investigates Rs21b tax exemption case (kp 28/04/2017)

The shells of Ncell: There is rumination about whether TeliaSonera’s transaction is an act of outright tax evasion or outrageous tax planning, by Narayan Manandhar (kp 23/04/2017), PAC issues Ncell directive to MoF: In the biggest corporate buyout deal in Nepal, Telia, a Swedish telecom giant, sold its stakes in Ncell to Malaysian company Axiata, for $1.03 billion in 2015 (kp 28/04/2017), Finance Ministry fails to report to PAC (kp 02/05/2017)

IRD collects Rs 172.17bn in nine months (ht 20/04/2017), Govt exceed Q3 revenue collection target (rep 20/04/2017)

Revenue target met by Birgunj Customs, by Shanker Acharya (kp 16/04/2017)

OAG flags increasing trend of revenue exemption (ht 16/04/2017)

Taxmen defining tablet PCs as mobile sets, refunding VAT: OAG, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 15/04/2017)

KMC to use students to widen tax net (kp 07/04/2017)

VAT on some basic commodities to go, by Lila Ballav Ghimire (kp 27/03/2017)

Capital gains tax: Cabinet’s decision to give clean chit to NCELL criticised, by Bibek Subedi (kp 10/03/2017), How will govt recover CGT from TeliaSonera? (ht 10/03/2017), PAC summons FinMin, finance secretary (rep 11/03/2017), BRB: Govt committed treason by exempting NCELL capital tax (kp 13/03/2017), PAC decides to summon PM, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 17/03/2017), PM dragged into Ncell CGT issue, by Sujan Dhungana (ht 17/03/2017), Protesters call on PM to collect capital gains tax (kp 22/03/2017), PAC summons Dahal to explain NCELL tax issue, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 04/04/2017), PM Dahal signals recovery of due amount from NCELL, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 10/04/2017), PAC to CIAA: Launch probe into NCELL tax issue, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 11/04/2017), Auditor general’s office questions NCELL deal, by Bibek Subedi (kp 13/04/2017), Finance Ministry most indisciplined with Rs 39b arrears, says audit report, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 13/04/2017), NCELL capital gains tax scam; LTO: Full report on matter by mid-May, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 14/04/2017), Govt to miss PAC deadline to collect CGT from NCELL (ht 14/04/2017)

Strikes hit customs revenue collection, by Shankar Acharya (kp 09/03/2017)

VAT shortfall dents government’s revenue collection performance (ht 01/03/2017)

Revenue collection soars on sizzling realty business, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 14/02/2017)

Fall in auto lending may hit govt revenue, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 11/02/2017)

Taxman tightens screws on Pokhara companies: Big hotels and business firms have been clearing their dues following  stringent action by Pokhara Sub-Metropolitan City, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 27/01/2017)

Revenue collection surpasses target (ht 26/01/2017)

Capital gains tax issue: PAC fiat not to issue 4G licence to NCELL, by Sanjeev Giri  (kp 25/01/2017), PAC wants NCELL barred from going 4G until capital gains tax cleared, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 25/01/2017)

Tax, non-tax receipts up 69 percent in 1st half (kp 25/01/2017)

Govt considers waiving VAT on cooking gas (kp 18/01/2017)

NCELL capital gains tax issue: PAC to quiz communications minister, secretary, NTA boss (kp 16/01/2017)

DoC gearing up to introduce CRMSAP on Int’l Customs Day (ht 15/01/2017)

Revenue collection exceeds target (ht 06/01/2017)

‘Remove additional taxes on petroleum products’ (ht 04/01/2017)

Govt revenue jumps by 81.5pc in first 4 months (kp 18/12/2016)

KMC to take action against Yak & Yeti for not paying tax (kp 15/12/2016)

Revenue collection rises exponentially: Nearly 30 pc of annual target met in first four months (ht 07/12/2016)

DRI starts probe against four Biratnagar factories, by Amar Khadka (rep 01/12/2016)

Stakeholders urge improved tax system (ht 23/11/2016)

Birgunj customs revenue collection exceeds target: the office collected revenue of Rs9.63 billion against the target of Rs9.07 billion, by Shankar Acharya (kp 18/11/2016)

Surya Nepal, Rana declared country’s largest taxpayers (kp 17/11/2016), National Tax Day marked (ht 17/11/2016)

Revenue collection above target (ht 27/10/2016)

Revenue collection exceeds target (ht 27/09/2016)

Revenues from handicraft exports slip marginally (kp 15/09/2016)

Customs tariff exceeds income tax in first month (ht 01/09/2016)

Auto, parts imports highest contributor, by Prahlad Rijal (kp 21/08/2016)

CGT collection from land transactions jumps, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 20/08/2016)

10 customs offices to go online this year (kp 12/08/2016)

IRD to launch ‘e-payment’ (kp 07/08/2016)

Rich district, poor district: Huge horizontal disparities in revenue collection pose a challenge to development, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp 02/08/2016)

Revenue collection tops target by Rs7b (kp 20/07/2016)

Bhairahawa collects record Rs62b revenue, by Madhav Dhungana and Shankar Acharya (kp 17/07/2016)

DRI summons Kanak Dixit, his wife Shanta (kp 14/07/2016)

Many firms vanish without paying taxes, says IRO, by Madhav Dhungana (kp 14/07/2016)

Majority of Tanahu brick kilns breaching govt rule, by Prakash Baral (kp 14/07/2016)

Govt able to reduce revenue shortfall (ht 06/07/2016)

VAT refund cut will boost grey market, say traders, by Prahlad Rijal (kp 08/06/2016)

Customs revenue inflows exceed last year’s figure (kp 07/06/2016)

Importers evading tax by submitting bogus bills: Importers have been submitting fake handwritten bills showing lower prices and payingmuch less customs duty (kp 07/06/2016)

Govt sets revenue collection target of Rs 565bn for next fiscal (ht 06/06/2016)

Revenue target surpasses advisory panel’s forecast, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 03/06/2016)

VAT rebate on cell phones only 40pc from next fiscal (ht 31/05/2016)

Income tax exemption limit hiked to Rs350k, by Prahlad Rijal (kp 29/05/2016), Income tax slab revised, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 29/05/2016)

Revenue collection target likely to be met (ht 26/05/2016)

RCC submits report to FinMin (ht 24/05/2016)

Income tax waiver likely for industries reinvesting profit to up output, by Sujan Dhungana (rep 20/05/2016)

Govt misses revenue collection target (ht 12/05/2016)

KMC raises advt tax four times of target (kp 09/05/2016)

Ncell capital gains tax issue enters Parliament (kp 07/05/2016), Ncell files Rs9.96b in CG tax return: Tax office to verify deposit amount, by Bibek Subedi (kp 09/05/2016), Ncell deposits Rs 9.97 bn in state coffers (ht 09/05/2016), Ncell deal is subject to capital gains tax: LTO (kp 11/05/2016), Takeover and taxation: Based on the evidence, the final chapter of the Ncell tax discord is yet to be written, by TC Ghimire (kp 13/05/2016), PAC to probe tax issue in sale of Ncell shares (kp 14/05/2016)

LTO turns down Ncell’s request for more time, by Bibek Subedi (kp 05/05/2016)

More hotels come under KMC tax net: HAN had earlier said that there was no provision to collect tax from hotels as per House and Land Tax Act of 1962, by Gaurav Thapa (kp 04/05/2016)

Theatres turn blind eye on tax liability, by Gaurav Thapa (kp 02/05/2016)

Birgunj back in business: Revenue exceeds target in 6 months, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 28/04/2016)

Naya Shakti: Recover tax from TeliaSonera; Ncell’s acquisition by Malaysia’s Axiata (kp 18/04/2016), TeliaSonera drops a hint it won’t pay tax, by Bibek Subedi (22/04/2016), TeliaSonera given till May 7 to pay tax, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 23/04/2016), Former Ncell CEO could face prosecution, by Bibek Subedi (kp 25/04/2016)

Mobile importers got more VAT refunds than they paid: OAG, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 14/04/2016)

Land service centres to be established (kp 31/03/2016)

Govt likely to miss revenue collection target (ht 21/03/2016)

Birgunj Customs struggling to meet revenue target, by Shankar Acharya (kp 11/02/2016)

Customs revenue collection beats target (ht 27/02/2016)

Revenue collection swells in 6th month (kp 02/02/2016)

Customs management to get more efficient: DoC launches fully web-based ASYCUDAWorld in Mechi Customs Office in pilot phase (ht 27/01/2016)

Govt misses revenue target by Rs 52.27bn (ht 25/01/2016)

Poor coordination hits KMC’s revenue target, by Gaurav Thapa (kp 22/01/2016)

Revenue collection up despite odds (ht 22/01/2016)

Customs revenue collection has increased of late (ht 18/01/2016)

Revenue collection up at most customs points in border areas, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 10/01/2016)

Govt loses Rs 50bn revenue in first five months of fiscal (kp 30/12/2015)

Customs revenue collection jumps (kp 25/12/2015)

Birgunj Customs loses Rs25 billion in revenue (kp 18/12/2015)

Revenue recovery: Govt working on ‘back-up plan’ (kp 14/12/2015)

Revenue jumps as cargo movement improves, by Mohan Budhyar and Binod Bhandari (kp 12/12/2015)

Panel, taxpayers reach pact to clear Rs9.54 billion dues (kp 10/12/2015)

Birgunj Customs meets 1pc of revenue target, by Shankar Acharya (kp 25/11/2015)

Agitation causes slump in revenue collection (ht 20/11/2015)

FinMin vows to implement reforms in tax system (ht 18/11/2015)

Tarai turmoil dents revenue collection (ht 31/10/2015)

Govt misses customs revenue collection target by Rs 15.97bn, by Rupak D. Sharma (ht 15/10/2015)

Revenue collection drops 3.64 per cent: Target set for this fiscal less likely to be met due to Tarai protests (ht 06/10/2015)

Tax collection at Birgunj plunges 50pc, by Shankar Acharya (kp 23/09/2015)

Major revenue sources under central govt, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 22/09/2015)

Vehicle imports largest source of customs revenue, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 08/09/2015)

Tarai turmoil triggers revenue losses: Continuous strikes and bandhs hurt production, distribution of manufacturing firms (ht 08/09/2015)

Taxpayers missing VAT limit to be deregistered (kp (27/08/2015)

CNP top revenue generator (kp 12/08/2015)

KMC looks to widen tax net with discount offers, by Gaurav Thapa (kp 05/08/2015)

VAT rebate for sugar mills raised to 90pc, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 05/08/2015)

Ratna park makes Rs 700,000 in first month, by Anup Ojha (kp 05/08/2015)

Registration revenue collection soars, by Sujata Awale (ht 01/08/2015)

MoF rejects TSC’s proposal to settle VAT scam cases, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 27/07/2015)

Bhairahawa Customs tops revenue target, by Madhav Dhungana (kp 25/07/2015)

Government hikes excise duty (ht 15/07/2015), VAT threshold expanded, turnover tax introduced, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 15/07/2015)

Vehicle tax doubled (ht 15/07/2015)

Customs duty on electric, hybrid vehicles halved, by Suman Bashyal (kp 15/07/2015)

Government advised to form alternative tax settlement body (ht 11/07/2015)

Revenue collection falls short by Rs 21.07bn (ht 11/07/2015)

FNCCI asks govt to hike VAT threshold to Rs10m (kp 07/07/2015), FNCCI asks government not to raise tax rates (ht 07/07/2015)

Reconstruction tax up to 2pc advised: Commission suggests 2pc tax on personal and institutional income and 1pc on interest and dividend earnings, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 06/07/2015)

Panel rejects demands for multiple VAT rates (kp 09/06/2015)

Govt revises down revenue forecast (kp 08/06/2015)

Govt waives 50pc customs duty on import of CGI sheets (ht 07/06/2015)

HLTSRC proposes reconstruction tax: Pvt sector pressuring govt not to add to burden facing businesses, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 05/06/2015)

Revenue collection falls due to quake (kp 27/05/2015), Revenue collection drops heavily (ht 27/05/2015)

‘Slash taxes to revive econ’ (kp 25/05/2015)

Govt misses revenue target due to quake, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 23/05/2015)

Revenue declines by 50 per cent in post-earthquake scenario (ht 21/05/2015)

Govt to miss revenue target post April 25, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 08/05/2015)

Government misses revenue collection target once again (ht 24/04/2015)

Flaws in revenue system exposed: OAG report indicates tax evaders capitalising on loopholes in law, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 16/04/2015)

Private firms, govt bodies flout KMC tax rules, by Gaurav Thapa (kp 01/04/2015)

Country’s fiscal discipline improving (ht 01/04/2015)

Tax Clearance Commission inundated with complaints (kp 26/03/2015), TSC classifies cases based on due amount to expedite settlement (ht 28/03/2015)

Revenue collection target missed (ht 26/03/2015)

Nepal could adopt tax sharing system: Werner (kp 12/03/2015)

Tax, customs offices miss revenue targets (kp 01/03/2015)

Govt exceeds overall revenue collection target by Rs 686m (ht 24/02/2015)

Government forms tax settlement commission (ht 12/02/2015), Commission formed to settle tax-related cases, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 12/02/2015)

Govt misses collection target under 4 tax heads, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 09/02/2015)

IRD misses revenue collection target (ht 03/01/2015)

Tax talk: The government can make good use of either a tax cut or a raise only if it makes good investments, by Samikshya Siwakoti (kp 01/02/2015)

Govt directed to waive VAT on LPG (kp 28/01/2015)

FM Mahat urges web-based, automated customs services (kp 27/01/2015)

26,000 new firms, individuals in tax net (rep 26/01/2015)

Discount scheme attracts firms to participate in tax net (ht 23/01/2015)

Customs Dept plans to buy 2 more scanners (kp 22/01/2015)

KMC to pursue tax defaulters (kp 12/01/2015), KMC to collect tax defaulters’ details (kp 20/01/2015)

HLTRC to submit report by mid-April: To urge govt to expand VAT threshold (ht 09/01/2015)

Revenue exceeds target due to soaring imports (kp 05/01/2015)

Individual Income Tax In SAARC Region, by Rup Khadka (rn 03/01/2015)

‘VAT threshold needs to be expanded’ (ht 22/12/2014), FNCCI to ask government to raise VAT threshold (kp 25/12/2014)

Revenue collection swells to Rs 114b in first 4 mths (kp 11/12/2014)

IRD meets overall revenue collection target (ht 27/11/2014)

‘Grievance cell’ to accept tax-related complaints (kp 24/11/2014)

College students to check if traders issue VAT bills (kp 21/11/2014)

Taxman exceeds goal in slashing VAT defaults: But it was less successful in reducing the number of income tax defaulters (kp 19/11/2014)

Sipradi’s Rana named top single taxpayer (kp 18/11/2014), Ncell biggest income-tax payer in FY 2012/13, paying Rs 4b (rep 18/11/2014)

Third national tax day observed in Capital (ht 18/11/2014)

Government collects Rs 4.76bn in fees from telecom sector (ht 09/11/2014)

Q1 revenue collection exceeds target (kp 08/11/2014), Revenue collection up 18.56pc in first quarter of this fiscal year (ht 08/11/2014)

FCGO plans to roll out RMIS across country by next fiscal (ht 20/10/2014)

Revenue dept vows to crack down on firms flouting rules: Entrepreneurs using fake excise duty stickers on products to face action (ht 16/10/2014)

Govt adds 184k new taxpayers, short of target (kp 21/09/2014)

KMC tax net: Firms asked to register taxable components, by Samik Kharel (kp 03/09/2014)

Making it work: Seventeen years after it came into force the VAT system is still riddled with loopholes, by Barsha Paudel (rep 03/08/2014)

Business firms fined Rs 53.9m for tax evasion, by Shankar Acharya (kp 08/08/2014)

Impractical taxation hits locals hard (ht 03/08/2014)

Revenue from property transactions hits record: The government collected Rs 7.81 billion in 2013-14—up 50 percent, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 02/08/2014)

IRO probes 790 firms, by Shankar Acharya (kp 30/07/2014), 30,000 firms under revenue radar over VAT, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (rep 30/07/2014)

Duty on betel nuts hiked to curb smuggling, by Parbat Portel (kp 23/07/2014)

KMC cajoles tax defaulters, businesses with discount schemes (rep 17/07/2014) [?? Those who correctly pay their taxes must be stupid!!]

PAN compulsory for anybody receiving payment from govt (kp 15/07/2014)

Income tax threshold increased by Rs 50k (kp 14/07/2014)

Two comissions for tax clearance, policy reforms proposed (kp 08/07/2014)

Govt names and shames VAT defaulters (kp 07/07/2014)

Govt sets revenue target of Rs 430b for 2014/15 (rep 07/07/2014)

Tax on purchases for foreign-aided projects waived (ht 29/06/2014)

Revenue collection up 19 percent in first 11 months (kp 26/06/2014)

KMC issues notice to taxpayers to pay taxes (rep 25/06/2014)

Over 1,000 institutions in KMC tax defaulters list, by Samik Kharel (kp 20/06/2014)

Tobacco tax hike in line with WHO call: Finance minister says certain amount of revenue will be invested in health sector (ht 18/06/2014)

Fee hikes suggested to boost non-tax revenues, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 14/06/2014)

LPG cylinder likely to cost Rs 165 less (ht 13/06/2014)

Revenue from property transactions up 39.8pc, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 09/06/2014)

FNCCI urges govt to increase income tax exemption limit (kp 05/06/2014)

Tax collection drive: After hotels, KMC: chases educational institutions now (kp 02/06/2014)

Health Minister for increasing tobacco tax (kp 31/05/2014), Countries urged to hike tobacco tax: Must implement price policies as a way to reduce cigarette consumption (ht 31/05/2014)

Government to revise non-tax provisions: Ministry of Finance reviewing report, may implement some recommendations next fiscal (ht 31/05/2014)

Big hotels submit property details (kp 29/05/2014)

Revenue collection up 19.45 per cent (ht 29/05/2014), Govt misses revenue target by Rs 6.11 billion (rep 29/05/2014)

Govt mulls VAT subsidy on hydro construction materials, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 28/05/2014)

Decline in import hits vehicle tax collection target (ht 28/05/2014)

187k new taxpayers in first 10 months of FY (kp 24/05/2014), Producers okay Rs 201 daily wage, by Parbat Portel (kp 24/05/2014)

KMC tax collection drive: Tax defaulters ‘to face garbage’, by Samik Kharel (kp 06/05/2015), KMC’s property tax claim ‘illegal’: HAN (ht 09/05/2014), Hotels inquire on taxes (kp 15/05/2014

Parliamentary panel weighs waiving taxes on LPG (kp 21/04/2014)

NA seeks tax waiver on Welfare Fund (ht 17/04/2014)

Kanchanjunga has until Friday to clear its taxes, by Samik Kharel (kp 16/04/2014), Kanchanjunga clears one-third of its back taxes, by Samik Kharel (kp 17/04/2014)

KMC padlocks housing office for not paying taxes, by Samik Kharel (kp 11/04/2014)

Government misses revenue target by Rs 6.81 billion, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (rep 10/04/2014)

KMC campaign for tax recovery gathers pace, by Samik Kharel (kp 31/03/2014), KMC recovers Rs 15m in tax from Bishal Bazar, by Samik Kharel (kp 02/04/2014)

Govt unlikely to meet tax revenue target, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (rep 29/03/2014)

IRD marginally exceeds revenue collection target (ht 22/03/2014)

KMC to tax defaulters: Pay dues immediately or face action, by Samik Kharel (kp 13/03/2014)

VAT, excise duty collection fall short of target: Lower import growth due to depreciation of the rupee vis-a-vis US dollar cited as prime reason (ht 13/03/2014)

Tax system could discourage land concentration: ILC head (kp 12/03/2014)

Govt misses revenue target by Rs 4 billion (rep 11/03/2014)

Contribution of income tax, VAT up, customs revenue down (rep 03/03/2014)

Metropolis officials scramble to collect property taxes:  Campaign focused on commercial complexes having an area of 10,000 sq feet in all the 35 wards of Kathmandu, by Samik Kharel (kp 24/02/2014)

Govt collects Rs 3b in telecom royalties (kp 15/02/2014)

Revenues swell 26 percent as real estate sector rebounds, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 03/02/2014), Revenue mobilization up 20 percent (rep 03/02/2014), Land registration revenue up 26 percent (rep 08/02/2014)

KMC to take tough measures against tax defaulters, by Samik Kharel (kp 02/02/2014)

Government misses revenue target by Rs 5b (kp 31/01/2014), Govt revenue collection falls short of target: Ministry of Finance data show Rs 163.44 billion was raised against projected Rs 168.18 billion (ht 31/01/2014)

Govt initiates process to take action against revenue evaders (rep 29/01/2014)

Gutkha, tobacco become potent revenue source, by Prabhakar Ghimire (rep 28/10/2014)

Revenue collection up by 23 pc, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (rep 26/01/2014)

30K new taxpayers cleared dues under special scheme, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 18/01/2014)

KMC to widen tax collection areas (ht 18/01/2014)

Govt eyes revenue target as taxpayers swarm IROs (kp 15/01/2014)

Traders seek removal of double taxation (ht 13/01/2014)

Eighty customs revenue receipts missing (ht 13/01/2014)

Govt. collects nearly Rs 300 million revenue from hydropower license (nn 12/01/2014)

Tax dodgers face stern govt action (kp 11/01/2014)

KMC gets tough on house, land taxes, by Samik Kharel (kp 03/01/2014)

Reforming non-tax revenue system: Taskforce seeks public feedback (kp 03/01/2014)

Service sector tops income tax payers, by Prabhakar Ghimire (rep 01/01/2014)

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