Mining sector revenue falls by Rs 700 million in one year (kh 14/08/2026)

Cardamom revenue peaks at Rs. 12.64B, by Laxman Kafle (rn 27/07/2026)

Mechi Customs Office collects Rs. 17.67 billion in revenue (kh 22/07/2026)

Govt launches cash reward scheme to encourage genuine VAT and PAN bills (kh 21/07/2026)

Households using over 50 electricity units to pay five percent VAT, others face 13 percent : Inland Revenue Department issues directives to implement new fiscal measures, including electricity VAT, health and education levies, and revised tax rules from new fiscal year (kp 19/07/2026)

Nepalgunj Customs collects Rs 20.11 billion in revenue in FY 2025/26 (nn 18/07/2026)

Government turns to tax arrears recovery to meet ambitious revenue target : The government aims to recover more than Rs100 billion from long-pending tax arrears to help meet its Rs1.405 trillion revenue target for the next fiscal year through a tax settlement scheme, by Bimal Khatiwada (kp 17/07/2026)

Settlement policy for pending tax disputes set to strengthen revenue collection : If the government's plan to withdraw lawsuits upon the payment of an additional one percent tax to settle old pending tax disputes proves effective, more than Rs 100 billion will be recovered, by Bhasha Sharma (nn 29/06/2026)

Widespread backlash over proposed 1% share transfer fee; ministry promises revisions (nn 29/06/2026)

Nepal achieves 75.17% of annual revenue target with 19 days left in fiscal year (kh 27/06/2026), Rs 1112 billion collected in revenue so far (kh 27/06/2026)

Nepal moves to tax local staff of UN agencies, diplomatic missions : New arrangement targets local staff, consultants and temporary employees who do not possess diplomatic status, by Yagya Banjade (kp 12/06/2026)

A Pointless Tax Row  : In Nepal, education, healthcare, and electricity have already been established as profit-generating commodities. Forcing their operators into the tax ambit—and levying a nominal additional fee on the consuming class to fund basic services for the marginalized—is a model example of progressive taxation and social justice, by Hom Nath Gaire (nn 07/06/2026)

APF detains 774 EVs over suspected customs evasion  (nn 04/06/2026)

VAT on electricity to yield Rs5.5 billion, inflation concerns intensify : Government defends new tax as essential for power infrastructure upgrades, but experts and critics warn it could increase household costs and dampen electricity demand, by Seema Tamang (kp 01/06/2026), New Taxes, New Struggles for Nepali Households (rep 01/06/2026)

EV duties to be based on value rather than motor capacity : Other tax reforms include higher excise on sin goods, digital VAT incentives, and major relief measures for businesses and middle-class taxpayers, by Krishana Prasain (kp 30/05/2026)

Capital gains tax on share trading and real estate transactions increased (kh 30/05/2026)

Individuals, couples get tax-free income threshold up to Rs 1 million (rep 29/05/2026)

Nepal’s high tax, low returns regime : The government needs to move toward an integrated tax system that eventually allows for lower rates (kp 27/05/2026)

Can Multi-Rate VAT Discourage Nepal’s Informal Border Trade?, by Hari Prasad Shrestha (rep 26/05/2026)

Auditor General flags billions in possible tax evasion on imported EVs from China (kh 21/05/2026)

Economists urge reforms in tax administration and public finance management (kh 21/05/2026), Nepal’s working class is heavily taxed, but poorly served : Experts call for tax cuts and base expansion, and finance minister’s public statements suggest openness to reform, by Yagya Banjade (kp 21/05/2026)

Reforming Nepal's tax system: A pathway to sustainable growth in a stable political era, by Bibek Ghimire (ht 05/05/2026)

Mechi Customs collects over Rs 13.14 billion in revenue (kh 02/05/2026)

Goods clearance and revenue collection affected at customs points (kh 30/04/2026)

Rs100 tax rule aimed at curbing small-scale smuggling hits daily shoppers at Nepal-India border : Strict checks on goods valued above Rs100 at Nepal-India crossings draw anger and complaints in border districts, by Ajit Tiwari, Shiva Puri and Madhav Dhungana (kp 20/04/2026)

Halved fuel taxes won’t benefit consumers but will trim NOC losses : Move aims to stabilise supply and settle dues with Indian Oil, but consumers are unlikely to see relief, by Krishana Prasain (kp 08/04/2026)

Govt directs ‘zero tolerance’ policy to curb revenue leakage (rep 02/04/2026)

Promote Tax Cooperation And Transparency (rn 30/03/2026)

Mustang Customs Office collects Rs 6.5 billion in revenue  (nn 23/03/2026)

Mechi Customs collects Rs 11.58 billion in eight months (kh 19/03/2026)

Revenue shortfall forces govt to cut grants to provinces, local bodies (rep 15/02/2026), Shrinking Revenue, Shrinking Federal Promise : Persistent revenue shortfalls and a narrow, import-dependent tax base are forcing the federal government to cut grants to provinces and local bodies, exposing structural weaknesses in Nepal’s fiscal federalism (rep 16/02/2026)

Birgunj Customs Office collects Rs 135.48 bn in revenue in seven months (rep 15/02/2026)

Supreme Court halts tax exemption for Dolma Impact Fund : Bench says Nepal-Mauritius treaty has no legal force without parliamentary approval, by Binod Ghimire (kp 14/02/2026)

Around 380,000 taxpayers added in six months, VAT registrations up by 13,257 (rep 30/01/2026)

Govt unveils details of 52 defaulters refusing to pay state’s dues (rep 25/01/2026)

National parks revenue drops by Rs 220 million (rep 21/01/2026)

Birgunj Customs collects Rs 116 bn in revenue in six months (rep 20/01/2026)

Mechi Customs Office implements ‘Online Valuation Software’ (kh 28/12/2025)

Time to Move from Tolerance to Action : Over Rs 274 billion in unpaid taxes highlight urgent need for government action (rep 17/12/2025)

Govt yet to recover over Rs 274 billion in tax arrears and disputed claims (rep 15/12/2025)

Capital gains tax collection records Rs 380.5 million last month (rep 25/11/2025)

Birgunj Customs collects Rs 75.58 billion in four months, misses target by 15% (kh 24/11/2025)

Revenue collection exceeds target (rep 23/11/2025)

Over Rs 275 billion in tax dues yet to be collected: IRD report (kh 18/11/2025), Govt misses revenue collection target again (rep 18/11/2025)

Govt exempts income tax for MCC related projects (rep 09/11/2025)

Dolma Impact Fund gets tax waiver under scrapped pact with Mauritius : The interim government formed after the Gen Z movement has sparked controversy by waiving taxes for the fund, which invested in Nepal through a Mauritius-based entity, by Krishna Acharya and Yagya Banjade (kp 05/11/2025), The Dolma dodge : Granting tax exemption to Dolma Impact Fund cannot be justified on any ground (kp 07/11/2025)

Demystifying digital services tax : Unilateral actions, like sudden bans or rigid regulations, only deepen mistrust and resistance, by Dinesh Thapa (kp 03/11/2025)

Nepal’s impractical tax exemption policy, by Mamata Thapa (ae 03/11/2025)

Rajbiraj Customs struggles to meet revenue targets in first three months : Poor roads and trader absence hit revenue, by Biyananda Ram (kp 24/10/2025)

Inland Revenue Office Jhapa collects Rs 750 million in first quarter (kh 21/10/2025)

Mechi Customs Office collects Rs 4.15 billion in first quarter (kh 20/10/2025)

Mustang Customs Office collects Rs 1.37 billion in revenue (rep 28/09/2025), Korala Customs collects record revenue (ae 02/10/2025)

Deadline for tax payment extended by one month (kh 16/09/2025)

Economics Of Property Tax In Nepal, by Gopi K Khanal (rn 12/09/2025)

Govt revenue from large taxpayers increases 22 percent in first month of current FY (rep 22/08/2025)

Despite economic growth, revenue collection remains slow (kh 12/08/2025)

Nepal’s top revenue-generating customs offices merge : Five and a half years after the government’s decision, Sirsiya Dry Port has been dissolved and merged with the Birgunj Customs Office, by Shankar Acharya (kp 27/07/2025)

Land transactions drop, revenue hits record high : Land transactions in urban areas generate higher revenue because land in urban areas is valued higher than in rural areas, by Bhuwan Sharma (rep 22/07/2025)

Revenue collection rises at Mahendranagar inland revenue office  (rep 20/07/2025)

Nepal sees 11.33% rise in revenue collection in FY 2024/25 (kh 17/07/2025)

Birgunj Customs Office collects Rs 73.18 billion in revenue from petroleum products (kh 25/06/2025)

Mechi Customs Office collects over Rs 14.43 billion in revenue (kh 23/06/2025)

Call to review VAT, luxury tax on diamonds, gems, jewelery and gold (rep 17/06/2025), Gold and silver traders protest demanding tax repeal (Photo Feature)  (rep 17/06/2025)

Birgunj Customs collects Rs 158 billion in revenue in 11 months (kh 16/06/2025)

Goods imported by evading customs seized in Birgunj (kh 11/06/2025)

Over 2,000 taxpayers failing to submit tax details suspended in Chitwan (rn 08/06/2025)

HAN applauds tax exemptions for hotels, resorts (rep 31/05/2025)

Govt eliminates excise duty on 12 Dry Fruit varieties (rep 31/05/2025)

Stakeholders call for tiered VAT and tax reform as govt drafts new budget blueprint (rep 23/05/2025)

Mechi Customs Office collects nearly Rs 13 billion in revenue over 10 months (kh 22/05/2025)

Revenue collection up by 11%, Rs. 922 billion raised in 10 months (rn 18/05/2025)

Birgunj Customs collects Rs 140.42 billion in revenue in 10 months (rep 17/05/2025)

Over Rs 770 million in royalties collected from spring mountaineering season (kh 12/05/2025)

DRI files over Rs 1.2 billion lawsuit against construction company for tax evasion (rep 08/05/2025)

Birgunj Dry Port collects Rs 36.83 billion in revenue over nine months (kh 03/05/2025)

Revenue from realty transactions up by 13.89 percent (ae 28/04/2025)

Birgunj Customs Office collects over Rs 124 billion in revenue (kh 16/04/2025)

NOC pays Rs 112 billion in tax from fuel transactions (rep 12/04/2025)

Towards Improved Revenue Collection (rep 25/03/2025)

Revenue collection up by 27 percent (rep 25/03/2025)

Taxpayer numbers soar with 426,000 new registrations in seven months (kh 23/23/2025), Over 6.65 million now in Nepal’s tax bracket as taxpayer base expands (rep 24/03/2025)

Birgunj Customs Office collects Rs 1.09 billion in revenue in first eight months (kh 16/03/2025)

Mustang Customs Office faces challenges in revenue collection (ae 11/03/2025)

NPC projects nominal rise in revenue collection for next FY citing economic slowdown (rep 09/03/2025)

Birgunj Customs Office collects Rs 94.52 billion in seven months (kh 21/02/2025)

Biratnagar Customs Office achieves its monthly revenue target after four years (rep 21/02/2025)

Institutional income tax collection down 11.9 percent in first half (ae 14/02/2025)

Number of taxpayers surpasses seven million in Nepal (rep 30/01/2025)

Over RS 290 million collected in revenue in six months (rn 30/01/2025)

Dry port customs revenue in Birgunj drops sharply in six months (kh 16/01/2025)

Govt collects Rs 559 billion in revenue in first six months of current FY, marking 13% rise (rep 14/01/2025)

Supreme Court upholds Rs 226 million fine against Bhatbhateni for tax evasion (kh 10/01/2025)

Nepal Police collects over Rs 2.24 billion in revenue (kh 06/01/2025)

Dryport customs office in Birgunj records drop in revenue collection (kh 18/12/2024)

Of investment climate and taxpayers : In the first four months of the current fiscal year the government collected revenue worth Rs 323 billion, which makes up 22.77 percent of the annual target (rep 18/11/2024)

Tax The Rich People, by Raman Kannan (rn 16/11/2024)

Mechi Customs Office collects Rs. 3.58 billion in three months (kh 20/10/2024)

Birgunj dry port collects 12.7 billion in revenue in three months (kh 19/10/2024)

Dry port customs office collects Rs 8.39 billion in revenue (rep 24/09/2024)

Perils of shrinking revenue : Without improving the revenue base, Nepal might soon be unable to finance regular expenditures, by Achyut Wagle (kp 24/09/2024))

Birgunj Customs collects over Rs 25 billion in two months (rep 21/09/2024)

IRD to refund 10 percent of VAT for payments through electronic means at restaurants and bars (rep 09/09/2024)

Revenue increases by Rs 500 million at Rasuwa customs (rep 02/09/2024)

Govt announces two rapid teams to check revenue leakages taking place via smuggled goods (rep 02/09/2024)

Metropolitan cities’ finances or local taxes for development, by Anurag Gupta (ae 19/08/2024)

22,000 taxpayers fail to pay tax in Janakpur (rep 11/08/2024)

Tax reform committee proposes increasing Social Security Tax to ease burden on low earners (rep 29/06/2024)

Absence of TERAMOX technology results in annual revenue fraud of Rs 25 billion: Mohan Basnet (kh 28/06/2024)

Rasuwa customs collects Rs 585.5 million in fines (kh 21/06/2024)

IRD reports revenue growth of 11.30% (kh 21/06/2024)

High level study committee on tax proposes govt to remove subsidy on cooking gas within three years (rep 20/06/2024)

Promote a culture of fiscal prudence (rep 20/06/2024)

Mechi customs collect revenue over Rs 12.93 billion (rn 19/06/2024)

Mallik Committee recommends abolishing all tax exemptions, reducing income tax (kh 18/06/2024)

State treasury could get Rs 300 billion more in revenue if tax systems reformed: HLRC (kh 17/06/2024)

Govt makes HS Code mandatory on VAT Bills for imports (rep 14/06/2024)

Govt increases exemption limit of income tax for amounts deposited in pension funds (rep 14/06/2024)

After iron producers, food importers decry tax policy : The advance income tax on food and pulses has increased the price of a 25kg rice bag by Rs100 and pulses by Rs20 per kg (kp 06/06/2024)

EVs’ prices likely to go up by at least 10 percent with revised tax rates in budget for FY 2024/25 (rep 30/05/2024)

Govt imposes green tax on petroleum products (rep 28/05/2024), Budget introduces green tax on petroleum products
Excise duties on alcohol, beer and tobacco have been increased. The customs duty on the import of skimmed milk has been reduced to 1 percent, by Krishana Prasain

Tax payments to be facilitated with QR codes (rep 28/05/2024)

Over Rs 286 million in royalties yet to be recovered from hydropower projects (rep 27/05/2024)

ISPs say ready to file due taxes to government : On May 13, the top court scrapped the writ petition by Worldlink Communications and ordered the ISPs to pay the taxes they had raised from the public (kp 19/05/2024)

Private sector says Nepal’s tax system is upside-down : Calls for flipping the existing flat tax structure, which has put greater burden on people with lower incomes (kp 13/05/2024)

Tatopani customs exceeds revenue target (kh 18/04/2024)

Govt revenue collection stands at only half of its target at third-quarter end (rep 12/04/2024)

Nepal’s financial odyssey : We should negotiate double taxation avoidance with countries that have investors with deep bond pockets, by Shabda Gyawali and Pragres Acharya (kp 05/04/2024)

Finance Minister Pun hints at tax rate changes in new budget (rep 18/03/2024)

200,000 plus taxpayers not regularly paying tax at KMC (kh 29/02/2024)

Pashupatinagar Customs Office collects Rs 13.41 million revenue in six months (kh 27/01/2024)

Govt. collects Rs 3.15 billion in royalty from hydel projects (kh 20/01/2024)

Revenue surge: Over 55 billion collected in four days, marks remarkable 16% growth (kh 12/01/2024)

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