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Day: November 8, 2020

  • Reduced rate of sales tax granted on services for sale, purchase of immovable properties

    Reduced rate of sales tax granted on services for sale, purchase of immovable properties

    KARACHI: A reduced sales tax rate of 10 percent is granted on service provided or rendered by persons engaged in sale and purchase of immovable properties.

    The Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) issued working tariff updated up to November 01, 2020.

    The SRB issued the rate of sales tax on services provided or rendered in the matter of sale, purchase or hire.

    The SRB said that the sales tax rate shall be 13 percent on services provided for purchase or sale or hire of immovable properties. However, reduced rate of 10 percent is allow with condition that input tax credit adjustment shall not be admissible.

    Similarly, the rate of sales tax is 13 percent on services provided by property dealers. A reduced rate of 10 percent is available with condition that input tax credit adjustment shall not be admissible.

    The rate of sales tax shall be 13 percent on renting of immovable property services. However, a reduced rate of three percent is available with condition that input tax credit adjustment shall not be admissible. The SRB said that the tax shall be exempted on renting of immovable property services provided or rendered to an individual person whose income does not exceed the maximum amount that is not chargeable to tax under the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001.

    The rate of sales tax is 13 percent on services provided by car or automobile dealers. A reduced rate of 10 percent is available with condition that input tax credit adjustment shall not be admissible.

    The SRB said that sales tax rate shall be 13 percent on renting of machinery equipment, appliances and other tangible goods. However, a reduced rate of 5 percent is available with condition that input tax credit adjustment shall not be admissible.

  • Advance tax rate on sale to retailers updated

    Advance tax rate on sale to retailers updated

    ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has updated rate of advance income tax on sale to retailers during tax year 2021 (July 01, 2020 to June 30, 2020).

    The FBR issued Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 (updated up to June 30, 2020) after incorporating amendment brought through Finance Act, 2020.

    The rate of collection of tax under section 236H on the gross amount of sales shall be:

    The rate of advance tax on sale of electronics shall be one percent. The rate of advance tax in case of sales to other goods shall be 0.5 percent.

    Following is the text of Section 236H of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001:

    236H. Advance tax on sales to retailers.— (1) Every manufacturer, distributor, dealer, wholesaler or commercial importer of electronics, sugar, cement, iron and steel products, motorcycles, pesticides, cigarettes, glass, textile, beverages, paint or foam sector, at the time of sale to retailers, and every distributor or dealer to another wholesaler in respect of the said sectors, shall collect advance tax at the rate specified in Division XV of Part IV of the First Schedule, from the aforesaid person to whom such sales have been made.

    (2) Credit for the tax collected under sub-section (1) shall be allowed in computing the tax due by the retailer on the taxable income for the tax year in which the tax was collected.