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  • PHMA organizes seminar on export facilitation scheme

    PHMA organizes seminar on export facilitation scheme

    KARACHI: A seminar was organized by the Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PHMA) in collaboration with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on new Export Facilitation Scheme 2021 (EFS 2021).

    The export facilitation scheme was notified through SRO957(I)/2021 dated July 30, 2021.

    The seminar was organized on Wednesday simultaneously at PHMA House, Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad & Sialkot.

    A large number of textile exporters participated physically at PHMA Offices and also joined this session online on Zoom and YouTube.

    Amir Thahim, Collector, Model Collectorate of Customs (Exports) Port Qasim and Moeen Afzal, Additional Collector, Model Collectorate of Customs (Exports) Port Qasim participated from Customs, Federal Board of Revenue to brief the salient features and registration process of Export Facilitation Scheme 2021 (EFS 2021).

    Muhammad Jawed Bilwani Chief Coordinator & Former Central Chairman PHMA welcomed the Customs Officials at PHMA for this orientation seminar to enlighten the exporters about the main features of EFS and to answer questions asked by exporters.

    He appreciated that PHMA and FBR jointly believe in facilitating the exporters in order to contribute in the economic prosperity of Pakistan.

    Both are working closer like hands in gloves in order to facilitate the taxpayers and exporters. With the best efforts and productive proposals of PHMA, the FBR’s FASTER and WEBOC Systems have been improved and working efficiently and exporters are getting their refunds online smoothly and all credit goes to the then Member IR Operations & sitting Chairman FBR, Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmed, Member Customs Operations FBR Syed Muhammad Tariq Huda and their team who eliminated human intervention and brought automation and reforms in the FBR System to facilitate the exporters.

    He also appreciated the Government’s initiative of the “Pakistan Single Window (PSW)” portal is to provide a single electronic platform for facilitating compliance with the regulatory regime for cross-border trade in Pakistan.

    Bilwani assured that PHMA shall also extend complete support to Customs with regards to the implementation of EFS 2021. PHMA has also introduced EFS Help Desk at its RDA Cell to support member exporters.

    Amir Thahim, Collector, Model Collectorate of Customs (Exports) Port Qasim addressing the leading exporters stated that the FBR believes in maximum facilitation to exporters enabling them to enhance exports to ultimately benefit the country to earn foreign exchange. He apprised that the FBR has been continuously working to improve and develop the taxation system through reforms and automation.

    In this connection, automation has been enhanced and public dealing has become limited particularly for the exporters. Introduction of export facilitation scheme 2021 is another milestone step from Customs to provide three scheme i.e. Export Oriented Unit, Manufacturing Bond, DTRE under a unified scheme which will benefit exporters particularly SMEs.

    The new scheme is simplified wherein exporters can apply online without visiting Custom House. Focal Person shall also be appointed to promptly address the queries and maximize facilitation to exporters.

    Moeen Afzal Additional Collector, Model Collectorate of Customs (Exports) Port Qasim gave a detailed presentation on the main feature of Export Facilitation Scheme 2021 wherein he informed that the new scheme will run parallel with existing schemes such as Manufacturing Bond, DTRE and Export Oriented Schemes for two years.

    The existing old schemes shall be phased out in the next two years and will be fully replaced by Export Facilitation Scheme-2021. The EFS 2021 Rules can be accessed at the official website of the FBR.

    The powers, functions and role of the Input-Output Coefficient Organisation (IOCO) under the new scheme has also been revised. The IOCO Director shall upload the value of input.

    It is expected that the Export Facilitation Scheme 2021 will reduce the cost of doing business and cost of tax compliance, improve ease of doing business, reduce liquidity problems of exporters by eliminating sales tax refunds and duty drawbacks for the users of the scheme, and shall attract more users and shall ultimately promote exports. Inputs include all goods (imported or procured local) for the manufacture of goods to be exported.

    These include raw materials, spare parts, components, equipment, plant, and machinery. No duty and taxes shall be levied on inputs imported by the authorized users and local supplies of inputs to the authorized users shall be zero-rated.

    Through this new scheme, Common Export House will import inputs duty and tax-free for subsequent sale to the authorized users especially SMEs. This scheme will encourage new entrants and SMEs.

    This scheme will be completely automated under WeBOC and PSW where users of the scheme and regulators (IOCO, Regulator Collector, PCA etc.) shall be integrated through WeBOC and PSW and communicate through these systems.

    In the end, exporters asked several questions related to the new schemes which were answered by the Collector and Additional Collector, Model Collectorate of Customs (Exports) Port Qasim.

  • Payment to non-resident persons chargeable to tax

    Payment to non-resident persons chargeable to tax

    Section 152 of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 describes the payment to non-resident persons chargeable to tax.

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  • Provision related to withholding tax on profit on debt

    Provision related to withholding tax on profit on debt

    Section 151 of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 explains the provision related to withholding tax on profit on debt.

    The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issued the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 updated up to June 30, 2021. The Ordinance incorporated amendments brought through Finance Act, 2021.

    Following is the text of Section 151 of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001:

    151. Profit on debt. — (1) Where –

    (a) a person pays yield on an account, deposit or a certificate under the National Savings Scheme or Post Office Savings Account;

    (b) a banking company or financial institution pays any profit on a debt, being an account or deposit maintained with the company or institution;

    (c) the Federal Government, a Provincial Government or a Local Government pays to any person profit on any security other than that referred to in clause (a) issued by such Government or authority; or

    (d) a banking company, a financial institution, a company referred

    to in 10 sub-clauses (i) and (ii) of clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 80, or a finance society pays any profit on any bond, certificate, debenture, security or instrument of any kind (other than a loan agreement between a borrower and a banking company or a development finance institution) to any person other than financial institution.

    the payer of the profit shall deduct tax at the rate specified in Division IA of Part III of the First Schedule from the gross amount of the yield or profit paid as reduced by the amount of Zakat, if any, paid by the recipient under the Zakat and Ushr Ordinance, 1980 (XVII of 1980), at the time the profit is paid to the recipient.

    (1A) Every special purpose vehicle or a company, at the time of making payment of a return on investment in sukuks to a sukuk holder shall deduct tax from the gross amount of return on investment at the rate specified in Division IB of Part III of the First Schedule.

    (2) This section shall not apply to any profit on debt that is subject to sub-section (2) of section 152.

    (3) Tax deductible under this section shall be a minimum tax on the profit on debt arising to a taxpayer, except where —

    (a) taxpayer is a company; or

    (b) profit on debt is taxable under section 7B.

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  • Person paying dividends required to withhold tax

    Person paying dividends required to withhold tax

    Section 150 of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001, mandates that every person paying dividends must withhold tax.

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  • Employers to deduct tax on salary income

    Employers to deduct tax on salary income

    Section 149 of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 described that employers shall deduct tax at the time paying salary to their employees.

    The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issued the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 updated up to June 30, 2021. The Ordinance incorporated amendments brought through Finance Act, 2021.

    Following is the text of Section 149 of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001:

    149. Salary. — (1) Every person responsible for paying salary to an employee shall, at the time of payment, deduct tax from the amount paid at the employee’s average rate of tax computed at the rates specified in Division I of Part I of the First Schedule on the estimated income of the employee chargeable under the head “Salary” for the tax year in which the payment is made after making adjustment of tax withheld from employee under other heads and tax credit admissible under section 61, 62, 63 and 64 during the tax year after obtaining documentary evidence, as may be necessary, for:

    (i) tax withheld from the employee under this Ordinance during the tax year;

    (ii) any excess deduction or deficiency arising out of any previous deduction; or

    (iii) failure to make deduction during the year;

    (2) The average rate of tax of an employee for a tax year for the purposes of sub-section (1) shall be computed in accordance with the following formula, namely:–

    A/B

    where –

    A is the tax that would be payable if the amount referred to in component B of the formula were the employee’s taxable income for that year; and

    B is the employee’s estimated income under the head “Salary” for that year.

    (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sections (1) and (2), every person responsible for making payment for directorship fee or fee for attending board meeting or such fee by whatever name called, shall at the time of payment, deduct tax at the rate of twenty percent of the gross amount payable.

    (4) Tax deductible under sub-section (3) shall be adjustable.

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  • Advance tax on imports to be collected by Customs

    Advance tax on imports to be collected by Customs

    Section 148 of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 provides that Pakistan Customs will collect the advance tax from every importer.

    The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issued the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 updated up to June 30, 2021. The Ordinance incorporated amendments brought through Finance Act, 2021.

    Following is the text of Section 148 of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001:

    148. Imports.— (1) The Collector of Customs shall collect advance tax from every importer of goods on the value of the goods at the rate specified in Part II of the First Schedule in respect of goods classified in Parts I to III of the Twelfth Schedule:

    Provided that the Board may, by a notification in the official Gazette, add in the Twelfth Schedule any entry thereto or omit any entry therefrom or amend any entry therein:

    Provided further that in case of goods classified under Part III of the Twelfth Schedule which are used both as raw material and finished goods, the Board may, by notification in the official Gazette, specify that goods imported by a person or class of persons as raw material for its own use shall be treated as classified under Part II of the Twelfth Schedule, subject to such conditions and procedure as may be prescribed.

    “(2A) Notwithstanding omission of sub-section (2), any notification issued under the said sub-section and for the time being in force, shall continue to remain in force, unless amended or rescinded by the Board through notification in the official Gazette.”

    (5) Advance tax shall be collected in the same manner and at the same time as the customs-duty payable in respect of the import or, if the goods are exempt from customs-duty, at the time customs-duty would be payable if the goods were dutiable.

    (6) The provisions of the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969), in so far as relevant, shall apply to the collection of tax under this section.

    (7) The tax required to be collected under this section shall be minimum tax on the income of the importer arising from the imports subject to sub-section (1) and this sub-section shall not apply in the case of import of goods on which tax is required to be collected under this section at the rate of 1% or 2% by an industrial undertaking for its own use.

    (9) In this section –

    “Collector of Customs” means the person appointed as Collector of Customs under section 3 of the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969), and includes a Deputy Collector of Customs, an Additional Collector of Customs, or an officer of customs appointed as such under the aforesaid section;

    “Value of goods means—

    (a) in case of goods chargeable to tax at retail price under the Third Schedule of the Sales Tax Act, 1990, the retail price of such goods increased by sales tax payable in respect of the import and taxable supply of the goods; and (b) in case of all other goods; the value of the goods as determined under the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969), as if the goods were subject to ad valorem duty increased by the custom-duty, federal excise duty and sales tax, if any, payable in respect of the import of the goods.”;and

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  • Advance tax from provincial registered taxpayers

    Advance tax from provincial registered taxpayers

    Section 147A of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 tells about the advance tax from provincial registered taxpayers.

    The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issued the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 updated up to June 30, 2021. The Ordinance incorporated amendments brought through Finance Act, 2021.

    Following is the text of Section 147A of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001:

    147A. Advance tax from provincial sales tax registered person.– (1) Every provincial sales tax registered person shall be liable to pay adjustable advance tax at the rate of three per cent of the turnover declared before the provincial revenue authority.

    (2) The advance tax under sub-section (1) shall be paid monthly at the time when sales tax return is to be filed with the provincial revenue authority.

    (3) Advance tax paid under this section may be taken into account while working out advance tax payable under section 147.

    (4) The provisions of this Ordinance shall apply to any advance tax due under this section as if the amount due were tax due under an assessment order.

    (5) A taxpayer who has paid advance tax under this section for a tax year shall be allowed a tax credit for that tax in computing the tax due by the taxpayer on the taxable income of the taxpayer for that year.

    (6) A tax credit allowed for advance tax paid under this section shall be applied in accordance with sub-section (3) of section 4.

    (7) A tax credit or part of a tax credit allowed under this section for a tax year that is not able to be credited under sub-section (3) of section 4 for the year shall be refunded to the taxpayer in accordance with section 170.

    (8) This section shall not apply to a person whose name was appearing in the active taxpayers’ list on the thirtieth day of June of the previous tax year.

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  • Taxpayers liable to pay advance tax

    Taxpayers liable to pay advance tax

    Section 147 of Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 explains the taxpayers liable to pay advance tax. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issued the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 updated up to June 30, 2021. The Ordinance incorporated amendments brought through Finance Act, 2021.

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  • FBR announces transfers of senior tax auditors

    FBR announces transfers of senior tax auditors

    The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced the transfers and postings of senior auditors, effective immediately and until further orders.

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  • Process of IT licensing for Tier-1 retailers to take time

    Process of IT licensing for Tier-1 retailers to take time

    ISLAMABAD:  Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Tuesday said that the process of licensing the IT Service Providers for integration of Tier-1 retailers will take time.

    The FBR issued Rules for licensing of IT Service Providers, rendering IT services to retailers undergoing integration with FBR vide SRO 1063 (I)/2021 dated 24th August 2021.

    “The operationalization of licensing regime may take some time to complete the licensing process.”

    In order to facilitate the retailers and with seamless integration, the current IT service providers will continue to provide services to their clients till such time the Board notifies the licensed IT service providers.

    INTEGRATION OF TIER-I RETAILERS AND LICENSING THEREOF

    150ZQZH. Licensing.—  (1) No person shall carry out integration of the retailers through software unless he has obtained a license under these rules.

    (2) No licensee under these rules shall maintain or operate the system or provide any other service, which is not authorized under these rules.

    (3) Every payment counter whether fixed or portable and generates invoices for receipt of payment either in cash or through debit or credit card shall be connected as per rule 150ZEB.

    (4) Every licensee shall be bound to integrate the payment counter in the manner as prescribed under sub-rule (4), (5),(16) and (17) of rule 150ZEB.

    150ZQZI. Functions of the licensing committee.— (1) The licensing committee shall function in accordance with the provisions of these rules or any other instructions,  procedures, issued by the Board.

    (2) Project Director Retail Monitoring Cell shall be the convener of the licensing committee located at FBR House, Islamabad. The Board shall provide secretarial and other allied support for the functioning of the licensing committee.