PTA cuts taxes on registration of iPhone 14 series. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has reduced the tax on registration of iPhone 14 series.
Reports said the taxes had been reduced by up to 20% for different models of the series. It has been reduced ranging from Rs.9,074 to Rs31,562 for those who get their devices registered through passport while it is ranged from Rs 29,832 to Rs34,901 on registration through CNIC.
As PTA cuts taxes on registration of iPhone 14 series, on Passport, the amount of tax on iPhone 14 has been declined by Rs9,074 to Rs125,751, while it has been reduced by Rs14,824 to Rs125,751 for iPhone 14 Plus.
The PTA has cut tax on iPhone14 Pro and iPhone14 Pro Max by Rs22,775 and Rs31,562 to Rs127,000 and Rs127,068, respectively.
On CNIC, the authority has approved a reduction in taxes by Rs29,832 and Rs36,157 on iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus to Rs131,126 for both models.
For iPhone14 Pro, the tax has been reduced by Rs31,602 to Rs145,801 while Rs34,901 has been cut for iPhone14 Pro Max to Rs152,242.
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The announcement will provide relief to people who are using non-PTA-approved iPhones.
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is the telecommunication regulator of Pakistan, responsible for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of telecommunication systems and the provision of telecommunication services in Pakistan.
The Pakistan Telecommunication Ordinance 1994, established the primary regulatory framework for the telecommunication industry including the establishment of an authority.
Thereafter, Telecommunication (Re-Organization) Act no XVII was promulgated in 1996 that aimed to reorganize the telecom sector of Pakistan.
Under Telecom Reorganization Act 1996, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) was established in 1996 to regulate the establishment, operation, and maintenance of telecommunication systems and the provision of telecom services.
