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.