KARACHI: Income tax return filers can claim adjustment of advance tax paid on educational fee.
According to updated Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 issued by Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) the advance tax collected on education fee under Section 236I is adjustable against total income tax liability of a taxpayer.
Section 236I: Collection of advance tax by educational institutions
Sub-Section (1): There shall be collected advance tax at the rate specified in Division XVI of Part-IV of the First Schedule on the amount of fee paid to an educational institution.
The rate of collection of tax under section 236I shall be 5 percent of the amount of fee.
Sub-Section (2): The person preparing fee voucher or challan shall charge advance tax under sub-section (1) in the manner the fee is charged.
Sub-Section (3): Advance tax under this section shall not be collected from a person on an amount which is paid by way of scholarship or where annual fee does not exceed two hundred thousand rupees.
Sub-Section (4): The term “fee” includes, tuition fee and all charges received by the educational institution, by whatever name called, excluding the amount which is refundable.
Sub-Section (5): Tax collected under this section shall be adjustable against the tax liability of either of the parents or guardian making payment of the fee.
Sub-Section (6): Advance tax under this section shall not be collected from a person who is a non-resident and,—
(i) furnishes copy of passport as an evidence to the educational institution that during previous tax year, his stay in Pakistan was less than one hundred eighty-three days;
(ii) furnishes a certificate that he has no Pakistan-source income; and
(iii) the fee is remitted directly from abroad through normal banking channels to the bank account of the educational institution.
