KE starts updating information of industrial, commercial consumers for tax purpose

KE starts updating information of industrial, commercial consumers for tax purpose

KARACHI: K-Electric has launched updating details of industrial and commercial consumers, which is mandatory under income tax law.

The company, which is providing electricity to 2.5 million consumers including residential, commercial, industrial and agriculture, has asked the consumers to update their details through an electronic form along with providing details of CNIC and NTN.

The K-Electric said that pursuant to Section 181AA of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 all entities with industrial and commercial electricity connections are required to maintain a National Tax Number (NTN) issued by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).

In order to comply with the above-mentioned law, KE is updating its customer information database and in this regard we request you to share your NTN and CNIC numbers at earliest for our record.

The power utility asked the consumers to provide details, included: name, CNIC, consumer number, mobile number, NTN, email address and occupancy.