No advance tax on domestic electricity consumers on billed amount below Rs75,000

No advance tax on domestic electricity consumers on billed amount below Rs75,000

KARACHI: The domestic consumers of electricity whose monthly billed amount is below Rs75,000 are not liable to pay advance income tax.

According to Section 235A of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001, the domestic electricity consumers are subject to payment of advance income tax, officials of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) said.

As per tax rate, a domestic consumer is liable to pay 7.5 percent advance income tax in case of above monthly bill is Rs75,000 or above.

However, there is zero percent advance income tax in case the monthly billed amount is below Rs75,000.

Section 235A. Domestic electricity consumption.-

(1) There shall be collected advance tax at the rates specified in Division XIX of Part IV of the First Schedule on the amount of electricity bill of a domestic consumer.

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.

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

(3) Tax collected under this section shall be adjustable against tax liability.