KARACHI: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and banks have agreed on sharing information of financial transactions made by account holders.
The information to be furnished by the banks was to be implemented in 2013 but due to litigation it was not enforced.
However, on November 27, 2019 the banks, in a meeting with FBR chairman, agreed to provide information of transactions. They also agreed to withdraw cases filed against implementation of Section 165A.
The Section 165A was introduced to Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 through Finance Act, 2013.
165A. Furnishing of information by banks
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force including but not limited to the Banking Companies Ordinance, 1962 (LVII of 1962), the Protection of Economic Reforms Act, 1992 (XII of 1992), the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1947 (VII of 1947) and the regulations made under the State Bank of Pakistan Act, 1956 (XXXIII of 1956), if any, on the subject every banking company shall make arrangements to provide to the Board in the prescribed form and manner,—
(a) a list of persons containing particulars of cash withdrawals exceeding fifty thousand Rupees in a day and tax deductions thereon, aggregating to Rupees one million or more during each preceding calendar month.”
(b) a list containing particulars of deposits aggregating rupees ten million or more made during the preceding calendar month;
(c) a list of payments made by any person against bills raised in respect of a credit card issued to that person, aggregating to rupees two hundred thousand or more during the preceding calendar month;
(d) a list of persons receiving profit on debt exceeding five hundred thousand rupees and tax deductions thereon during preceding financial year.
(2) Each banking company shall also make arrangements to nominate a senior officer at the head office to coordinate with the Board for provision of any information and documents in addition to those listed in sub-section (1), as may be required by the Board.
(3) The banking companies and their officers shall not be liable to any civil, criminal or disciplinary proceedings against them for furnishing information required under this Ordinance.
(5) Subject to section 216, all information received under this section shall be used only for tax purposes and kept confidential.
