Analysts at Arif Habib Limited said that bears ruled over the bulls today as investors were unable to digest the higher than expected interest rate increase.
The beginning of roll-over week witnessed bearish momentum despite the long-awaited news of Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) having reached a staff-level agreement.
Firstly, only cyclical stocks came under the radar and investors started off-loading positions.
Later on, a bloodbath session was witnessed as selling came across the board. On the institutional front, a cautious stance was noted due to the concerns of foreign selling spree.
Sectors contributing to the performance include Cement (-184 points), Technology (-153 points), E&P (-90 points), Ferilizer (-70 points) and Textile Composite (-36 points).
Volumes decreased from 304.2 million shares to 261.9 million shares (-13.9 per cent DoD). Traded value also decreased by 8.8 per cent to reach US$ 62.6 million as against US$ 68.6 million.
Stocks that contributed significantly to the volumes include TRG, BYCO, TPLP, TREET and GTECH.
In a strategic move to enhance the enforcement and intelligence capabilities within the tax framework, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has introduced Section 30A in the Sales Tax Act, 1990.
30. Appointment of Authorities.– (1) For the purposes of this Act, the Board may, appoint in relation to any area, person or class of persons, any person to be –
(a) a chief commissioner of Inland Revenue;
(b) a commissioner of Inland Revenue ;
(c) a commissioner of Inland Revenue (Appeals);
(d) an Additional commissioner of Inland Revenue ;
(e) a Deputy commissioner of Inland Revenue;
(ea) District Taxation Officer Inland Revenue;
(f) an Assistant commissioner of Inland Revenue;
(fa) Assistant Director Audit Inland Revenue;
(g) an Inland Revenue Officer;
(h) a Superintendent Inland Revenue;
(i) an Inland Revenue Auditor Officer;
(ia) an inspector Inland Revenue; and
(j) an officer of Inland Revenue with any other designation.
(2) The Chief Commissioner Inland Revenue and Commissioner Inland Revenue (Appeals) shall be sub-ordinate to the Board and Commissioner Inland Revenue shall be sub-ordinate to the Chief Commissioner Inland Revenue.
(2A) The Chief Commissioners Inland Revenue shall perform their functions in respect of such persons or classes of persons or such areas as the Board may direct.
(2B) The Commissioners Inland Revenue shall perform their functions in respect of such persons or classes of persons or such areas as the Chief Commissioner, to whom they are sub-ordinate, may direct.
(3) Additional Commissioner Inland Revenue, Deputy Commissioners Inland Revenue, District Taxation Officer Inland Revenue, Assistant Commissioner Inland Revenue, Assistant Director Audit Inland Revenue, Superintendent Inland Revenue, Inland Revenue Audit Officer, Inland Revenue Officer, Inspector Inland Revenue, and officer of Inland Revenue with any other designation shall be sub-ordinate to the Commissioner Inland Revenue and shall perform their functions in respect of such persons or classes of persons or such areas as the Commissioners, to whom they are sub ordinate, may direct.
(4) Deputy Commissioner Inland Revenue, District Taxation Officer Inland Revenue, Assistant Commissioner Inland Revenue, Assistant Director Audit Inland Revenue, Superintendent Inland Revenue, Inland Revenue Audit Officer, Inland revenue Officer, Inspector Inland Revenue Officer an officer of Inland Revenue with any other designation shall be sub-ordinate to the Additional Commissioner Inland Revenue.
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27. Special Returns.– In addition to the return specified under section 26 –
(a) a person registered under this Act shall furnish special return within such date and in such form indicating information such as quantity manufactured or produced, purchases made, goods supplied or payment of arrears made, etc, for such period as the Board may, by a notification in official gazette, specify; and
(b) the commissioner may require any person whether, registered or not, to furnish a return (whether on his own behalf or as an agent or trustee) in a prescribed form and such person shall furnish the return not later than the date specified in this regard.
28. Final Return.– If a person applies for de-registration in terms of section 21, he shall before such de-registration, furnish a final return to the commissioner in the specified form in such manner and at such time as directed by the commissioner.
29. Return deemed to have been made.– A return purporting to be made on behalf of a person by his duly appointed representative shall, for all purposes, be deemed to have been made by such person or under his authority unless proved to the contrary.
26. Return.– (1) Every registered person shall furnish not later than the due date a true, complete and correct return in the prescribed form to a designated bank or any other office specified by the Board, indicating the purchases and the supplies made during a tax period, the tax due and paid and such other information, as may be prescribed;
Provided that the Board may, by notification in the official Gazette, require any person or class of persons to submit return on quarterly basis:
Provided further that the Board may, by notification in the official Gazette, require any person or class of persons to submit such return as may be prescribed annually in addition to the monthly return or quarterly return:
Provided also that the return filed electronically on the web or any magnetic media or any other computer readable media as may be specified by the Board shall also be deemed to be a return for the purpose of sub-section (1) and the Board may, by notification in the official Gazette, make rules for determining eligibility of the data of such returns and e-intermediaries who will digitize the data of such returns and transmit the same electronically under their digital signatures.
(2) omitted
(3) A registered person may, subject to approval of the Commissioner Inland Revenue having jurisdiction, file a revised return within one hundred and twenty days of the filing of return under sub-section (1) or, as the case may be, sub-section (2), or under clause (a) or clause (b) of section 27, to correct any omission or wrong declaration made therein:
Provided that the approval under this sub-section shall not be required if revised return is filed within sixty days of filing of return and either the tax payable therein is more than the amount paid or the refund claimed therein is less than the amount as claimed, under the return sought to be revised.
(4) Notwithstanding the penalties prescribed in section 33, if a registered person wishes to file revised return voluntarily along with deposit of the amount of tax short paid or amount of tax evaded along with default surcharge, whenever it comes to his notice, before receipt of notice of audit, no penalty shall be recovered from him:
Provided that in case the registered person wishes to deposit the amount of tax as pointed out by the officer of Inland Revenue during the audit, or at any time before issuance of the show cause notice, he may deposit the evaded amount of tax, default surcharge under section (34), and twenty five percent of the penalty payable under section 33 along with the levied return:
Provided further that in case the registered person wishes to deposit the amount after issuance of show cause notice, he shall deposit the evaded amount of sales tax, default surcharge under section 34, and full amount of leviable penalty under section 33 along with the revised return and thereafter, the show cause notice, shall stands abated.
(5) The Board may, by notification in the official Gazette, require any person or class of persons, for any goods of such description or class, to furnish such summary or details or particulars pertaining to the imports, purchases and supplies during any tax period or periods, in such format as may be specified.
26A. Omitted
26AB. Extension of time for furnishing returns. (1) A registered person required to furnish a return under section 26 may apply, in writing, to the Commissioner for an extension of time to furnish the return.
(2) An application under sub-section (1) shall be made by the due date for furnishing the return in terms of section 2(9) for the period to which the application relates.
(3) Where an application has been made under sub-section (1) and the Commissioner is satisfied that the applicant is unable to furnish the return to which the application relates by the due date because of–
(a) absence from Pakistan;
(b) sickness or other misadventure; or
(c) any other reasonable cause,
the Commissioner may, by order in writing, grant the applicant an extension of time for furnishing the return.
(4) An extension of time under sub-section (3) shall not exceed fifteen days from the due date for furnishing the return, unless there are exceptional circumstances justifying a longer extension of time:
Provided that where the Commissioner has not granted extension for furnishing the return under sub-sections (3) or (4), the Chief Commissioner may on an application made by the registered person for
extension or further extension, as the case may be, grant extension or further extension for a period not exceeding fifteen days, unless there are exceptional circumstances justifying a longer extension of time.
(5) An extension or further extension of time granted under sub-sections (3) or (4), as the case may be, shall not, for the purpose of charge of default surcharge under section 34, change the due date for payment of sales tax under section 6.
KARACHI: Following are the open market exchange rates of foreign currencies in Pak Rupee (PKR) in Pakistan on November 20, 2021 (The rates are updated at 10:12 AM Pakistan Standard Time):
Currency
Buying
Selling
Australian Dollar (AUD)
125.50
127.50
Bahrain Dinar (BHD)
386.75
388.50
Canadian Dollar (CAD)
138
140
China Yuan (CNY)
23.75
23.90
Danish Krone (DNK)
23.45
23.75
Euro (EUR)
197.50
199.50
Hong Kong Dollar (HKD)
16.70
16.95
Indian Rupee (INR)
2.03
2.10
Japanese Yen (JPY)
1.41
1.44
Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD)
481.70
484.20
Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
36.45
36.80
NewZealand $ (NZD)
96.45
97.15
Norwegians Krone (NOK)
17.50
17.75
Omani Riyal (OMR)
392.70
394.70
Qatari Riyal (QAR)
39.90
40.50
Saudi Riyal (SAR)
46
46.50
Singapore Dollar (SGD)
126.70
128.20
Swedish Korona (SEK)
18.50
18.75
Swiss Franc (CHF)
159.90
160.80
Thai Bhat (THB)
4.80
4.90
U.A.E Dirham (AED)
48
48.50
UK Pound Sterling (GBP)
234.50
237
US Dollar (USD)
175.50
177
Disclaimer: Team PKRevenue.com provides the available rates of the open market, which are subject to change every hour. Team PKRevenue.com provides the available exchange rates at the time of posting the story. So the team is not responsible for any inaccuracy of the data.
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday announced overnight repo and overnight reverse repo rates following an increase in the key policy rate to 8.75 per cent.
The SBP said that it decided to increase the ‘Policy Rate’ (Target Rate) from 7.25 per cent to 8.75 per cent.
SBP Overnight Reverse Repo (Ceiling) rate will be at 9.75 per cent i.e. 100 basis points above the SBP Policy Rate.
The SBP Overnight Repo (Floor) rate will be at 7.75 per cent i.e. 100 basis points below the SBP Policy Rate.
Accordingly, the Floor and Ceiling levels for the Interest Rate Corridor are 7.75 per cent and 9.75 per cent per annum respectively (i.e. the width of 200 basis points).
The SBP said that it will continue to ensure that the money market overnight rate remains close to the SBP Policy Rate (Target Rate).
The changes are effective from November 22, 2021. Other instructions on the subject shall, however, remain unchanged, the SBP added.
KARACHI: The current account deficit of the country has widened to $5.08 billion during July – October of fiscal year 2021/2022.
According to the balance of payment released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday the current account deficit during first four months of the current fiscal year widened to $5.08 billion as compared with a surplus of $1.31 billion in the same months of the last year.
During the first four months of the current fiscal year the import bill surged by 64 per cent to $25.1 billion as compared with $15.17 billion in the same months of the last fiscal year.
The exports of the country registered an increase of 25 per cent to $9.46 billion during first four months of the current fiscal year as compared with $7.57 billion in the corresponding months of the last fiscal year.
However, trade deficit widened by 106 per cent to $15.64 billion during first four months of the current fiscal year as compared with the deficit of $7.6 billion in the corresponding months of the last year.
Meanwhile, the inflows of remittances grew by 12 per cent during the first four months of the current fiscal year over the same period last year.
Workers’ remittances increased to $10.55 billion during July – October of the current fiscal year as compared with $9.23 billion in the same period of the last year.
The current account deficit in October 2021 has been recorded at $1.66 billion as compared with the deficit of $1.13 billion in September 2021.
The SBP said the data is compiled and disseminated for information only. These exchange rates are estimates that quoted by various commercial banks to their clients.
Section 25AA of the Sales Tax Act, 1990 grants Inland Revenue (IR) officers the authority to determine the fair market value of supplies in transactions between associates.
