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  • Single sales tax portal to start functioning by month-end

    Single sales tax portal to start functioning by month-end

    ISLAMABAD: The single sales tax portal is likely to start functioning by end of October 2021 to facilitate taxpayers falling under all federal and provincial revenue jurisdictions.

    In a statement, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) said that building further on its ongoing drive for digitization and automation of various processes involved in revenue collection, the FBR had developed “Single Sales Tax Portal” to facilitate the taxpayers and ensure the ease of doing business.

    This watershed development of the Single Tax Portal developed by FBR is the outcome of various rounds of negotiations between FBR and the provincial revenue authorities.

    The FBR has already offered this portal to the provincial revenue authorities in order to facilitate the taxpayers through one-link facility. The portal is in the final stages of testing and is likely to be launched by the last week of October, 2021.

    It is pertinent to mention that till now, Sales Tax registered persons had to file their monthly Sales Tax returns separately to every tax jurisdiction where they conducted business, such as FBR, Sindh Revenue Board, Punjab Revenue Authority, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority and Balochistan Revenue Authority. Some of the taxpayers had to file returns with revenue authorities of Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.

    This was a cumbersome task, which often led to complications and disputes over jurisdiction.

    Single Sales Tax Portal will also help in simplification of the tax procedures. It will enable the taxpayers to save time and effort, and reduce their compliance costs. By minimizing data entry, it also addresses the issues of data and calculation errors.

    The system will automatically apportion input tax adjustment as well as tax payments across the sales tax authorities. Through this system, officers of all revenue authorities will be able to make better informed decisions about matters related to Sales Tax.

    The single portal system is a significant milestone towards taxpayers’ facilitation and a big leap forward towards harmonization of taxes between the Federal Government and the provinces.

    Sales tax return filing portal likely to start by next month
  • FBR receives 1.86 million tax returns for TY2021

    FBR receives 1.86 million tax returns for TY2021

    ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has received 1.86 million returns of income for tax year 2021 up to September 30, 2021.

    This was disclosed at a meeting of Board-in-Council held recently.

    The Board-in-Council meeting appreciated the comprehensive print and electronic media campaign launched by the FATE Wing which helped FBR receive massive number of 1.86 million returns September 30, 2021 generating tax of Rs39 billion with the returns.

    This was fifth Board-in-Council meeting of the FBR, which was held under the chairmanship of Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmed, Chairman FBR.

    The Board-in-Council members deliberated upon the decent growth of 38.3 per cent in revenue collection for the first quarter (July-September) of the current FY 2021-22 and conveyed their appreciation for the field formations.

    The net revenue collection of Rs. 1,395 billion, exceeding the set target for the first quarter, has also been appreciated by the prime minister.

    The Board-in-Council also devised a robust strategy to keep the same momentum of revenue collection in the second quarter starting (October to December) of the current Financial Year.

    They expressed their strong resolve to collect substantial revenue in the second quarter and thus exceed target set for this period.

    The members, particularly, mentioned about the impact created by the videos of national heroes and renowned celebrities appealing the general public through social media to file their returns within due date.

    They thanked all the national heroes for their valued support in making this campaign highly successful. The members also lauded the initiative of FATE Wing to use all cellular companies for SMS outreach to the people to file their tax returns.

    Furthermore, the Board-in-Council also decided to speed up the measures required to broaden the tax base, document the economy through POS and fast track implementation of Track and Trace System on Tobacco, Sugar, Fertilizers, Cement, Beverages, Petroleum and Pharmaceutical sectors.

    FBR surpasses quarterly revenue target by Rs186 billion
  • KIBOR rates on October 08, 2021

    KIBOR rates on October 08, 2021

    KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday issued the following Karachi Interbank Offered Rates (KIBOR) on October 08, 2021.

     TenorBIDOFFER
    1 – Week7.237.73
    2 – Week7.267.76
    1 – Month7.317.81
    3 – Month7.717.96
    6 – Month8.068.31
    9 – Month8.368.86
    1 – Year8.599.09
    KIBOR rates on October 07, 2021
  • Advance tax on sales to distributors, dealers, wholesalers

    Advance tax on sales to distributors, dealers, wholesalers

    Section 236G of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 defined rates of advance income tax on sales to distributors, dealers and wholesalers.

    The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issued the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 updated up to June 30, 2021. The Ordinance incorporated amendments brought through Finance Act, 2021.

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

    236G. Advance tax on sales to distributors, dealers and wholesalers.— (1) Every manufacturer or commercial importer of pharmaceuticals, poultry and animal feed, edible oil and ghee, auto-parts, tyres, varnishes, chemicals, cosmetics, IT equipment, electronics, sugar, cement, iron and steel products, fertilizer, motorcycles, pesticides, cigarettes, glass, textile, beverages, paint or foam sector, at the time of sale to distributors, dealers and wholesalers, shall collect advance tax at the rate specified in Division XIV of Part IV of the First Schedule, from the aforesaid person to whom such sales have been made.

    Advance tax on sale to distributors, dealers or wholesalers.

    The rate of collection of tax under section 236G shall be as set out in the following table namely:-

    TABLE S.No.Category of SaleRate of Tax
    (1)(2)(3)
    1.Fertilizers0.7%
    2.Other than Fertilizers0.1%

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

    (Disclaimer: The text of the above section is only for information. Team PkRevenue.com makes all efforts to provide the correct version of the text. However, the team PkRevenue.com is not responsible for any error or omission.)

    Advance tax on sale or transfer of immovable property
  • Dollar eases to Rs170.53 in interbank

    Dollar eases to Rs170.53 in interbank

    KARACHI: The dollar depreciated by 34 paisas on Friday, closing at Rs170.53 in the interbank foreign exchange market. This marks a slight improvement for the Pakistani rupee, which had ended the previous trading session at Rs170.87 against the dollar.

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  • SBP issues customers exchange rates for October 08

    SBP issues customers exchange rates for October 08

    Karachi, October 08, 2021: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has issued the official exchange rates for Friday, October 08, 2021.

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  • Advance tax on sale or transfer of immovable property

    Advance tax on sale or transfer of immovable property

    Section 236C of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 has explained the application of the advance tax on the sale or transfer of immovable properties.

    The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issued the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 updated up to June 30, 2021. The Ordinance incorporated amendments brought through Finance Act, 2021.

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

    236C. Advance Tax on sale or transfer of immovable Property.—(1) Any person responsible for registering, recording or attesting transfer of any immovable property shall at the time of registering, recording or attesting the transfer shall collect from the seller or transferor advance tax at the rate specified in Division X of Part IV of the First Schedule:

    Tax rates on immovable properties for 2021-2022

    Explanation,—For removal of doubt, it is clarified that the person responsible for registering, recording or attesting transfer includes person responsible for registering, recording or attesting transfer for local authority, housing authority, housing society, co-operative society, public and private real estate projects registered/governed under any law, joint ventures, private commercial concerns and registrar of properties.

    Provided that this sub-section shall not apply to a seller, being the dependant of a Shaheed belonging to Pakistan Armed Forces or a person who dies while in the service of the Pakistan Armed Forces or the service of Federal or Provincial Government, in respect of first sale of immovable property acquired from or allotted by the Federal Government or Provincial Government or any authority duly certified by the official allotment authority, and the property acquired or allotted is in recognition of or for services rendered by the Shaheed or the person who dies in service:

    Provided further that if the seller or transferor is a non-resident individual holding Pakistan Origin Card (POC) or National ID Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP) or Computerized National ID Card (CNIC) who had acquired the said immovable property through a Foreign Currency Value Account (FCVA) or NRP Rupee Value Account (NRVA) maintained with authorized banks in Pakistan under the foreign exchange regulations issued by the State Bank of Pakistan, the tax collected under this section from such persons shall be final discharge of tax liability in lieu of capital gains taxable under section 37 earned by the seller or transferor from the property so disposed of.

    (2) The Advance tax collected under sub-section (1) shall be adjustable:

    Provided that where immovable property referred to in sub-section (1) is acquired and disposed of within the same tax year, the tax collected under this section shall be minimum tax.

    (3) Advance tax under sub-section (1) shall not be collected if the immovable property is held for a period exceeding four years.

    (4) Sub-section (1) shall not apply to:—

    (a) a seller, if the seller is dependent of:

    (i) a seller, if the seller is dependent of:

    a Shaheed belonging to Pakistan Armed Forces; or

    (ii) a person who dies while in the service of the Pakistan Armed Forces or the Federal and Provincial Governments; and

    (b) to the first sale of immovable property which has been acquired or allotted as an original allottee, duly certified by the official allotment authority.

    (Disclaimer: The text of the above section is only for information. Team PkRevenue.com makes all efforts to provide the correct version of the text. However, the team PkRevenue.com is not responsible for any error or omission.)

    Advance tax on sale through auction
  • Advance tax on sale through auction

    Advance tax on sale through auction

    Section 236A of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 describes the advance tax on sale through auction. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issued the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 updated up to June 30, 2021.

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  • NKATI condemns artificial raw material shortage

    NKATI condemns artificial raw material shortage

    KARACHI: Manufacturers and exporters have expressed concerns over the severe shortage of industrial raw material that was artificially created by local producers.

    In a statement on Thursday President, North Karachi Association of Trade and Industry (NKATI), Faisal Moiz Khan, while expressing deep concern over the artificial scarcity created by local producers of industrial raw materials and the skyrocketing prices, has appealed Abdul Razak Dawood, Advisor to Prime Minister Imran Khan for Commerce and Investment to take action against stockists of raw materials.

    He requested the PM advisor to also play his vital role in ensuring an uninterrupted supply of raw materials at reasonable prices as per the demand of local and export-oriented industries.

    In a letter to PM advisor, Abdul Razak Dawood, NKATI president pointed out that local producers of industrial raw materials have created an artificial shortage of raw materials by forming cartels, and by massive hoarding, prices have skyrocketed. Which has increased 300 to 400 times, making raw materials unavailable to local industries as per the demand, while the production activities of export-oriented industries were also being severely affected.

    He said, “Local producers of industrial raw materials were making huge profits by selling expensive raw materials justifying the rising value of the dollar, which was totally illegal. The government should take immediate notice of this looting and take steps to prevent stockpiling of raw materials.”

    Faisal Moiz Khan was of the opinion that the processing industry, especially the chemical industry, was facing the biggest shortage of raw materials, which was hurting the export industries. If the goods cannot be processed, then timely shipment will not be possible. This will definitely lead to an economic crisis in the country.

    “The Prices have been increased 300 to 400 times, especially for Formic acid, Acetic acid and Sulfuric acid. Caustic Soda has also become a major problem, as Hydrogen prices have also been increased. The entire wreckage of which is being dumped on the international market. It has not been settled but the prices have been increased many times by including duty and freight etc.”, he said, adding that if the government did not intervene immediately and support exporters, the industrialists would suffer.

    Faisal Moiz Khan appealed to Abdul Razak Dawood, Advisor to Prime Minister Imran Khan for Commerce & Investment to break the cartel of local producers of industrial raw materials, and said that the problems of Karachi industrialists should be seriously addressed as industrialists are playing their vital role in Pakistan’s economic development. Therefore, the rulers have to understand the importance of industrialists.

    Water shortage stalls industrial production: NKATI chief
  • Advance tax rates on electricity consumption

    Advance tax rates on electricity consumption

    Section 235 of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 has explained the advance tax rates on electricity consumption.

    The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issued the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 updated up to June 30, 2021. The Ordinance incorporated amendments brought through Finance Act, 2021.

    Following is the text of Section 235 of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001:

    235. Electricity consumption.- (1) There shall be collected advance tax at the rates specified in Division IV of Part-IV of the First Schedule on the amount of electricity bill of a commercial or industrial or domestic consumer:

    Provided that the provisions of sub-section (1) shall not apply to a domestic consumer of electricity if his name appears on the Active Taxpayers’ List.

    (2) The person preparing electricity consumption bill shall charge advance tax under sub-section (1) in the manner electricity consumption charges are charged.

    Explanation.— For removal of doubt, it is clarified that for the purposes of this section electricity consumption bill referred to in sub-section (2) means electricity bill inclusive of sales tax and all incidental charges.

    (3) Advance tax under this section shall not be collected from a person who produces a certificate from the Commissioner that his income during tax year is exempt from tax or that he has discharged advance tax liability under section 147 or whose entire income is subject to final tax regime or minimum tax regime under any provisions of this Ordinance other than this section.

    (4) Under this section, —

    (a) in the case of a taxpayer other than a company, tax collected upto bill amount of three hundred and sixty thousand Rupees per annum shall be treated as minimum tax on the income of such persons and no refund shall be allowed;

    (b) in the case of a taxpayer other than a company, tax collected on monthly bill over and above thirty thousand rupees per month shall be adjustable; and

    (c) in the case of a company, tax collected shall be adjustable against tax liability.

    (Disclaimer: The text of the above section is only for information. Team PkRevenue.com makes all efforts to provide the correct version of the text. However, the team PkRevenue.com is not responsible for any error or omission.)

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