KARACHI: The list of persons and institutions having total exemption from income tax under Income Tax Ordinance, 2001.
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) updated Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 up to June 30, 2019 for tax year 2020.
EXEMPTIONS FROM TOTAL INCOME UNDER SECOND SCHEDULE OF INCOME TAX ORDINANCE 2001
Incomes, or classes of income, or persons or classes of persons, enumerated below, shall be exempt from tax, subject to the conditions and to the extent specified hereunder:
(3) Any income chargeable under the head “Salary” received by a person who, not being a citizen of Pakistan, is engaged as an expert or technical, professional, scientific advisor or consultant or senior management staff by institutions of the Agha Khan Development Network, (Pakistan) listed in Schedule I of the Accord and Protocol dated, November 13, 1994 executed between the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and Agha Khan Development Network.
(4) Any income chargeable under the head “Salary” received by-
(a) a Pakistani seafarer, working on Pakistan flag vessels for one hundred and eighty three days or more during a tax year; or
(b) a Pakistani seafarer working on a foreign vessel provided that such income is remitted to Pakistan, not later than two months of the relevant tax year, through normal banking channels.
(5) Any allowance or perquisite paid or allowed as such outside Pakistan by the Government to a citizen of Pakistan for rendering service outside Pakistan.
(8) Any pension received by a citizen of Pakistan from a former employer, other than where the person continues to work for the employer (or an associate of the employer).
Provided that where the person receives more than one such pension, the exemption applies only to the higher of the pensions received.
(9) Any pension –
(i) received in respect of services rendered by a member of the Armed Forces of Pakistan or Federal Government or a Provincial Government;
(ii) granted under the relevant rules to the families and dependents of public servants or members of the Armed Forces of Pakistan who die during service.
(12) Any payment in the nature of commutation of pension received from Government or under any pension scheme approved by the Board for the purpose of this clause.
(13) Any income representing any payment received by way of gratuity or commutation of pension by an employee on his retirement or, in the event of his death, by his heirs as does not exceed –
(i) in the case of an employee of the Government, a Local Government, a statutory body or corporation established by any law for the time being in force, the amount receivable in accordance with the rules and conditions of the employee’s services;
(ii) any amount receivable from any gratuity fund approved by the Commissioner in accordance with the rules in Part III of the Sixth Schedule;
(iii) in the case of any other employee, the amount not exceeding three hundred thousand rupees receivable under any scheme applicable to all employees of the employer and approved by the Board for the purposes of this sub-clause; and
(iv) in the case of any employee to whom sub-clause (i), (ii) and (iii) do not apply, fifty per cent of the amount receivable or seventy-five thousand rupees, whichever is the less:
Provided that nothing in this sub-clause shall apply –
(a) to any payment which is not received in Pakistan;
(b) to any payment received from a company by a director of such company who is not a regular employee of such company;
(c) to any payment received by an employee who is not a resident individual; and to any gratuity received by an employee who has already received any gratuity from the same or any other employer.
(16) Any income derived by the families and dependents of the “Shaheeds” belonging to Pakistan Armed Forces from the special family pension, dependents pension or children’s allowance granted under the provisions of the Joint Services Instruction No. 5/66.
(17) Any income derived by the families and dependents of the “Shaheeds” belonging to the Civil Armed Forces of Pakistan to whom the provisions of the Joint Services Instruction No. 5/66 would have applied had they belonged to the Pakistan Armed Forces from any like payment made to them.
(19) Any sum representing encashment of leave preparatory to retirement of a member of the Armed Forces of Pakistan or an employee of the Federal Government or a Provincial Government.
(22) Any payment from a provident fund to which the Provident Funds Act, 1925 (XIX of 1925) applies.
(23) The accumulated balance due and becoming payable to an employee participating in a recognized provident fund.
(23A) the accumulated balance upto 50% received from the voluntary pension system offered by a pension fund manager under the Voluntary Pension System Rules, 2005 at the time of eligible person’s-
(a) retirement; or
(b) disability rendering him unable to work; or
(c) death by his nominated survivors.
(23B) The amounts received as monthly installment from an income payment plan invested out of the accumulated balance of an individual pension accounts with a pension fund manager or an approved annuity plan or another individual pension account of eligible person or the survivors pension account maintained with any other pension fund manager as specified in the Voluntary Pension System Rules 2005 shall be exempt from tax provided accumulated balance is invested for a period of ten years:
Provided that where any amount is exempted under this clause and subsequently it is discovered, on the basis of documents or otherwise, by the Commissioner that any of the conditions specified in this clause were not fulfilled, the exemption originally allowed shall be deemed to have been wrongly allowed and the Commissioner may, notwithstanding anything contained in this Ordinance, re-compute the tax payable by the taxpayer for the relevant years and the provisions of this Ordinance shall, so far as may be, apply accordingly.
(23C) Any withdrawal of accumulated balance from approved pension fund that represent the transfer of balance of approved provident fund to the said approved pension fund under the Voluntary Pension System Rules, 2005.
(24) Any benevolent grant paid from the Benevolent Fund to the employees or members of their families in accordance with the provisions of the Central Employee Benevolent Fund and Group Insurance Act, 1969.
(25) Any payment from an approved superannuation fund made on the death of a beneficiary or in lieu of or in commutation of any annuity, or by way of refund of contribution on the death of a beneficiary.
(26) Any income of a person representing the sums received by him as a worker from out of the Workers Participation Fund established under the Companies Profits (Workers Participation) Act, 1968 (XII of 1968).
(39) Any special allowance or benefit (not being entertainment or conveyance allowance) or other perquisite within the meaning of section 12 specially granted to meet expenses wholly and necessarily incurred in the performance of the duties of an office or employment of profit.
(39A) Any amount paid as,internal security allowance, compensation in lieu of bearer allowance, kit allowance, ration allowance, special messing allowance, SSG allowance, Northern Areas compensatory allowance, special pay for Northern Areas and height allowance to the Armed Forces personnel.
(40) Any income of a newspaper employee representing Local Travelling Allowance paid in accordance with the decision of the Third Wage Board for Newspaper Employees constituted under the Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1973, published in Part II of the Gazette of Pakistan, Extraordinary, dated the 28th June, 1980.
(51) The perquisite represented by the right of the President of Pakistan the Provincial Governors and the Chiefs of Staff, Pakistan Armed Forces to occupy free of rent as a place of residence any premises provided by the Government.
(52) The perquisite represented by free conveyance provided and the sumptuary (entertainment) allowance granted by Government to the Chiefs of Staff, Pakistan Armed Forces and the Corps Commanders.
(53A) The following perquisites received by an employee by virtue of his employment, namely:-
(ii) free or subsidized food provided by hotels and restaurants to its employees during duty hours;
(iii) free or subsidized education provided by an educational institution to the children of its employees;
(iv) free or subsidized medical treatment provided by a hospital or a clinic to its employees; and
(v) any other perquisite or benefit for which the employer does not have to bear any marginal cost, as notified by the Board.
(55) The perquisites represented by the right of a judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan or of a judge of High Court to occupy free of rent as a place of residence any premises provided by Federal or Provincial Government, as the case may be, or in case a judge chooses to reside in a house not provided by Government, so much of income which represents the sum paid to him as house rent allowance.
(56) The following perquisites, benefits and allowances received by a Judge of Supreme Court of Pakistan and Judge of High Court, shall be exempt from tax.
(1) (a) Perquisites and benefits derived from use of official car maintained at Government expenses.
(b) Superior judicial allowance payable to a Judge of supreme Court of Pakistan and Judge of a High Court.
(c) Transfer allowance payable to a Judge of High Court.
(2) The following perquisites of the Judge of Supreme Court of Pakistan and Judge of High Court shall also be exempt from tax during service, and on or after retirement.
(a) The services of a driver and an orderly.
(b) 1000 (one thousand) free local telephone calls per month.
(c) 1000 units of electricity as well as (25 hm3 of gas) per month and free supply of water; and
(d) 200 litres of petrol per month.
(3) If during service, a judge dies, exemption from tax in respect of benefits and perquisites provided to widow as mentioned in sub-clause (2) shall also be available to the widow.
(57) (1) Any income from voluntary contributions, house property and investments in securities of the Federal Government derived by the following, namely:-
(i) National Investment (Unit) Trust of Pakistan established by the National Investment Trust Limited, if not less than ninety per cent of its Units at the end of that year are held by the public and not less than ninety per cent of its come of the year is distributed among the Unit-holders; income of that year is distributed among the Certificate-holders; and
(iii) Sheikh Sultan Trust, Karachi.
(2) Any income other than capital gain on stock and shares of public company, PTC vouchers, modaraba certificates, or any instrument of redeemable capital and derivative products held for less than 12 months derived by any Mutual Fund, investment company, or a collective investment scheme or a REIT Scheme or Private Equity and Venture Capital Fund or the National Investment (Unit) Trust of Pakistan established by the National Investment Trust Limited from any instrument of redeemable capital as defined in the Companies Ordinance, 1984 (XLVII of 1984), if not less than ninety per cent of its income of that year is distributed amongst the Unit- holders.
(3) Any income of the following funds and institution, namely:-
(i) a provident fund to which the Provident Funds Act, 1925 (XIX of 1925), applies;
(ii) trustees on behalf of a recognized provident fund or an approved superannuation fund or an approved gratuity fund;
(iii) a benevolent fund or group insurance scheme approved by the Board for the purposes of this clause;
(iv) Service Fund;
(v) Employees Old Age Benefits Institution established under the Employees Old Age Benefit Act, 1976 (XIV of 1976);
(vi) any Unit, Station or Regimental Institute; and
(vii) any recognized Regimental Thrift and Savings Fund, the assets of which consist solely of deposits made by members and profits earned by investment thereof;
(viii) a Pension Fund approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan under the Voluntary Pension System Rules, 2005;
(ix) any profit or gain or benefit derived by a pension fund manager from a pension Fund approved under the Voluntary Pension System Rules, 2005, on redemption of the seed capital invested in pension fund as specified in the Voluntary Pension System Rules, 2005;
xi. International Irrigation Management Institute.
xii. Punjab Pension Fund established under the Punjab Pension Fund Act, 2007 (I of 2007) and the trust established thereunder.
xiii. Sindh Province Pension Fund established under the Sindh Province Pension Fund Ordinance, 2002.
“(xiv) Punjab General Provident Investment Fund established under the Punjab General Provident Investment Fund Act, 2009 (V of 2009) and the trust established thereunder.”
Explanation.—For the purpose of this clause, “Service Fund” means a fund which is established under the authority, or with the approval of the Federal Government for the purpose of —
(a) securing deferred annuities to the subscribers of payment to them in the event of their leaving the service in which they are employed; or
(b) making provision for their wives or children after their death; or
(c) making payment to their estate or their nominees upon their death.
(xv) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Retirement Benefits and Death Compensation Fund.
(xvi) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa General Provident Investment Fund.
(xvii) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pension Fund.;
(61) Any amount paid as donation to the following institution, foundations, societies, boards, trusts and funds, namely: —
(i) any Sports Board or institution recognised by the Federal Government for the purposes of promoting, controlling or regulating any sport or game;
(ia) The Citizens Foundation;
(iii) Fund for Promotion of Science and Technology in Pakistan;
(iv) Fund for Retarded and Handicapped Children;
(v) National Trust Fund for the Disabled;
(vii) Fund for Development of Mazaar of HazaratBurri Imam;
(viii) Rabita-e-Islami’s Project for printing copies of the Holy Quran;
(ix) Fatimid Foundation, Karachi;
(x) Al-Shifa Trust;
(xii) Society for the Promotion of Engineering Sciences and Technology in Pakistan;
(xxiii) Citizens-Police Liaison Committee, Central Reporting Cell, Sindh Governor House, Karachi;
(xxiv) ICIC Foundation;
(xxvi) National Management Foundation;
(xxvii) Endowment Fund of the institutions of the Agha Khan Development Network (Pakistan listed in Schedule 1 of the Accord and Protocol, dated November 13, 1994, executed between the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and Agha Khan Development Network;
(xxviii) ShaheedZulfiqar Ali Bhutto Memorial Awards Society;
(xxix) Iqbal Memorial Fund;
(xxx) Cancer Research Foundation of Pakistan, Lahore;
(xxxi) ShaukatKhanum Memorial Trust, Lahore;
(xxxii) Christian Memorial Hospital, Sialkot;
(xxxiii) National Museums, National Libraries and Monuments or institutions declared to be National Heritage by the Federal Government;
(xxxiv) MumtazBakhtawar Memorial Trust Hospital, Lahore;
(xxxv) Kashmir Fund for Rehabilitation of Kashmir Refugees and Freedom Fighters;
(xxxvi) Institutions of the Agha Khan Development Network (Pakistan) listed in Schedule 1 of the Accord and Protocol, dated November 13, 1994, executed between the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and Agha Khan Development Network;
(xxxvii) Azad Kashmir President’s Mujahid Fund, 1972 ; National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, (Pakistan) Karachi; Businessmen Hospital Trust, Lahore; Premier Trust Hospital, Mardan ; Faisal Shaheed Memorial Hospital Trust, Gujranwala; Khair-un-Nisa Hospital Foundation, Lahore; Sind and Balochistan Advocates’ Benevolent Fund; Rashid Minhas Memorial Hospital Fund;
(xxxviii) Any relief or welfare fund established by the Federal Government;
(xxxix) Mohatta Palace Gallery Trust;
(xl) Bagh-e-Quaid-e-Azam project, Karachi;
(xli) Any amount donated for Tameer-e-Karachi Fund:
(xlii) Pakistan Red Crescent Society;
(xliii) Bank of Commerce and Credit International Foundation for Advancement of Science and Technology;
(xliv) Any amount donated to Federal Board of Revenue Foundation.
“(xlv) The Indus Hospital, Karachi.”
(xlvi) Pakistan Sweet Homes Angels and Fairies Place.
(xlvii) Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital.
(xlviii) Aziz Tabba Foundation.
(xlix) Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, SIUT Trust and Society for the Welfare of SIUT.
(l) Sharif Trust.
(li) The Kidney Centre Post Graduate Institute.
(lii) Pakistan Disabled Foundation.;
(Iiii) Sardar Trust Eye Hospital, Lahore.
(liv) Supreme Court of Pakistan – Diamer Bhasha & Mohmand Dams –Fund.
(lv) Layton Rahmatullah Benevolent Trust (LRBT).
(lvi) Akhuwat.
Provided that the amount so donated shall not exceed—
(a) in the case of an individual or association of persons, thirty per cent of the taxable income of the person for the year; and
(b) in the case of a company, twenty per cent of the taxable income of the person for the year; and
(64A) Any amount donated to the Prime Minister’s Special Fund for victims of terrorism.
(64B) Any amount donated to the Chief Minister’s (Punjab) Relief Fund for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of NWFP.
(64C) Prime Minister’s Flood Relief Fund 2010 and Provincial Chief Ministers’ Relief Funds, for victims of flood 2010.
(65) Any income derived from donations made by non-official or private sector sources in Pakistan to the Waqf for Research on Islamic History, Art and Culture, Istanbul set up by the Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA).
(65A) Income for any tax year commencing from the tax year 2003, derived from the Welfare Fund created under rule-26 of the Emigration Rules, 1979 (made under section 16 of the Emigration Ordinance, 1979 (XVIII of 1979), except the income generated by the aforesaid Fund through commercial activities.
(66) Any income derived by—
i. Abdul SattarEdhi Foundation, Karachi;
ii. Al-Shifa Trust, Rawalpindi.
iii. BilquisEdhiFoundation, Karachi.
iv. Fatimid Foundation, Karachi.
vi. International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation”.
vii. Islamic Corporation for Development of Private Sector;
viii. National Memorial Bab-e-Pakistan Trust for the assessment year commencing on or after the 1st day of July, 1994.
ix. Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad.
x. Pakistan Engineering Council;
xi. The corporatized entities of Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority from the date of their creation upto the date of completion of the process of corporatization i.e. till the tariff is notified.
xii. The Institution of Engineers, Pakistan, Lahore.
(xiia) The Prime Minister’s Special Fund for victims of terrorism.
(xiib) Chief Minister’s (Punjab) Relief Fund for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of NWFP.
xiii. The Institutions of the Agha Khan Development Network (Pakistan) as contained in Schedule 1 of the Accord and Protocol, dated November 13, 1994, executed between the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Agha Khan Development Network.
xiv. The Liaquat National Hospital Association, Karachi.
xv. The Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.
xvi. The Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority established under the Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority Act, 1958 (W. P. Act XXXI of 1958).
xvii. WAPDA First Sukuk Company Limited.
(xix) Pension of a former President of Pakistan and his widow under the President Pension Act, 1974 (IX of 1975).
(xx) State Bank of Pakistan and State Bank of Pakistan Banking Services Corporation.
(xxi) International Finance Corporation established under the International Finance Corporation Act, 1956 (XXVIII of 1956) and provided in section 9 of Article VI of Articles of Agreement 1955 as amended through April 1993.
(xxii) Pakistan Domestic Sukuk Company Ltd.
(xxiii) The Asian Development Bank established under the Asian Development Bank Ordinance, 1971 (IX of 1971).
(xxiv) The ECO Trade and Development Bank.
(xxv) The Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry under the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC).
(xxvi) Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) formed under International Agreement signed on 5th October, 1994.
(xxvii) WAPDA on issuance of twenty billion rupees TFC’s/SUKUK certificates for consideration of DiamerBhasha Dam Projects.
(xxviii) Federal Board of Revenue Foundation.
(xxix) WAPDA Second Sukuk Company Limited.
(xxx) The Citizens Foundation.
(xxxi) Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, SIUT Trust and Society for the Welfare of SIUT.
“(xxxii)” Greenstar Social Marketing Pakistan (Guarantee) Limited.
“(xxxiii) Pakistan International Sukuk Company Limited.”
“(xxxiii) The Indus Hospital, Karachi.”
“(xxxiv) Second Pakistan International Sukuk Company Limited.”
(xxxv) Third Pakistan International Sukuk Company Limited.”;
(xxxv) Third Pakistan International Sukuk Company Limited.
(xxxvi) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and persons as provided in Article 51 of Chapter IX of the Articles of Agreement signed and ratified by Pakistan and entered into force on the 25th December, 2015.
(xxxvii) Gulab Devi Chest Hospital.
(xxxviii) Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund.
(xxxix) National Academy of Performing Arts.
(xl) Pakistan Sweet Homes Angels and Fairies Place.
(xli) National Rural Support Programme.
(xlii) SAARC Energy Centre.
(xliii) Pakistan Bar Council.
(xliv) Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy.
(xlv) Pakistan Mortgage Refinance Company Limited.
(xlvi) Aziz Tabba Foundation.
(l) Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital.
(li) Saylani Welfare International Trust.
(lii) Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust.
(liii) Layton Rahmatullah Benevolent Trust (LRBT).
(liv) The Kidney Centre Post Graduate Training Institute.
(lv) Pakistan Disabled Foundation.
(lvi) Forman Christian College.;
(lvii) Habib University Foundation.
(lviii) Begum Akhtar Rukhsana Memorial Trust Hospital.
(lix) Al-Khidmat Foundation.
(lx) Dawat-e-Islami Trust
(Ixi) Sardar Trust Eye Hospital, Lahore.
(lxii) Supreme Court of Pakistan – Diamer Bhasha & Mohmand Dams – Fund.”;
(lxiii) National Disaster Risk Management Fund.
(lxiv) Deposit Protection Corporation established under sub-section (l) of section 3 of Deposit Protection Corporation Act, 2016 (XXXVII of 2016).
(lxv) SARMAYA-E-PAKISTAN LIMITED
(lxvi) Akhuwat
(lxvii) Audit Oversight Board.
(lxviii) Patient’s Aid Foundation.
(72) Any profit on debt payable to a non-resident person,-
(i) in respect of such private loan to be utilized on such project in Pakistan as may be approved by the Federal Government for the purposes of this clause, having regard to the rate of profit and the terms of repayment of the loan and the nature of project on which it is to be utilized;
(ii) on a loan in foreign exchange against export letter of credit which is used exclusively for export of goods manufactured or processed for exports in Pakistan.
(iii) being a foreign individual, company, firm or association of persons in respect of a foreign loan as is utilized for industrial investment in Pakistan provided that the agreement for such loan is concluded on or after the first day of February, 1991, and is duly registered with the State Bank of Pakistan:
Provided that this clause shall have retrospective effect of exemption to the agreements entered into in the past and shall not be applicable to new contracts after the 30th day of June, 2010, prospectively.
“(72A) Any income derived by Sukuk holder in relation to Sukuk issued by “The Second Pakistan International Sukuk Company Limited” and the Third Pakistan International Sukuk Company Limited, including any gain on disposal of such Sukuk.”
(74) Any profit on debt derived by Hub Power Company Limited on or after the first day of July, 1991, on its bank deposits or accounts with financial institutions directly connected with financial transactions relating to the project operations.
(75) Any income of an agency of a foreign Government, a foreign national (company, firm or association of persons), or any other non-resident person approved by the Federal Government for the purposes of this clause, from profit on moneys borrowed under a loan agreement or in respect of foreign currency instrument approved by the Federal Government.
(78) Any profit on debt derived from foreign currency accounts held with authorised banks in Pakistan, or certificate of investment issued by investment banks in accordance with Foreign Currency Accounts Scheme introduced by the State Bank of Pakistan, by citizens of Pakistan and foreign nationals residing abroad, foreign association of persons, companies registered and operating abroad and foreign nationals residing in Pakistan.
(79) Any profit on debt derived from a rupee account held with a scheduled bank in Pakistan by a citizen of Pakistan residing abroad, where the deposits in the said account are made exclusively from foreign exchange remitted into the said account.
(80) Any income derived from a private foreign currency account held with an authorised bank in Pakistan, or certificate of investment issued by investment banks in accordance with the Foreign Currency Accounts Scheme introduced by the State Bank of Pakistan, by a resident individual who is a citizen of Pakistan:
Provided that the exemption under this clause shall not be available in respect of any incremental deposits made in the said accounts on or after the 16th day of December, 1999, or in respect of any accounts opened under the said scheme on or after the said date.
(90) Any profit on debt payable by an industrial undertaking in Pakistan —
(i) on moneys borrowed by it under a loan agreement entered into with any such financial institution in a foreign country as may be approved in this behalf by the Federal Government by a general or special order; and
(ii) on moneys borrowed or debts incurred by it in a foreign country in respect of the purchase outside Pakistan of capital plant and machinery in any case where the loan or debt is approved by the Federal Government, having regard to its terms generally and in particular to the terms of its payment, from so much of the tax payable in respect thereof as exceeds the tax or taxes on income paid on such interest in the foreign country from which the loan emanated or in which the debt was incurred (hereinafter referred to as the `said country’):
Provided that, where the amount of such tax or taxes paid in the said country exceeds the amount of the tax payable in Pakistan, no refund of the amount paid in excess shall be allowed:
Provided further that, where the said country exempts such interest or allows credit against its own tax for the tax which would have been payable in Pakistan if the said interest were liable to tax in Pakistan, no tax shall be payable in Pakistan in respect of such interest.
(90A) Any profit on debt derived by any person on bonds issued by Pakistan Mortgage Refinance Company to refinance the residential housing mortgage market, for a period of five years with effect from the 1st day of July, 2018.”
(91) Any income of a text-book board of a Province established under any law for the time being in force, accruing or arising from the date of its establishment.
(98) Any income derived by any Board or other organization established by Government in Pakistan for the purposes of controlling, regulating or encouraging major games and sports recognised by Government:
Provided that the exemption of this clause shall not be applicable to the Pakistan Cricket Board.
(99) Any income derived by a Collective Investment Scheme or a REIT Scheme, if not less than ninety per cent of its accounting income of that year, as reduced by capital gains whether realized or unrealized, is distributed amongst the unit or certificate holders or shareholders as the case may be:
Provided that for the purpose of determining distribution of at least 90% of accounting income, the income distributed through bonus shares, units or certificates as the case may be, shall not be taken into account.
Explanation.— For the purpose of this clause the expression “accounting income” means income calculated under the generally accepted Accounting Principles and verified by the auditors.
(99A) Profits and gains accruing to a person on sale of immovable property to a REIT Scheme upto thirtieth day of June, 2015“:”
“Provided that profit and gains on sale of immovable property to a Developmental REIT Scheme with the object of development and construction of residential buildings shall be exempt upto thirtieth day of June, 2020”,
Provided further that the profit and gains on sale of immovable property to a rental REIT scheme shall be exempt up to the 30th day of June, 2021.
(100) Any income, not being income from manufacturing or trading activity, of a modaraba registered under the Modaraba Companies and Modaraba (Floatation and Control) Ordinance, 1980 (XXXI of 1980), for any assessment year commencing on or after the first day of July, 1999:
Provided that not less than ninety per cent of its total profits in the year as reduced by the amount transferred to a mandatory reserve, as required under the provisions of the said Ordinance or the rules made thereunder, as are distributed amongst the shareholders:
Provided further that with effect from the first day of July, 1999 for the purpose of determining the distribution of ninety per cent profits, the profits distributed through bonus certificates or shares to the certificate holders shall not be taken into account.
(101) Profits and gains derived between the first day of July, 2000 and the thirtieth day of June, 2024 both days inclusive, by a venture capital company and venture capital fund registered under Venture Capital Companies and Funds Management Rules, 2000 and a Private Equity and Venture Capital Fund.
(102A) Income of a person as represents a subsidy granted to him by the Federal Government for the purposes of implementation of any orders of the Federal Government in this behalf.
(103) Any distribution received by a taxpayer from a collective investment scheme registered by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan under the Non-Banking Finance Companies and Notified Entities Regulations, 2007, including National Investment (Unit) Trust or REIT Scheme or a Private Equity and Venture Capital Fund out of the capital gains of the said Schemes or Trust or Fund:
Provided that this exemption shall be available to only such mutual funds, collective investment schemes that are debt or money market funds and these do not invest in shares.
(103A) Any income derived from inter-corporate dividend within the group companies entitled to group taxation under section 59AA “subject to the condition that return of the group has been filed for the tax year.”
(103C) Dividend income derived by a company, if the recipient of the dividend, for the tax year is eligible for group relief under section 59B, computed according to the following formula-
AxB/C
Where
A is the amount of dividend;
B is the shareholding of the company receiving the dividend in the company distributing the dividend; and
C is the total ordinary share capital of the company distributing the dividend.
(104) Any income derived by the Libyan Arab Foreign Investment Company being dividend of the Pak-Libya Holding Company.
(105) Any income derived by the Government of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia being dividend of the Saudi-Pak Industrial and Agricultural Investment Company Limited.
(105A) Any income derived by Kuwait Foreign Trading Contracting and Investment Company or Kuwait Investment Authority being dividend of the Pak-Kuwait Investment Company in Pakistan from the year of incorporation of Pak-Kuwait Investment Company.
(105B) Any income received by a taxpayer from a corporate agricultural enterprise, distributed as dividend out of tis income from agriculture.
(107) Any income derived by any subsidiary of the Islamic Development Bank wholly owned by it and set up in Pakistan and engaged in owning and leasing of tankers.
(107A) Any income derived by the Islamic Development Bank from its operations in Pakistan in connection with its social and economic development activities.
(110B) Any gain on transfer of a capital asset, being a membership right held by a member of an existing stock exchange, for acquisition of shares and trading or clearing rights acquired by such member in new corporatized stock exchange in the course of corporatization of an existing stock exchange.
(110C) Any gain by a person on transfer of a capital asset, being a bond issued by Pakistan Mortgage Refinance Company to refinance the residential housing mortgage market, during the period from the 1st day of July, 2018 till the 30th day of June, 2023.
(114) Any income chargeable under the head “capital gains” derived by a person from an industrial undertaking set up in an area declared by the Federal Government to be a “Zone” within the meaning of the Export Processing Zones Authority Ordinance, 1980 (IV of 1980).
(114B) Profit and gains accruing to persons mentioned in proviso to sub-section (1) of section 236C 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 services rendered by the Shaheed or the person who dies in service.
(117) Any income derived by a person from plying of any vehicle registered in the territories of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, excluding income arising from the operation of such vehicle in Pakistan to a person who is resident in Pakistan and non-resident in those territories.
(126) Any income of a public sector university established sololy for educational
purposes and not for the purposes of profit, with effect from the 1st day of July, 2013.
(126A) Income derived by China Overseas Ports Holding Company Limited, China Overseas Ports Holding Company Pakistan (Private) Limited, Gawadar International Terminal Limited, Gawadar Marine Services Limited and Gawadar Free Zone Company Limited from Gawadar Port operations for a period of twenty-three years, with effect from the sixth day of February, 2007.
(126AA)Profit and gains derived by a taxpayer from businesses set up in the Gawadar Free Zone Area for a period of twenty three years with effect from the first day of July, 2016.
(126AB) Profit on debt derived by-
(a) any foreign lender; or
(b) any local bank having more than 75 per cent shareholding of the Government or the State Bank of Pakistan, under a Financing Agreement with the China Overseas Ports Holding Company Limited, for a period of twenty three years with effect from the first day of July, 2016;
(126AC) Income derived by contractors and sub-contractors of China Overseas Ports Holding Company Limited, China Overseas Ports Holding Company Pakistan (Private) Limited, Gawadar International Terminal Limited, Gawadar Marine Services Limited and Gawadar Free Zone Company Limited from Gawadar Port operations for a period of twenty years, with effect from the first day of July, 2016.
(126AD) (1) Any income derived by China Overseas Ports Holding Company Limited being dividend received from China Overseas Ports Holding Company Pakistan (Private) Limited, Gwadar International Terminal Limited Gwadar Marine Services Limited and Gwadar Free Zone Company Limited for a period of twenty-three years with effect from the first day of July, 2016.
(2) Any income derived by China Overseas Ports Holding Company Pakistan (Private) Limited being dividend received from, Gwadar International Terminal Limited Gwadar Marine Services Limited and Gwadar Free Zone Company Limited for a period of twenty-three years with effect from the first day of July, 2016.
(126B) Profit and gains derived by Khalifa Coastal Refinery for a period of twenty years beginning in the month in which the refinery is setup or commercial production is commenced, whichever is the later.
(126BA) Profits and gains derived by a refinery set up between the 1st day of July, 2018 and the 30th day of June, 2023 with minimum 100,000 barrels per day production capacity for a period of twenty years beginning in the month in which the refinery is set up or commercial production is commenced, whichever is later. Exemption under this clause shall also be available to existing refineries, if—
(a) existing production capacity is enhanced by at least 100,000 barrels per day;
(b) the refinery maintains separate accounts for income arising from aforesaid additional production capacity; and
(c) the refinery is a deep conversion refinery.
(126C) (1) Profits and gains derived by a taxpayer from an industrial undertaking set up in Larkano Industrial Estate between the 1st day of July, 2008 and the thirtieth day of June, 2013, both days inclusive, for a period of ten years beginning with the month in which the industrial undertaking is set up or commercial production commenced, whichever is the later.
(2) Exemption under this clause shall apply to an industrial undertaking which is owned and managed by a company registered under the Companies Ordinance 1984 (XLVII of 1984) and formed exclusively for operating the said undertaking.
(126D) Profit and gains derived by a taxpayer from an industrial undertaking set up in the Gawadar declared by the Federal Government to be a Zone within the meaning of Export Processing Zone Authority Ordinance, 1980 (IV of 1980) as Export Processing Zone, Gawadar, for a period of ten years beginning with the month and year in which the industrial undertaking is set up or commercial operation commenced, whichever is later.
(126E) Income derived by a zone enterprise as defined in the Special Economic Zones Act, 2012 (XX of 2012) for a period of ten years starting from the date the developer certifies that the zone enterprise has commenced commercial operation and for a period of ten years to a developer of zone starting from the date of signing of the development agreement in the special economic zone as announced by the Federal Government.
(126G) Profits and gains derived for a period of five years from the date of start of commercial production by the following companies from the projects mentioned against each that have been declared ‘Pioneer Industry’ by Economic
Coordination Committee of the Cabinet:-
(i) M/s. Astro Plastics (Pvt) Limited from their Biaxially Oriented Polyethylene Terephthalate (BOPET) Project; and
(ii) M/s. Novatex Limited from their Biaxially Oriented Polyethylene Terephthalate (BOPET) Project.
(126H) Profits and gains derived by a taxpayer, from a fruit processing or preservation unit set up in Balochistan Province, Malakand Division, Gilgit Baltistan and FATA between the first day of July, 2014 to the thirtieth day of June, 2017, both days inclusive, engaged in processing of locally grown fruits for a period of five years beginning with the month in which the industrial undertaking is set up or commercial production is commenced, whichever is later.
(126I) Profits and gains derived by a taxpayer, from an industrial undertaking set up by 31st day of December, 2016 and engaged in the manufacture of plant, machinery, equipment and items with dedicated use (no multiple uses) for generation of renewable energy from sources like solar and wind, for a period of five years beginning from first day of July, 2015.:
Provided that this clause shall also apply to such undertaking set up between the 1st March 2019 and the 30th June, 2023 for a period of five years beginning from the date such industrial undertaking is set up.
(126J) Profits and gains derived by a taxpayer, from an industrial undertaking set up between 1st day of July, 2015 and 30th day of June, 2016 engaged in operating warehousing or cold chain facilities for storage of agriculture produce for a period of three years beginning with the month in which the industrial undertaking is set up or commercial operations are commenced, whichever is later.
(126K) Profits and gains derived by a taxpayer, from an industrial undertaking set up between the first day of July, 2015 and the 30th day of June, 2017 for establishing and operating a halal meat production unit, for a period of four years beginning with the month in which the industrial undertaking commences commercial production. The exemption under this clause shall apply if the industrial undertaking is –
(a) owned and managed by a company formed for operating the said halal meat production unit and registered under the Companies Ordinance, 1984 (XLVII of 1984), and having its registered office in Pakistan;
(b) not formed by the splitting up, or the re construction or reconstitution, of a business already in existence or by transfer to a new business of any machinery or plant used in a business which was being carried on in Pakistan at any time before the commencement of the new business; and
(c) halal meat production unit is established and obtains a halal certification within the period between the first day of July, 2015 and the 30th day of June, 2017.
(126L) Profits and gains derived by a taxpayer, from an industrial undertaking set up in the Provinces of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa and Baluchistan between 1st day of July, 2015and 30th day of June, 2018 for a period of five years beginning with the month in which the industrial undertaking is set up or commercial production is commenced, whichever is later:
Provided that exemption under this clause shall be admissible where—
(a) the industrial undertaking is setup between the first day of July, 2015 and 30th day of June,2018, both days inclusive; and
(b) the industrial undertaking is not established by the splitting up or reconstruction or reconstitution of an undertaking already inexistence or by transfer of machinery or plant from an undertaking established in Pakistan at any time before 1st July 2015.
(126M) Profits and gains derived by a taxpayer from a transmission line project set up in Pakistan on or after the1st day of July, 2015 for a period of ten years. The exemption under this clause shall apply to such project which is—
(a) owned and managed by a company formed for operating the said project and registered under the Companies Ordinance, 1984 (XLVII of1984), and having its registered office in Pakistan;
(b) not formed by the splitting up, or the reconstruction or reconstitution, of a business already in existence or by transfer to
a new business of any machinery or plant used in a business which was being carried on in Pakistan at any time before the commencement of the new business; and
(c) owned by a company fifty per cent of whose shares are not held by the Federal Government or Provincial Government or a Local Government or which is not controlled by the Federal Government or a Provincial Government or a Local Government:
Provided that the exemption under this clause shall not apply to projects set up on or after the thirtieth day of June, 2018.
(126N) Profits and gains derived by a taxpayer from an industrial undertaking, duly certified by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, engaged in the manufacturing of cellular mobile phones, for a period of five years, from the month of commencement of commercial production:
Provided that the industrial undertaking has been setup and commercial production has commenced between the first day of July, 2015 and the thirtieth day of June, 2017 and the industrial undertaking is not formed by the splitting up, or the reconstruction or reconstitution, of a business already inexistence or by transfer to a new business of any machinery or plant used in a business which was being carried on in Pakistan:
(126O) Profits and gains of a company from a green field industrial undertaking for a period of five years incorporated on or after the first day of July, 2019 provided that the green field industrial undertaking is not formed by the splitting up or reconstitution of an undertaking already in existence or by transfer of machinery or plant from an undertaking established in Pakistan before the commencement of the new business.
(131) Any income-
(a) of company registered under the Companies Ordinance 1984 (XLVII of 1984), and having its registered office in Pakistan, as is derived by it by way of royalty, commission or fees from a foreign enterprise in consideration for the use outside Pakistan of any patent, invention, model, design, secret process or formula or similar
property right, or information concerning industrial, commercial or scientific knowledge, experience or skill made available or provided to such enterprise by the company or in the consideration of technical services rendered outside Pakistan to such enterprise by the company under an agreement in this behalf, or
(b) of any other taxpayer as is derived by him, in the income year relevant to assessment year beginning with the first day of July, 1982 and any assessment year thereafter, by way of fees for technical services rendered outside Pakistan to a foreign enterprise under an agreement entered into in this behalf :-
Provided that—
(i) such income is received in Pakistan by or on behalf of the said company or other taxpayer, as the case may be, in accordance with the law for the time being in force for regulating payments and dealings in foreign exchange ; and
(ii) where any income as aforesaid is not brought into Pakistan in the year in which it is earned and tax is paid thereon, an amount equal to the tax so paid shall be deducted from the tax payable for the year in which it is brought into Pakistan and, where no tax is payable for that year or the tax payable is less than the amount to be deducted, the whole or such part of the said amount as is not deducted shall be carried forward and deducted from the tax payable for the year next following and so on.
(132) Profits and gains derived by a taxpayer from an electric power generation project set up in Pakistan on or after the 1st day of July, 1988. The exemption under this clause shall apply to such project which is—
(a) owned and managed by a company formed for operating the said project and registered under the Companies Ordinance, 1984 (XLVII of 1984), and having its registered office in Pakistan;
(b) not formed by the splitting up, or the reconstruction or reconstitution, of a business already in existence or by transfer to a new business of any machinery or plant used in a business which was being carried on in Pakistan at any time before the commencement of the new business; and
(c) owned by a company fifty per cent of whose shares are not held by the Federal Government or Provincial Government or a Local Government or which is not controlled by the Federal Government or a Provincial Government or a Local Government:
Provided that the condition laid down in sub-clause (a) shall not apply to the Hub Power Company Limited:
Provided further the exemption under this clause shall not apply to oil fired power plants setup between 22nd October, 2002 and 30th June, 2006 but shall apply to Dual Fuel (Oil/Gas) power projects set up on or after the first September, 2005:
Provided further that the exemption under this clause shall be available to companies registered in Pakistan or Azad Jammu and Kashmir owning and managing Hydel Power Projects, set up in Azad Jammu and Kashmir or Pakistan:
Provided further that exemption under this clause shall also be available to the expansion projects of the existing Independent Power Projects already in operation11“:”
“Provided also that conditions laid down in sub-clause (b) shall not apply to electric power generation project formed by the splitting up, or the reconstruction or the reconstitution of an electric power generation business already in existence and availing exemption under this clause.”
(132A) Profit and gains derived by Bosicor Oil Pakistan Limited for a period of seven and half years beginning from the day on which the refinery is set up or commercial production is commenced whichever is later.
(132B) Profits and gains derived by a taxpayer from a coal mining project in Sindh, supplying coal exclusively to power generation projects.
(133) Income from exports of computer software or IT services or IT enabled services upto the period ending on 30th day of June, 2025:
“Provided that eighty per cent of the export proceeds is brought into Pakistan in foreign exchange remitted from outside Pakistan through normal banking channels.”
Explanation.- For the purpose of this clause –
(a) “IT Services” include software development, software maintenance, system integration, web design, web development, web hosting, and network design, and
(b) “IT enabled services” include inbound or outbound call centres, medical transcription, remote monitoring, graphics design, accounting services, HR services, telemedicine centers, data entry operations, locally produced television programs and insurance claims processing.
(135A)Any income derived by a non-resident from investment in OGDCL exchangeable bonds issued by the Federal Government.
(136) Any income of a special purpose vehicle as defined in the Asset Backed Securitization Rules, 1999 made under the Companies Ordinance, 1984 (XLVII of 1984):
Provided that, if there is any income which accrues or arises in the accounts of the special purpose vehicle, after completion of the process of the securitization “or redemption of sukuks”, it shall be returned to the Originator as defined by the said rules within the income year next following the year in which the income has been determined and such income shall be taxable in the hands of the Originator.
(139) (a) The benefit represented by free provision to the employee of medical treatment or hospitalization or both by an employer or the reimbursement received by the employee of the medical charges or hospital charges or both paid by him, where such provision or reimbursement is in accordance with the terms of employment:
Provided that National Tax Number of the hospital or clinic, as the case may be, is given and the employer also certifies and attests the medical or hospital bills to which this clause applies;
(g) any medical allowance received by an employee not exceeding ten per cent of the basic salary of the employee if free medical treatment or hospitalization or reimbursement of medical or hospitalization charges is not provided for in the terms of employment; or
(140) All payments on account of principal, interest, or fees received by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), from development project undertaken in pursuance to the Investment Incentive Agreement signed between the Government of Pakistan and the Government of the United States of America, dated 18th November, 1997.
(140A) Any profit on debt received by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), from Islamabad-Burhan Transmission Reinforcement Project (Phase-I) undertaken in pursuance to the loan agreement for Islamabad-Burhan Transmission Reinforcement Project (Phase-I).
“(141) Profit and gains derived by LNG Terminal Operators and Terminal Owners for a period of five years beginning from the date when commercial operations are commenced.”
“(142) Income from social security contributions derived by Balochistan Employees‘ Social Security Institution, Employees‘ Social Security Institution Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab Employees‘ Social Security Institution and Sindh Employees‘ Social Security Institution.
Explanation.— For the removal of doubt, it is clarified that all incomes other than social security contributions shall not be exempt”;
(143) Profit and gains derived by a start–up as defined in clause (62A) of section 2 for the tax year in which the start-up is certified by the Pakistan Software Export Board and the following two tax years.
(145A) Any income which was not chargeable to tax prior to the commencement of the Constitution (Twenty-fifth Amendment) Act, 2018 (XXXVII of 2018) of any individual domiciled or company and association of persons resident in the Tribal Area forming part of the Provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan under paragraph (d) of Article 246 of the Constitution with effect from the 1st day of June, 2018 to the 30th day of June, 2023 (both days inclusive).
(146) Any income which was not chargeable to tax prior to the commencement of the Constitution (Twenty-fifth Amendment) Act, 2018 (XXXVII of 2018) of any individual domiciled or company and association of persons resident in the Tribal
Areas forming part of the Provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan under paragraph (d) of Article 246 of the Constitution with effect from the 1st day of June, 2018 to the 30th day of June, 2023 (both days inclusive).
