US pulls tax exemption from Pak diplomats - Economic Times
 

US pulls tax exemption from Pak diplomats Economic TimesThe United States said Friday that it had suspended tax exemption privileges enjoyed by Pakistanidiplomats in Washington due to parallel disputes with Islamabad in the latest dust-up between the countries. Under the 1961 Vienna Convention, diplomats around the world do not pay taxes in countries where they are posted, with embassy staffers in Washington routinely flashing State Department-issued exemption cards when presented with restaurant bills or going shopping. The State Department said it withdrew tax exemptions for Pakistani Embassy employees in Washington and their dependents as of ...

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